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Native Homelands along the Lewis & Clark Trail
35-minute documentary film, with 80-page teacher guide
Suggested for 4th – 10th grade

Providing a unique and engaging perspective of American History.

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
Nineteen individuals from thirteen tribes share the stories of their ancestors' encounters with Lewis and Clark as they traveled through Native homelands.

The visual journey travels from the earth lodges of the Middle Missouri to the longhouses near the mouth of the Columbia River. The historical landscapes of traditional occupation are beautifully presented. As we are introduced to each tribal group geographically, we also hear their spoken language and meet individual tribal members.

Guide features
Designed to extend and expand the main themes introduced in the film, this guide includes a diversity of activities and supplemental materials: Pre- and Post-Viewing Activities are combined with primary and secondary documents to provide history-driven Language Arts and Geography lessons. Blackline masters and instructions are included.

This educational resource integrates geography, social studies, critical literacy, science, as well as contemporary legal issues related to tribal sovereignty, water rights, and resource management into your curriculum. 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:

Maps and supplemental material
Included as supplemental material are three full color maps in tabloid size: one historical and two contemporary. The maps correspond with the area covered in the material. There is also a seasonal round template.

 

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