Grade 2 Fall History - The Native Peoples of Our Region: Living Nations, Land, and Knowledge
History · GEO
G2 (NK360 EU-2; NK360 EU-3; CA HSS 2.2.1-2.2.2; TEKS 2.5.A-B; KS1 Geography 4.3)
hist.g2.f.geo.homelands_pre_contact
Identify the Indigenous homeland(s) of one's local region on a pre-contact map
Identify the specific Indigenous nation(s) whose homeland is the school's local region. Locate the homeland on MG-4 pre-contact homelands map. Name the Indigenous-language name for the homeland (e.g., Lenapehoking, Tovaangar, Dukwma). Use the Native-Land.ca tool with teacher guidance.
Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
6
Typical minutes
40
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30
Prereqs
Common misconceptions
- Believing the land was 'empty' before colonial mapping (it was NOT - Indigenous nations had been here for 12,000+ years with established homelands)
- Confusing 'homeland' with 'reservation' (homeland is the original territory; reservation is the often-much-smaller land assigned by treaty)
- Believing modern political borders match Indigenous homeland boundaries (they do not)