Grade 2 Fall History - The Native Peoples of Our Region: Living Nations, Land, and Knowledge
History · CUL
G2 (NK360 EU-1; NK360 EU-5; D2.His.9-10.K-2; D2.His.13.K-2; D3.1.K-2)
hist.g2.f.cul.oral_tradition_primary
Treat Indigenous oral tradition as a PRIMARY historical source with appropriate cultural protocol
Recognize Indigenous oral tradition (stories told by elders and storytellers across generations) as PRIMARY source - not folklore or fairy tale. Apply 3-question source protocol: WHO is the teller? WHAT NATION? WHO gave permission to share? Listen actively to two oral traditions (Bruchac 13 Moons + Tingle Crossing Bok Chitto) and identify their teachings.
Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
5
Typical minutes
40
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30
Prereqs
Common misconceptions
- Believing oral tradition is less reliable than written history (it is a different - equally rigorous - knowledge transmission with elder-verification structures)
- Believing 'all Native stories are myths' (a colonial framing; tribal histories are histories)
- Believing storyteller permission isn't necessary (it IS - some stories are not for outsiders; protocol matters)