Author(s) : This unit was  researched, authored, and edited by the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center, California Indian Education for All, and the San Diego County Office of Education.  Key writers and researchers of this unit are Elia Mahoney, Cassiopeia Guthrie and Taylor Melgoza.  The unit resources were designed and created from funding through the California Department of Education’s Native American Studies Model Curriculum grant and contract. 

Grade(s) : K-2nd Grades
 

Suggested Amount of Time : 90 Minutes

Curriculum Themes: 

• History
• Cultural Strengths
• Relationship to Place

Learning Goals

• Students will learn about how Native American families have been important throughout history and how they work together to stay strong and keep their traditions.

• Students will understand that even when things are hard, people can be strong and keep going. They will learn that Native Americans have shown strength over time.

• Students will share how they feel about the story of fry bread and think about how food, family, and traditions are important in their own lives.

Lesson Overview

• Students will learn about how Native American families have been important throughout history and how they work together to stay strong and keep their traditions.

• Students will understand that even when things are hard, people can be strong and keep going. They will learn that Native Americans have shown strength over time.