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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan: Making History to Go

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners use their higher-order thinking skills to understand how visual images have been used to tell stories. They analyze a Lakota tipi that tells a story through paint and artistry. They then make miniature tipis using butcher paper...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part II

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners research the Native Americans living in the regions explored by Lewis and Clark. They identify the modern-day names of sites claimed by the Lakota Indians, and create a poster of the original Native American names.
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Unit Plan
Other

The Weekly South Dakotan: South Dakota History for 4th Grade

For Students 3rd - 8th
From the very beginning and through the twentieth century, this comprehensive collection of lessons will enrich students studying the history in between and the effects on South Dakota.
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Wounded Knee Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses documents, photographs, government records, and news reporting to explore the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee and its historical impact.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: The Indian Memorial Peace Through Unity

For Students 9th - 10th
Memorial for the Battle of Little Bighorn, a clash of Native and white cultures, which changed both forever.
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Wind Cave National Park: History of the Black Hills

For Students 9th - 10th
Story of the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota and resulting violations of 1868 treaty with Lakota Indians.