Objective: Students will be able to identify and describe the struggles the Indian nations had in attempting to get the United States recognize and keep up treaties in the late 18
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Main Idea: Native Americans have to constantly be aware of their legal rights but political and social situations take away from their ability to be treated equally.
Do Now: Describe a situation in which you have a responsibility that you have to do but you can think of reasons why you don’t have to but know that you really should. (Eg. Flossing or respecting sibling’s boundaries)
Connection: Keeping ups with treaties with Native Americans becomes more complicated as the nation grows and changes.
Activity: The students will be broken up into three groups: Group 1 will study Cornplanter of the Seneca tribe, Group 2 Cherokee Indians that were removed during the Trail of Tears, and Group 3 will be the Nez Perce Indians of the Southwest.
Each group will be responsible for identifying recall information such as where the tribe is located and what European group initially made contact with them. Then they will identify the treaty, the struggle faced to honor the treaty, and describe what events and/or outcomes of the struggle.
Closure: What conclusions can we make about the U.S. government in terms of honoring treaties with foreign nations within its borders?
Homework: Students will complete an activity where students are evaluating a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest