Category:Cultural Awareness
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Lessons addressing multiple levels
This is the basic outline of two days of cultural activities that we are going to do with our elementary students. It could be adapted for a whole school or specific activities could be used in the classroom setting. There is a list of standards addressed at the bottom of the document. The second document is a list of other cultural activities we came up with as a staff, but don't have time to include. Cultural Awareness Days More Cultural Day Activities
Resources for All Levels
BSSD Cultural Preservation Section - Newly created Cultural Preservation section.
Subsistance form that students take to fill out while on subsistance leave days:
Media:Subsistence_form.doc
This is a great site to watch video clips. A teacher needs to do a free register to enjoy it fully. If you search for native culture you will get some Alaska native video clips. Very good. Teachers' Domain
There is a Unalakleet Curriculum online at the Alaskool.org site. The curriculum was developed in 1986 by Patricia Partnow,an Indian Education Program Curriculum Development Specialist with the Anchorage School District. The unit was developed partly by Martina Bailey, a former Unalakleet resident. Apart from being interesting reading for many of our students, it might serve as a great template for units that could be developed by students in any community. Click here to check out the link
CA 3.2 and CA 5.1 deal with comparing/contrasting American Native cultures either to each other or to another world culture. Here are multiple links that I had my students use to research for these standards. One neat thing I used were these links to European Celtic Cultures which were 'indigenous tribes' at one point. They have many characteristics similar to Ak Native tribes such as art/tool making, religious practices, using symbols to communicate, hunter/gatherer, etc. Also, and very importantly, these European tribes have had their cultures invaded and changed from outside military/cultural forces and ultimately took on many of these 'invading' religious/art/social customs and characteristics. This helps to emphasize that 'white culture' was not a monolithic organism dominating the world, but, was and still constitutes in some areas much of the same indigenous cultural characteristics as Ak native tribes possess. Another good cultural group to use are the Northern European Scandanavian tribes that still run reindeer, trap and live an indigenous life style.
[Lots of links to worldwide tribal art galleries, etc]
[Many links to Native American art, music and photography galleries, etc]
[Multiple links to Native American cultural and music websites via KNBA, 90.3 radio in Anchorage]
CA 4.1 Understands the purpose of cultural practices and rituals (Native Alaskan fish or spirit camp). I used the following website for my kids to read up on a traditional fish camp that is operated by the Kuskokwim school district since they have never attended a school sponsored fish camp and many have never spent a complete subsistence cycle at their families fish camp either. I had them discuss the subsistence practices and why they were cultural rituals and also how they could or were not being transmitted on to the younger generations. I also had them pick out what they thought were the 3 most important cultural subsistence practices that they had read about and do a poster board presentation of these practices/rituals with pics, process explanation, why and how they can be transmitted onto the next generation.
[[http://www.wildlifenews.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlife_news.view_article&articles_id=112&issue_id=22 Article titled, "School begins on the banks of the Kuskokwim".
CA 4.2 Reports on Alaska Native community art and culture. Alot of my kids were like, "What does this standard mean?" So, when I was researching, I found several articles over Ak Native art and how the Native corporations were protecting their art and artists by certifying both with the "silver hand" which is basically a trade mark that certifies that it is made by a member of an Ak Native corporation. I had my kids divided into groups and each were responsible for researching and reporting back to the class on a different aspect of the 'silver hand' issue. Out of all of them, my students liked best the actual application for the 'silver hand' trade mark! It was black and white, divided up neatly into functional categories that they could relate to and teach to one anothers group! So here it is:
[Silver Hand Application link]
Other Silver Hand links/articles: [[http://www.doi.gov/iacb/past_news.html Indian Arts and Crafts Board, U.S. Dept of the Interior website with lots of links, info, etc.
http://www.support-native-american-art.com/ GREAT SITE for protecting Native arts and artist. Also great for Native symbols, terms, etc.]]
CA 4.4 Explains the meaning of cultural symbols, including symbols in a traditional culture. I used the following websites for my kids to explore different American Native symbols and their meanings:
[GREAT site for easy pics/definitions of Native symbols]
[GREAT SITE for protecting Native arts and artist. Also great for Native symbols, terms, etc.]
