CA HSS: 8.8.2

CA HSS: 11.10.5

Individual/Whole Class:

• Assign Individual Students or Pairs to Different Oral Stories told by the Native American Boarding School attendees.
• Students should take notes on the following:
  • Basic Information: Ex: Date of interview, name of interviewee, birth date, tribal affiliation(s), reservation and location (if applicable), language spoken:
  • Growing Up: Ex: Who lived with, what ate, clothing, relatives, traditions, activities
  • Experience Boarding School: Ex: Family history with boarding school, personal experience – both positives and negatives
• Students share out about their assigned Native community member’s individual experience at boarding schools
• Class discusses similarities and differences between the boarding school experiences

All videos along with transcripts can be access HERE