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Contemporary Voices
28-minute documentary film, with 70-page teacher guide
Suggested for High School

Providing essential lessons about Native people and their unique perspective of the Lewis & Clark expedition both past and present.


This series is priceless. Broken down into smaller vignettes and organized with historical dates, these DVDs and guides integrate seamlessly into existing social studies curriculum. In our quests to provide more accuracy, more perspectives, and more engagement with our students, teachers can now include the local and regional tribal perspectives about the Lewis & Clark Trail.

—Shana Brown, Seattle District Technology Teacher and OSPI Curriculum Writer
Film (DVD)
Contemporary Voices takes you from the hills and plains of Kansas to the mouth of the Columbia River, exploring the traditions, histories and cultures of 13 separate tribes. Told through the voices of 26 descendants of tribal people who encountered Lewis and Clark, this DVD is an excellent tool for bringing the world of Native people into the classroom.


Guide features
Pre and Post-Viewing activities help orient students to historical and cultural concepts, new vocabulary, and geography of the region. Essential Questions serve to deepen student understanding of the material covered.


This educational resource provides an engaging approach to learning that integrates geography, social studies, critical literacy, and science into your curriculum, as well as bringing contemporary issues related to tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, and cultural sustainability into the classroom. Correlations to content standards are provided.


Each chaptered section contains features designed to facilitate student understanding of the topics and themes, along with suggested activities. These features include:

An extensive bibliography of recommended readings by topic is included in an Appendix, as are the National and State Content Standards fulfilled by the DVD/guide.


Maps and supplemental material
Included are two reference base maps of the region, treaty excerpts, and other supplementary documents for use in classroom activities.

 

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