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Thursday, November 6th

11/6/2014

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Mural 1938 Inscribed, lower right to left: Fill the Bowl (up) / Fill the Bowl (up) / And drink to Eleazar / And his primitive Alcazar, Where he mixed Drinks for the Heathen in the / Goodness of / his Soul Commissioned by Trustees of Dartmouth College
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1938 Inscribed, lower left to right: Oh, Eleazar Wheelock was a very Pious Man / He went into the Wilderness to teach the Indian / With a Gradus ad Parnassum, a Bible and a Drum
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Today's Goals
  • Learn about the forced assimilation caused by Indian Boarding Schools
  • Deconstruct Ch. 7 and prepare for a seminar on Chs. 1 and 7

Starter
React to the 3 images above.  What is the story the images are telling? What is the ideology or belief system of the painter/photographer?

ANNOUNCEMENT
  • Winona LaDuke is coming to Fort Lewis to speak on Thursday, 11/13 @ 7pm. I HIGHLY encourage you to get a FREE ticket and attend this event to connect what we're studying in class to the real world. 
  • About Winona: Winona LaDuke is an American Indian activist, environmentalist, economist, and writer, known for her work on tribal land claims and preservation, as well as sustainable development. In 1996 and 2000, she ran for vice president as the nominee of the Green Party of the United States.
  • Winona on the Colbert Show (7 minutes)
  • RESERVE YOUR TICKET HERE (pick them up at the Durango Visitor Center on Main Street downtown)

Word of the DayAssimilate: to adopt the ways of another culture : to fully become part of a different society, country, etc. (Merriam-Webster dictionary)

Agenda
1. Definition of ASSIMILATION + 10 minute video on Native American Boarding Schools
*For your reference: Follow-up video about the abuse experienced by students at the schools

2. Go over the Edmodo Seminar Prep Guidelines (5 minutes)

3. Work time: Read ch. 7 and work on the edmodo seminar prep (90 minutes)

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    Humanities 11 Teacher at Animas High School

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