Grade 2 Fall History - The Native Peoples of Our Region: Living Nations, Land, and Knowledge
History · CUL
G2 (NK360 EU-1, EU-3, EU-5, EU-7; D4.1-2.K-2; CA HSS 2.5; TEKS 2.19.A)
hist.g2.f.cul.capstone_living_nation_profile
Produce a Living Nation Today profile demonstrating present-tense, specific-nation, Indigenous-voice protocol
Choose ONE of the deeply-studied nations. Produce a 4-element profile demonstrating all 6 NMAI cultural protocols: (1) nation name in their own language; (2) one living lifeway TODAY; (3) one contribution to the wider world; (4) the child's land-acknowledgment recitation. Present at the Living Nations Gallery to family and community visitors.
Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
1
Typical minutes
45
Spaced intervals (days)
7, 14, 30
Prereqs
- Recognize Native peoples as LIVING nations today, not only of the past
- Recognize that Indigenous nations are DIVERSE - 574+ distinct nations with distinct languages, lands, and traditions
- Compose and recite a developmentally-appropriate land acknowledgment for the classroom
- Explain tribal sovereignty - tribal nations as 'nations within a nation' today
- Identify contemporary Native art as LIVING tradition by named artists of named nations
- Corroborate two sources about the 1621 harvest gathering and identify the textbook's partiality
Common misconceptions
- Falling back into past-tense ('Lenape used to live here') instead of present-tense ('Lenape people live here today')
- Generic 'Native American' rather than specific nation
- Imitating regalia/dance/sacred-design rather than presenting research