Indigenous Foreigners: Geographic Impact on the Literary and Social Construct of “Other”

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will understand the geographic landscape that is home to many Native Americans. Students will then connect the physical separation of reservations with the psychological separation expressed thematically by modern Native American authors.
Author: 
Karin Jozefowski
Grade Range: 
High School
Duration: 
1-3 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconCoeur d'Alene Reservation map
application/pdf iconIdaho Reservation map
application/pdf iconArizona's Indian Reservations map
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconPopulation of Arizona Counties
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
10: The characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics
13: How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future