First Nations of Wisconsin : Lesson Plans
Ask a Librarian at MERIT
If chat is offline, click here to Ask a Librarian via UW-Madison Libraries general library help chat.
Lesson Plans related to the Native Peoples of Wisconsin
- The Ways - Wisconsin Media LabAn Ongoing series of culture and language from Native communities around the central Great Lakes
- Chief Oshkosh - Wisconsin BiographiesWisconsin Biographies is a new collection of free educational, online media resources to enrich your social studies and literacy curriculum, using the stories of famous people in Wisconsin history. Educational materials include short animated videos, leveled ebooks and printable books, cross curricular online activities for students, a gallery of historic images, and teaching tips (short, flexible lesson plans) tied to fourth grade academic standards. Students can define, analyze, compare and contrast historical figures, time periods, eras and themes, including westward expansion, slavery, women’s suffrage, innovation, and civil rights.
- Native Peoples of Wisconsin LibGuideThis LibGuide is from the Madison Metropolitan School District and is focused for middle and high school students and educators.
- Wisconsin Historical Society - Lesson PlansExplore lesson plans created by teachers and Society staff to incorporate online materials and/or themes and eras in Wisconsin history.
Content-related Websites
Act 31
Since 1989, Wisconsin has required instruction in the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of then eleven federally recognized tribes and bands in the state for K-12 schools and teacher education programs. Anyone seeking a license to serve as a professional educator in the state, as a teacher, pupil services professional, or administrator, must receive instruction in these areas. These requirements are a product of the violent treaty rights controversy in the 1980s and early 1990s and of past educational policy decisions that contributed to widespread public ignorance and misunderstanding of Native people.
The Ways: Great Lakes Native Culture & Language
The Ways is a production of the Wisconsin Media Lab.
For more videos and resources from the series, visit their website.
