Reservation Controversies covers historic issues dealing with American Indian Reservations in the 1870s.
This experience uses problem based learning (PBL), in which the student is confronted or faced with a real world problem which has no preconceived right or wrong answers.
Using various teaching/learning strategies, which include brainstorming, role playing, and oral presentations, the students access primary sources and other background sources to arrive at a recommendation, based on the information. The teacher, librarian, and other support staff act as guides or advisors through most of the process.
- Use primary sources effectively to gain an understanding of the history of government relations, policies, and experiences with American Indian peoples.
- Become effective users of primary sources at the Library of Congress, using the American Memory collections, Thomas legislative information.
Recommended Grade Level
- American Indian History
- Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900
- Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Brett Silva & Peter Milbury