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What Can Maps Tell Us About Native Sovereignty and Native Land?

K-5
Multiple sessions
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Learning Objectives

  • Use map symbols to analyze a map’s meaning
  • Compare sources to understand historical events
  • Support inferences with valid evidence
  • Gather evidence from multiple sources to explain: “What can maps tell us about Native sovereignty and Native land?”
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Overview

Historians compare sources. In this lesson, students will compare how Native land is shown on three historical maps. They will use map clues to locate Native nations on each map and will consider facts, gather evidence, and answer the mystery question: "What can maps tell us about Native sovereignty and Native land?"

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