Syllabus

This course will cover 12,000 years of Wabanaki history in Maine and give teachers the resources and tools to better teach Wabanaki content in the classroom. Teachers will have a combination of reading assignments which will form the bases for group discussions, and assignments to complete and turn in, including a media review, a review of an existing lesson on Native people, and a final project in which teachers will create a lesson to use in the classroom. Guest speakers from Wabanaki communities will present each day, allowing teachers to learn directly from Wabanaki scholars, and create a network of new connections.

Monday:
Understanding Language and Stereotypes
Film: Invisible
12,000 Years of Maine Native History

Tuesday:
History from the Historic and Contact Eras
Healing Medicines
Canoes, geography

Wednesday:
Federal Indian Policy
Boarding Schools
Tribal-State Relations

Thursday:
At the Abbe- exhibit tour and discussion of Indians and Rusticators on Mount Desert Island
Art/Material Culture
Petroglyphs, wampum

Friday:
Application to the classroom
Media reviews

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