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Show asesment/products Article choice and number Chosen product Variations /extensions Split students into five groups and have each group read one of the supplied interview excerpts. Have them make an argument about what it means to "live in two worlds" based on that source. Invite a guest speaker to address issues not covered by student research. Have students use chosen products to teach this issue to a seventh grade class learning Utah history. AN INTRODUCTION TO UTAH'S INDIAN HISTORY W E S H A L L R E M A I N : U TA H I N D I A N C U R R I C U L U M G U I D E 34 Procedure Allow the class to watch the clips that address the issues of "living in two worlds" in the Paiute, Ute, Northwestern Shoshone, Navajo and Goshute We Shall Remain films. Discuss the clips to reinforce the human element of this political and cultural situation. How does navigating multiple cultures impact the individuals shown in the films? Have students search the internet to find articles that suggest how Indians have grappled with "living in two worlds." Instruct them to pay close attention to the issues of Indian tribal sovereignty and self-governance and the way these issues relate to the political, cultural, social, and economic challenges that come with "living in two worlds." If possible, you should require a number of articles about a number of different tribes; samples from tribal newspapers or websites, such as www.indianz.com and www.indiancountrytoday.com; and coverage that compares Utah-based issues to those in other western states or other regions, which can be found at websites like www.hcn.org. Have students develop a product to report on their findings-this could be an essay, a PowerPoint presentation, a debate, a chart or bulletin board, or a zine. You may choose to have this product sub-mitted as graded homework or presented in the following class (thereby extending the time require-ment for this lesson); or, if the product is focused on Utah tribes, you may use it to frame subsequent classes on the sovereignty issues of the Goshutes, Paiutes, Northwestern Shoshones, Navajos, and Utes. additional references McCool, Daniel, Susan M. Olson, and Jennifer L. Robinson. Native Vote: American Indians, the Voting Rights Act, and the Right to Vote. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Child, Brenda. Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families, 1900-1940. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1998. Cuch, Forrest S., ed. A History of Utah's American Indians. Logan: Utah State University Press, 2000. |