Indigenous Representations of Cultural Pride and Resilience

Analyze videos produced by Native Americans (Inuit, Haudenosaunee, Hopi and Hawaiian) for messages about the contributions and resilience of Indigenous nations and peoples.

Grade Levels

Middle School ○ High School ○ College / Adult

Objectives

• Students will identify aspects of a text that reveal the purpose of the media message. 

• Students will compare the points of view of two or more media sources. 

• Students will explain how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to human identities and cultures. 

• Students will determine how different people might interpret the same media message in different ways. 

Media Included

Guiding Questions

Social Studies 

• According to this video, what aspects of culture are sources of Indigenous pride? 

• How does this representation of culture reflect the specific geography and places of these people? 

• How does this reinforce or counter cultural norms? 

ELA

• According to this video, what are Indigenous people trying to achieve today? Give evidence from the document to support your answer. 

• Who do you think made this and for what purposes? 

• Is this a trustworthy source about this particular topic? 

Media Literacy 

• How do your experiences and identity shape your interpretation? 

• Whose voices are included in these videos and whose 

*This lesson was created in collaboration with Project Look Sharp.