What’s In a Name?

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “What’s In a Name?” NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Where did get your name? Standards and Practices H.3_5.1 Compare and contrast multiple perspectives during the same time, event, or historical period.H.3_5.2 Describe how people’s perspectives shape history.H.3_5.3 Describe the North Dakota Native American Essential…

Ojibway Legend of the Rainbow

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Ojibway Legend of the Rainbow” NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question What do rainbows mean?  Standards and Practices RL.1 Ask and answer questions about key/supporting details in a text before, during, and after reading.RL3.1 Describe characters, settings, and major events in…

Iktomi’s Animal Warrior Society

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Iktomi’s Animal Warrior Society” NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Thinking of a favorite story you heard or had read to you, what did you learn or remember to do? Standards and Practices RL.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama,…

How Chipmunk Got His Stripes

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “How Chipmunk Got His Stripes” NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 4 “Sense of Humor”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question How can/why do we learn and teach others through storytelling? Standards and Practices RL.2.K – With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key/supporting details.RL.2.1 – Retell stories, including…

Heritage and the Arts

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Heritage and the Arts NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 3 “Sharing & Generosity”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Does your family have artwork or designs that are directly influenced by your heritage? Do you believe they are affected by regional…

Who are the Native People of North Dakota?

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Who are the Native People of North Dakota? 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 Do We Know Who the Native…

Respect

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Respect NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Why should we respect our elders?  Standards and Practices Foreign Language 4.2.2 Identify how cultural attitudes influence the behavior of individuals in literature, music and art (i.e., relationship between racism and rap music, slavery and art). Foreign Language 4.2.6…

Family

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Family NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Do you know who you are and where you come from?  Standards and Practices Foreign Language 4.2.2 Identify how cultural attitudes influence the behavior of individuals in literature, music and art (i.e., relationship between racism and rap music, slavery and art). Foreign Language…

Who Am I?

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Who Am I?” NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question What is my purpose in life? Who Am I? How did the Wolf teach the Anishinaabe their gift or purpose?  Standards and Practices North Dakota Studies/Culture Standards7.6.2 Explain how individuals and institutions influence one another7.6.3 Compare how…