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Show THE PAIUTES 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 138 Assesment / Products Sarah Winnemucca lists Film notes on leadership Comparative project of your choice Variations / Extensions Show students additional clips from We Shall Remain: The Paiute available online at www.kued.org. Some suggestions include: Eleanor Tom making a cradle board, http://www.kued.org/productions/weshallremain/paiute/culture Eleanor Tom telling the Paiute creation story, http://www.kued.org/productions/weshallremain/paiute/language Alexis Ortega speaking on being a young Paiute woman, http://www.kued.org/productions/weshallremain/paiute/culture Have students write a take-home essay about one of the leaders in the film. Some possible essay questions include: "What does Lora Tom see as the Paiutes' recent successes and what does she see as some of the difficulties in Paiute tribal life?" or "How does Shanan Martineau view the importance of raising children with Paiute cultural knowledge? How does she believe they benefit from being Paiutes?" Students can explore the Utah American Indian Digital Archive at www.UtahIndians.org for further information about the Southern Paiutes. Procedure (cont .) Show the students We Shall Remain: The Paiute (you may choose to have the students watch the full documentary or just the clips listed above). As they watch the film or clips, have the students take notes on leadership. What types of leaders are portrayed in the film? Cultural? Political? Are there women in these leadership roles? Who are they and how do they lead? What issues do they focus on? What role does their gender play in their leadership? Using their Sarah Winnemucca lists and their film notes, have the students write an essay or make a chart or Venn diagram comparing the modern examples of Paiute leadership with the example set by Sarah Winnemucca. |