Please note: though we have organized the LOCL curriculum into elementary, middle, and high school levels, we encourage educators to explore the entire curriculum -- perhaps with the aid of the subject index -- for lessons and activities that may be applicable to various grade levels.  Origin stories, oral histories, and digital stories can form the basis for lessons at all grade levels, for instance, and teachers could employ a game like the "Nuts Game" (PDF) at all levels, K-12 (and with adult learners!) to encourage student inquiry into economic resource sharing and land stewardship.

 Lessons for Grades Nine to Twelve (click on each link for a pdf document):

Standard One: American Indian Traditional Land Values

Lesson One:    Philosophies of Land                    Lesson Two:  Tradition and Science   

Lesson Three:  Land and Identity                         Lesson Four:  Distinct Worldviews

Standard Two: American Indian Land Tenure History

Lesson One:   The Origins of Sovereignty          Lesson Two: Treaties and Land

Lesson Three: The Dawes Act

Standard Three: Contemporary Land Issues

Lesson One:  The Nature of Tribal Sovereignty   Lesson Two: Restoring the Land Base of Tribes

Lesson Three: Land and Self-Determination        Lesson Four: What is Indian Country?

Standard Four: Building a Positive Future for American Indian Communities

Lesson One:    Create an Archive                       Lesson Two: Land-Use Decisions

Lesson Three: Tradition and Policy