Indigenous peoples were able to gather their most basic needs for shelter …
Indigenous peoples were able to gather their most basic needs for shelter using the items around them. Before lumber became the go to, adobe was a staple building material for the southwest and other Indigenous communities. But what makes this humble brick so simple yet sturdy and sustainable?
Cartography is the art and science of graphically representing a geographical area …
Cartography is the art and science of graphically representing a geographical area on a flat surface such as a map. For Indigenous peoples, cartography is more than just topography or mapping locations. For many Indigenous communities, it's about values, culture and traditional understandings.
Students will receive exposure to new vocabulary, then read and annotate an …
Students will receive exposure to new vocabulary, then read and annotate an article, discuss, and engage in a writing exercise, focused on the Iroquois Confederacy.
Indigenous people have been forming governments and building nations for hundreds of …
Indigenous people have been forming governments and building nations for hundreds of years. The formal treaties that were made between the first colonists and the First Peoples of America was nothing new to the native communities as they had already had treaties in place between other tribes.
Wampum are small beads made by Native people on the Northeastern coasts …
Wampum are small beads made by Native people on the Northeastern coasts of North America, using the lustrous Quahog shell. Our host Dr. Lee Francis IV of Laguna Pueblo discusses how these delicate and beautiful beads were made using Indigi-Genius methods!
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