Undergraduate Pre-Service Teacher Fee:
$75
Sponsored by:
And The National Endowment for the Humanities
About the workshop
Our social fabric needs
constant mending. One indicator of damaged social fabric in Wisconsin has to do with
land relations among Indian and Non-Indian communities. Tensions can and do
periodically arise over land and water ownership and use.
Social studies
teachers and environmental education teachers will encounter ideas in this
Workshop to help them mend the social fabric over the long term by showing their
students how to engage in respectful dialogue in order to encourage cooperation
among Indian and non-Indian communities to deal effectively with different
perspectives on land and water at the local level.
By using the example of Indian/non-Indian relations concerning
land ownership around Legend Lake in the Menominee Reservation/County to show
the need for respectful dialogue, social studies teachers can help meet the
requirements Act 31 of 1989 and the requirements of the existing Academic
Standards for Social Studies, including:
Examples in the past and in the present day
include:
· the
debates over off-reservation fishing;
· fears about
environmental pollution affecting tribal and non-tribal lands from the Crandon
mine;
· if,
where and when to hunt wolves;
· improving water
quality of lakes, rivers and streams flowing through tribal lands;
· funding of local
schools and roads from property taxation and from tribal contributions;
· co-management of
protected areas by tribal and non-tribal
organizations;
· treaties and the
disposition of US Federal Government lands no longer needed by the US
government
· impacts of iron
mining on tribal and non-tribal food, water and cultural
resources.
Learning Outcomes
In this two-day workshop
designed primarily for social studies teachers, participants will:
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Develop an increased knowledge of American Indian land
issues in both historical and contemporary context.
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Gain an enhanced understanding of the Indian/Non-Indian
land relations in Wisconsin as exemplified by the Menominee Legend Lake case,
using the "inquiry" approach. Participants will learn about the perspectives of
Menominee and non-Menominee land "owners" within the framework of the Wisconsin
Academic Standards for Social Studies.
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Become familiarized with the Circle methodology as a
teaching tool for dealing with complex social tensions and peacemaking in
schools.
Academic Standards for Social Studies
By using the example of Indian/Non-Indian relations
concerning land ownership around Legend Lake in the Menominee Reservation/County
to show the need for respectful dialogue, Social Studies teachers can help meet
the requirements of the existing Academic Standards for Social Studies. These
standards include:
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Geography: A.12.13 Give examples and analyze
conflict and cooperation in the establishment of cultural regions and political
boundaries
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History: B.12.12 Analyze the history, culture,
tribal sovereignty, and current status of the American Indian tribes and bands
in Wisconsin
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Political Science: C.12.8 Locate, organize, analyze,
and use information from various sources to understand an issue of public
concern, take a position, and communicate the position
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Behavioral Science: E.12.11 Illustrate and
evaluate ways in which cultures resolve conflicting beliefs and
practices
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This workshop also satisfies the requirements for Act
31.
Click Here for the Schedule and a list of speakers.
Information
For question about the workshop registration or schedule please contact:
Wayne Sorenson
UWSP Continuing Education
715-346-4069
For question about earning UW-Stevens Point credit please contact:
Cathy Scheder
College of Professional Studies Continuing Education