| 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 and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. |
| Staging the Question | What does it mean when a nation is said to be sovereign? |
| Supporting Question 1 | Supporting Question 2 | Supporting Question 3 |
| How is a treaty made? | What does “supreme law of the land” means, in accordance to the U. S. Constitution? | What is the significance of the 1905 Supreme Court ruling mentioned in Miller’s article? |
| Formative Performance Task | Formative Performance Task | Formative Performance Task |
| Find a Merriam-Webster definition of “treaty” to formulate an explanation of why or how a treaty is made. | Find a Merriam-Webster definition to formulate an explanation of the word “supreme”. | Explain in your own words, what the U. S. Supreme Court said in regard to reservations. |
| Featured Sources | Featured Sources | Featured Sources |
| https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treaty | https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supreme | https://www.flashpointmag.com/amindus.htm |
| SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Supported Claim (written/spoken) or Demonstration of Process (project-based) | Read “American Indians and the United States Constitution” by Robert Miller and write an essay explaining what it means to be a sovereign nation and how Tribal Nations are therefore sovereign nations. https://www.flashpointmag.com/amindus.htm |
| SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Extension | Critique the author by examining Robert Millers credentials to determine his level of trustworthiness. https://apps.law.asu.edu/files/faculty/cvs/millerrobert.pdf |
| Taking Informed Action / Real World Application | Watch the clip of former President Ronald Reagan. President Reagan claimed Indians were given reservations. Create a plan as to how future presidents could be apprised on an accurate description of reservations as professed by the U. S. Supreme Court in 1905. https://youtu.be/2e__1Hwn0j8 |
