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Native American Lands Curriculum:

The Center for Indian Community Development at Humboldt State University produced this curriculum for grades 1 through 12 under a grant from EPA. Tribal leaders, educators, and the public identified the goals of the project. The curriculum adapts elements from other waste management instructional materials, but adds several original activities specifically to meet the needs of rural Native American children. It is designed to be empowering and emphasizes cultural themes.

The following pdf files can be downloaded and printed for your use:
Introduction Your Personal Place:      Lesson 1: All Things Are Connected      Lesson 2: A Way of Life      Lesson 3: Needs or Wants?      Lesson 4: Circles – Silence – Respect      Lesson 5: A Sense of Place Personal Responsibility:      Lesson 6: What Would You Do?      Lesson 7: What Are Your Habits?      Lesson 8: Crow and Weasel      Lesson 9: Shopping for Waste      Lesson 10: How Did Your Lunch Affect Wildlife?      Lesson 11: The Lorax Solid Waste:      Lesson 12: Trash in the Past      Lesson 13: The Consequences of Litter      Lesson 14: Plastic Trash and Wildlife      Lesson 15: The Waste Stream      Lesson 16: Waste Dilemma      Lesson 17: Future Trash      Lesson 18: Take a Bite of the Finite      Lesson 19: Redwood Rancheria Hazardous Substances:      Lesson 20: Hazardous Characteristics      Lesson 21: Hazardous Substances in My Home?      Lesson 22: Where Should It Go?      Lesson 23: Community Survey Water Pollution:      Lesson 24: Stonefly – Steelhead – People      Lesson 25: Salmon Creation Stories      Lesson 26: Forever Oil      Lesson 27: Oil Spill Eggs      Lesson 28: Wading Through Water Pollution      Lesson 29: Oil on the Klamath      Lesson 30: Landfill in a Bottle      Lesson 31: Landfill Tea      Lesson 32: Ground Water Models      Lesson 33: Contamination on the Move      Lesson 34: How Very Little It Must Be      Lesson 35: Toxicity – A Relative Term      Lesson 36: Dilution Is No Solution      Lesson 37: Concentrated Chemicals      Lesson 38: Sovereign Solutions      Lesson 39: Silent Spring Air Pollution:      Lesson 40: Burn Piles      Lesson 41: Analyzing Ash      Lesson 42: Making Acid Rain      Lesson 43: Landfill Gas      Lesson 44: Dr. Rock and Forestry Practices Recycling; Composting; Vermiculture:      Lesson 45: Recycling 101      Lesson 46: Recycling 101 and Beyond      Lesson 47: The Great Can Crusher Contest      Lesson 48: Clean-Up Crew      Lesson 49: School Composting      Lesson 50: Vermiculture      Lesson 51: School Gardening Capstone:      Lesson 52: The People Shall Continue Glossary

Contact:
Mansel Nelson, 928/523-1275, Mansel.Nelson@nau.edu