Geographies of Indigenous-Based Team Name and Mascot Use in American Secondary Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Ezra J. Zeitler
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2008.
Modules: First Peoples, Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763), Fur Trade, and From British Colony to Confederation (1763 to 1867).
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.
Involves students researching leaders Nicolle Gonzalez, Roxanne White, Madonna Thunderhawk, and Auntie Pua Case and their work using ancestral knowledge to protect the sacred.