Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™
“The Meaning of Sovereignty”
NDNAEU 5 “Tribal Policies, Treaties and Sovereignty”
Compelling QuestionWhat is the relationship between federal, state, and tribal governments?
Standards and PracticesC.6_12.2.4 Explain the relationship among federal,
state, tribal, and local governmental powers.
C.6_12.2.5 Explain the purposes, organization,
powers, and processes of tribal and local
governments.
US.6_12.1-6.E2.4 Explain the changing Native
American federal policy and the impact on tribal
sovereignty.
Staging the QuestionWhat do the words Sovereign/Sovereignty mean?
Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 
What causes peace and harmony to break down among people?Have I ever had a significant promise broken in my life? How did it affect me? Was I ever able to develop trust again? How?
Formative Performance TaskFormative Performance Task
Students will watch video of Dr. Wayne Fox and answer
the supporting question the best they can based on their
previous knowledge and information from the video.
Students will read the article on the Indian Reorganization
Act (IRA).
Students will watch the video of Debbe Poitra and answer
the supporting question the best they can based on their
previous knowledge and information from the video.
Students will read the article on Tribal Governments. 
Featured SourcesFeatured Sources
https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-5-dr-wayne-fox/
http://ndstudies.gov/gr8/content/unit-iv-modern-north-dakota-1921-present/lesson-4-alliances-and-conflicts/topic-1-indian-citizenship-and-indian-reorganization-act/section-2-indian-reorganization-act
https://teachingsofourelders.org/essential-understanding-5-debbe-poitra/
http://ndstudies.gov/gr8/content/unit-iv-modern-north-dakota-1921-present/lesson-4-alliances-and-conflicts/topic-1-indian-citizenship-and-indian-reorganization-act/section-3-tribal-governments
SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Supported Claim (written/spoken) or Demonstration of Process (project-based)Citizenship, voting rights, and tribal sovereignty were part of a long process of
changing the status of American Indians from wards of the federal
government to full citizenship and tribal sovereignty. Complete the questions
below. Discuss with a partner, small group, or class.
1. Why didn’t the law granting full citizenship to all non-citizen Indians born in
the United States end discrimination against Indians who wanted to vote?
2. How did the passage of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of 1934 impact
the problems that allotment had brought to the reservations?
SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: ExtensionList facts about what types of government were established by the tribes of
the four Indian reservations in North Dakota as a result of the Indian
Reorganization Act.
Taking Informed Action / Real World ApplicationIt is incumbent upon all of us to be informed and engaged citizens. Use this knowledge to recognize
how governments operate and interact. 
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