
Why Study Indigenous Cultures?
8th Grade · Social Studies · 40 min· Aero Social Studies Practice And C3 1. Develop Questions And Plan Inquiries
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Learning Objective
I can explain the importance of studying indigenous cultures and develop research questions to begin an inquiry.
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Many Native American ways of knowing are rooted in observing the earth and living in close relationship to it since time immemorial.
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The Migma people have a word for braiding two world views together: Etuaptmumk or two-eyed seeing.
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Thanks to their deeply rooted connection to their lands, native people have developed some of the most effective means of environmental care.


