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Compelling question
Do the Oceti Sakowin people have a relationship with Tribal lands (reservations) within
South Dakota? (Standing Rock Reservation is located in both South and North Dakota)
Standards & practices
OSEUS 1.3 Demonstrate understanding of the interrelationships of Oceti Sakowin people,
places, and environments within all tribal lands in South Dakota.
6.H.2.1 Analyze the development and cultural contributions that gave rise to the
6.H.4.2 Determine how decisions made by individuals affected historical events
6.E.4.2 Identify basic economic systems present throughout ancient civilizations and how
those systems contributed to the success or failure of the respective civilization
6.E.4.3 Identify the effects of economic systems on society
Staging the question
Why do Oceti Sakowin consider Tribal land to be their homeland?
How does the land and the language of the Oceti Sakowin influence each other?
Is there a difference between the Oceti Sakowin who live in the Woodlands of the MN area
and the Oceti Sakowin who live on the plains?
How can we use a brochure to bring awareness and understanding of the Oceti Sakowin
Woodland and Plains lifestyles?
Supporting inquiries
Supporting question 1
What are the interrelationships of
the people, places, and
environments of the Oceti
Sakowin?
Formative performance task
Research and report on the creation
of the reservations and their
interrelationships between people,
places, and environments.
Featured sources
“The Great Race of the Birds and
Animals” by Paul Goble
“Dreamkeeper” (movie)
“Waterlily” by Ella Deloria
“Oceti Sakowin: Seven Council
Fires” by PBS (dvd) or
http://watch.sdpb.org/video/14728
53204/
“Star Knowledge” by Ronald
Goodman
Supporting question 2
Why is it important to understand
the diversity of the Oceti Sakowin?
Formative performance task
Research and report on the
diversity of the Oceti Sakowin such
as language, lifestyle, economics
and survival skills.
Featured sources
“Waterlily” by Ella Deloria
“Oceti Sakowin: Seven Council
Fires” by PBS (dvd) or
http://watch.sdpb.org/video/1472
853204/
“Star Knowledge” by Ronald
Goodman
Supporting question 3
What is important to the Oceti
Sakowin lifestyle?
Formative performance task
Create a brochure that shows Oceti
Sakowin bands of the Plains and
Woodland lifestyles. Include
diagrams or charts to show dialect,
lifestyle, government, social
system, economics and resources.
Featured sources
“Waterlily” by Ella Deloria
“Oceti Sakowin: Seven Council
Fires” by PBS (dvd) or
http://watch.sdpb.org/video/1472
853204/
“Star Knowledge” by Ronald
Goodman
Summative performance task · Argument
Create an argumentative essay about how communal ownership of the
land by the Oceti Sakowin would be better or worse economically?
Extension
Construct a proposal to a local tribe on how communal ownership would
or would not benefit local economies.
Taking informed action
Research a local tribe’s land area. Report on the percentage of land that is in tribal trust,
allotted, and non-tribal member within the reservation borders.
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“Interrelationship With Land” | OSEU 1: Lands & Environment
Compelling
Question
Do the Oceti Sakowin people have a relationship with Tribal lands (reservations) within
South Dakota? (Standing Rock Reservation is located in both South and North Dakota)
Standards and
Practices
OSEUS 1.3 Demonstrate understanding of the interrelationships of Oceti Sakowin people,
places, and environments within all tribal lands in South Dakota.
6.H.2.1 Analyze the development and cultural contributions that gave rise to the
6.H.4.2 Determine how decisions made by individuals affected historical events
6.E.4.2 Identify basic economic systems present throughout ancient civilizations and how
those systems contributed to the success or failure of the respective civilization
6.E.4.3 Identify the effects of economic systems on society
Staging the
Question
Why do Oceti Sakowin consider Tribal land to be their homeland?
How does the land and the language of the Oceti Sakowin influence each other?
Is there a difference between the Oceti Sakowin who live in the Woodlands of the MN area
and the Oceti Sakowin who live on the plains?
How can we use a brochure to bring awareness and understanding of the Oceti Sakowin
Woodland and Plains lifestyles?
Supporting Question 1
Supporting Question 2
Supporting Question 3
What are the interrelationships of
the people, places, and
environments of the Oceti
Sakowin?
Why is it important to understand
the diversity of the Oceti Sakowin?
What is important to the Oceti
Sakowin lifestyle?
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance Task
Research and report on the creation
of the reservations and their
interrelationships between people,
places, and environments.
Research and report on the
diversity of the Oceti Sakowin such
as language, lifestyle, economics
and survival skills.
Create a brochure that shows Oceti
Sakowin bands of the Plains and
Woodland lifestyles. Include
diagrams or charts to show dialect,
lifestyle, government, social
system, economics and resources.
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
“The Great Race of the Birds and
“Waterlily” by Ella Deloria
“Waterlily” by Ella Deloria
Animals” by Paul Goble
“Dreamkeeper” (movie)
“Waterlily” by Ella Deloria
“Oceti Sakowin: Seven Council
Fires” by PBS (dvd) or
http://watch.sdpb.org/video/14728
53204/
“Star Knowledge” by Ronald
Goodman
“Oceti Sakowin: Seven Council
Fires” by PBS (dvd) or
http://watch.sdpb.org/video/1472
853204/
“Star Knowledge” by Ronald
Goodman
“Oceti Sakowin: Seven Council
Fires” by PBS (dvd) or
http://watch.sdpb.org/video/1472
853204/
“Star Knowledge” by Ronald
Goodman
Summative
Performance Task
Argument
Create an argumentative essay about how communal ownership of the
land by the Oceti Sakowin would be better or worse economically?
Extension
Construct a proposal to a local tribe on how communal ownership would
or would not benefit local economies.
Taking Informed
Action
Research a local tribe’s land area. Report on the percentage of land that is in tribal trust,
allotted, and non-tribal member within the reservation borders.