Boarding Schools

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Boarding Schools” NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question How did boarding schools affect the children and the tribes? Standards and Practices ND ELA StandardsRL.3 11-12 Analyze how and why multiple characters and textual elements develop and interact over thecourse of a text:a. Analyze how multiple…

American Indian Boarding Schools

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ American Indian Boarding Schools NDNAEU 5 “Tribal Policies, Treaties and Sovereignty” Compelling Question What was it like to grow up in an American Indian Boarding School? Standards and Practices R1.2  Determine and analyze a theme and/or central idea of texts:W.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events…

Boarding School with Edna Cavanaugh

Where is St. Michael’s Boarding School? Where is Stephan Boarding School? Why were boarding schools created? Was there a downside for families if they didn’t send their children to boarding school? What was my school experience like?  Did I enjoy it?  Did I struggle? Who was involved in helping me with my education through the…

Boarding School Experiences with Demus McDonald

Where is St. Michael’s Boarding School?  What years has it been open? Why were people punished for speaking indigenous languages in the boarding schools in the past? Why were students not allowed to pray in their traditional language? What was the goal of the boarding schools in the past? Have I ever attended a school…

Boarding School Experience with Kevin Finley

What is/was a boarding school?  Why were many boarding schools built in our area of the country in the past? What are/were some good things about boarding schools? What are/were some negative impacts of the boarding schools in this area? What was my school experience like? Was there ever a time that I “went away”…

Technology and Native American Culture through Language

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Technology and Native American Culture through Language NDNAEU 3 “Sharing & Generosity”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question How can we use technology to aid in cultural awareness of Native Americans?  Standards and Practices CTE Technology Education Standards:4. EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY- Predict cultural, social, economic, and…