[Good article concerning Indian myths that use symbols with pics also]
[Link with multiple Native american links for myths, symbols, stories by native region, etc]
These performance tasks were created by the attendees of the May 2007 Bilingual Workshop in Unalakleet
Cultural Comparison Performance Task Created by Georgianne Anasogak of Koyuk
- Targets CA Level 3, WR Level 4, SS Level 3
Weather Data and Art Performance Task Created by Jane Olanna & AnnMarie Rudstrom of Brevig Mission
- Targets CA Level 2 and SC Level 2
Story Quilt Performance Task Created by Flora Simon & Emily Murray of Elim
- Targets CA Level 4, WR Level 4, LS Level 4
Land and Animals Performance Task Created by John Sinnok of Shishmaref & Debbie Anungazuk of Golovin
- Targets CA Level 3, CA Level 5, and WR Level 3
Land and Animals Performance Task Middle School Created by John Sinnok of Shishmaref & Debbie Anungazuk of Golovin
- Targets CA Level 3, CA Level 5, and WR Level 4
Shelters CA level 3 Performance Task Created by Jane Olanna & AnnMarie Rudstrom of Brevig Mission
- Targets CA Level 3 and CS Level 4
Senses Related to Culture and Art Performance Task Created by Georgianne Anasogak of Koyuk
- Targets CA Level 1 and WR Level 1]
Nutrition of Native Foods and Skit Performance Task Created by Jane Olanna & AnnMarie Rudstrom of Brevig Mission
- Targets CA Level 4, WR Level 4, LS Level 4
Kuspuk Project Performance Task Created by Jane Olanna & AnnMarie Rudstrom of Brevig Mission
- Targets CA Level 4 and CS Level 3
Themes in Art Performance Task Created by Jake Doth and Ethel Fuller of Shaktoolik
Cave Painting Performance Task Created by Jake Doth and Ethel Fuller of Shaktoolik
- Targets CA Level 6
Themes in Ancient Art Powerpoint Created by Jake Doth of Shaktoolik
- Targets CA Level 6
Blank Performance Task Template
These performance tasks were created by the attendees of the Cultural Awareness Work Session at the October, 2006 Ed. Conference
Template to use for creating performance task
Plants on the Tundra performance task created by Linda Clinton and Mary Raymond of Stebbins
- Targets CA Level 4, SC Level 4, MA Level 6
Native Civil Rights performance task created by Jason and Myra Harris of Koyuk
- Targets CA Level 4 and SS Process Level 5 and RE Level 6
Native History of Alaska Performance Task created by Gary Eckenweiler of Unalakleet
- Targets SS Process Level 5 and CA Level 5
Intro. to Subsistence Law performance task created by Mollie Ningealook of Shishmaref
- Targets CA Level 2 and LS Level 2
Nicole Fuerst, Emily Murray, and Chad Frey's Potluck unit Developed and used in Elim
- Targets CA Level 6, CA Level7, WR Level 5, WR Level 6, WR Level 7
Page 1 of the Potluck Unit Outline
Page 2 of the Potluck Unit Outline
Page 3 of the Potluck Unit Outline
Cultural Presentation Powerpoint
These Performance Tasks Were Created by the Attendees of the 2007 Ed. Conference
The category is for Cultural Awareness related resources only. To create lessons, use the Wiki Lesson Template or feel free to use your own lesson plan format. Put (lesson) at the end of the title to show that it is a lesson plan.
Storytelling
Siberian Yupik Dance and Finger Plays by Frances and Barb SVA
Subsistence Slide Show by Wilma Miklahook and Matthew Stark from Savoonga
Jane Olanna
Eskimo Dancing
CA 2.5 Emily Murray Elim
Worldwide Cultures
Cultural Mapping
Bilingual Workshop Performance Tasks
These performance tasks were created by the attendees of the April 2008 Bilingual Workshop in Unalakleet
- This performance task is about Wellness and targets level 7 CA standards. Developed by Jolene Nanouk
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