Native American Unit (11th grade)

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The Palm Springs Unified School District, in collaboration with The Foundation for PSUSD and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, have created a 6 Lesson Unit of Study to address the History / Social Science Content Standard:

11.1 - Students analyze the significant events in the founding of the nation and its attempts to realize the philosophy of government described in the Declaration of Independence.
- 11.1.3 - Understand the history of the Constitution after 1787 with emphasis on federal versus state authority and growing democratization.
  - (Students describe federal authority versus the Agua Caliente People’s authority over the local region long ago, in the recent past, and in the present.
11.2 - Students analyze the relationship among the rise of industrialization, large-scale rural-to-urban migration, and massive immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe.
- 11.2.2 - Describe the changing landscape, including the growth of cities linked by industry and trade, and the development of cities divided according to race, ethnicity, and class.
- 11.2.3 - Trace the effect of the Americanization movement.
  - (Students describe federal and state efforts of assimilation and the development/segregation of Native Americans into reservations.)
11.3 - Students analyze the role religion played in the founding of America, its lasting moral, social, and political impacts, and issues regarding religious liberty.
- 11.3.3 - Cite incidences of religious intolerance in the United States (e.g., persecution of Mormons, anti-Catholic sentiment, anti-Semitism).
- 11.3.5 - Describe the principles of religious liberty found in the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment, including the debate on the issue of separation of church and state.
  - (Students describe the efforts to eliminate culture and religious customs and beliefs and then the return of rights under the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978.)
11.4 - Students trace the rise of the United States to its role as a world power in the twentieth century.
- 11.4.2 - Describe the Spanish-American War and U.S. expansion in the South Pacific.
  - (Students describe how the sovereignty of the Agua Caliente people changed with their interactions between Spain, to Mexico, to the United States.)
11.10 - Students analyze the development of federal civil rights and voting rights.
- 11.10.6 - Analyze the passage and effects of civil rights and voting rights legislation (e.g., 1964 Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act of 1965) and the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, with an emphasis on equality of access to education and to the political process.
  - (Students discuss voting and citizenship rights of the Native Americans with regards to being recognized as U.S. citizens.)

The Curriculum Pilot:

The 6 lessons are based on the 11th grade history standards listed above: 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, and 11.10.
The lessons should be taught as:
- After Lesson 12
  - 1.1, 1.2, & 1.3 (three lessons taught back to back)
- After Lesson 46
  - 2.1, 2.2, & 2.3 (two lessons taught back to back)
In the pilot year (Spring 2020), teach at least the lessons that come up in your teaching sequence, but you are encouraged to teach more.

Field Trip Considerations are still in planning stages.

6 Lesson Unit - OVERVIEW and RESOURCE LINKS

Lesson 1