Grade 2 Fall History - The Native Peoples of Our Region: Living Nations, Land, and Knowledge
History · CIV G2 (NK360 EU-2; NK360 EU-7; D4.1.K-2; D4.7.K-2; CA HSS 2.5) hist.g2.f.civ.land_acknowledgment

Compose and recite a developmentally-appropriate land acknowledgment for the classroom

Compose (with the class) a 3-sentence land acknowledgment naming the specific nation whose homeland the school is on, the duration of their presence (since time immemorial), and a commitment. Recite daily as part of Morning Meeting. The acknowledgment must be DRAFTED WITH input from the local tribal-nation's education office or NMAI guidance.

Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
8
Typical minutes
35
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Common misconceptions
  • Believing land acknowledgment is a one-time chant (it is an ongoing recognition recited routinely)
  • Believing land acknowledgment alone is sufficient (it must accompany ongoing learning and action - lesson 14 thank-you letter is one such action)
  • Believing the acknowledgment is generic and can be copied (it must name the SPECIFIC nation of the SPECIFIC place)

Exercise pool (1)