Traditional Games

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Traditional Games NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions” Compelling Question What traditional games, dance and sports are being taught at the school?  Standards and Practices ND PE Standard:S2.H1.L2 Identifies and discusses the historical and cultural roles of games, sports, and dance in a…

Understanding Sovereignty

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Understanding Sovereignty NDNAEU 5 “Tribal Policies, Treaties and Sovereignty” Compelling Question How are Tribal Nations sovereign nations?  Standards and Practices RI.9  Analyze how authors draw on other texts in a specific work (e.g., through allusion, direct reference), including how they address related themes and/or concepts.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine…

The Ten Cent Treaty of The Turtle Mountain Chippewa

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ The Ten Cent Treaty of The Turtle Mountain Chippewa NDNAEU 5 “Tribal Policies, Treaties and Sovereignty” Compelling Question How did the “Ten Cent Treaty” take 10,000,000 acres of land away from The Turtle Mountain Chippewa? Standards and Practices RI.1 Read closely to comprehend texts of grade-level appropriate complexity: a. Determine…

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…

Copper Thunderbird, Indigenous Artist

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Copper Thunderbird, Indigenous Artist NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions” Compelling Question What cultural challenges did Copper Thunderbird (Norval Morrisseau) face during his lifetime in fulfilling his creative spirit?   Standards and Practices VA:Re7.HS3.aInvestigate how responses to art develop over time based on knowledge of and experience with art and life.VA:Cr1.HS1.aUse multiple approaches…

Our Traditional Way of Life is Our Reality

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Our Traditional Way of Life is Our Reality NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 3 “Sharing & Generosity”, NDNAEU 4 “Sense of Humor”, NDNAEU 5 “Tribal Policies, Treaties and Sovereignty”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question What is the difference between religion…

Creating Space in Our Community for Learning, Growing and Appreciation

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Creating Space in Our Community for Learning, Growing and Appreciation NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 3 “Sharing & Generosity”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question What has improved in your community? What and who inspired the improvement.  Standards and Practices N/A Staging the Question What…

Eagle Feather Significance

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Eagle Feather Significance NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 3 “Sharing & Generosity”, NDNAEU 4 “Sense of Humor”, NDNAEU 5 “Tribal Policies, Treaties and Sovereignty”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Why are symbols of culture so important? Standards and Practices 2.2.3…

Water Protectors

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Water Protectors NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 5 “Tribal Policies, Treaties and Sovereignty”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions” Compelling Question Why is water important to mankind? Standards and Practices MS-ESS3-3 Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment. Staging the Question Why…