http://wabquest.edublogs.org a space for the exploration of LD291 and its implementation Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:28:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://wabquest.edublogs.org/words-for-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Elizabeth Sky-McIlvain Thu, 29 May 2008 14:10:43 +0000 http://wabquest.edublogs.org/words-for-the-wall/#comment-21 This is a wonderful exercise - do you link "civilization" to worldview? It seems to me that worldview might be the spirit behind civilization - the internal as opposed to the external - or how civilization ACTS and why it acts that way. Certainly some very unpleasant civilizations acted unpleasantly (from my worldview) because of their worldviews. Anyway - I have replaced one of the duplicate "worldview" words with "civilization" - a great addition! This is a wonderful exercise – do you link “civilization” to worldview? It seems to me that worldview might be the spirit behind civilization – the internal as opposed to the external – or how civilization ACTS and why it acts that way. Certainly some very unpleasant civilizations acted unpleasantly (from my worldview) because of their worldviews.
Anyway – I have replaced one of the duplicate “worldview” words with “civilization” – a great addition!

]]> http://wabquest.edublogs.org/words-for-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Raney Thu, 29 May 2008 13:05:02 +0000 http://wabquest.edublogs.org/words-for-the-wall/#comment-20 I'd like to suggest "civilization" for the word wall. This word is thrown around a lot, sometimes as a value statement used to judge, other times in historical documents, but almost always as a means of comparing. When I teach I have an activity with the students to create a common understanding of this term for use in our class. I ask students to tell me what components are necessary for a people to be considered "civilized"- the students usually say things like: government, food production, transportation, language, religion, etc. I write everything they say on the board for all to see. Once the list is "complete" I then go through and talk about how Native communities addressed each of the items listed. The conversation that results is almost always a great one, and I have found this to be a very useful exercise. I’d like to suggest “civilization” for the word wall. This word is thrown around a lot, sometimes as a value statement used to judge, other times in historical documents, but almost always as a means of comparing. When I teach I have an activity with the students to create a common understanding of this term for use in our class.
I ask students to tell me what components are necessary for a people to be considered “civilized”- the students usually say things like: government, food production, transportation, language, religion, etc. I write everything they say on the board for all to see. Once the list is “complete” I then go through and talk about how Native communities addressed each of the items listed.
The conversation that results is almost always a great one, and I have found this to be a very useful exercise.

]]> http://wabquest.edublogs.org/words-for-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Ta'pit Slagger Mon, 19 May 2008 12:40:44 +0000 http://wabquest.edublogs.org/words-for-the-wall/#comment-15 Recently their has been quite alot of discussion and research on the 1980 Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act not only in the tribal communities but research here at the Orono Campus, UMPI, and USM. I think it would be good to post where those research articles can be found. I personaly this semester interviewed Tribal members from the Maliseet Passamaquoddy,and Penobscot tribes that were involved in the signing of the Settlement Act. This is very historical material ,and a great educational resource. Anyone that would like to hear these interviews could contact me or wait till I put them on the LD 291 webstite. Their is already something I did a few yaers ago about education and outreach with the Micmac , and Malissets. It is under Indian Resources on the L.D. 291 website. Wellalian, Ta'pit * WOLASTOGIYIK* PAK-(W)E-NUK-(W)-SEEHN First Nation Canada Recently their has been quite alot of discussion and research on the 1980 Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act not only in the tribal communities but research here at the Orono Campus, UMPI, and USM. I think it would be good to post where those research articles can be found. I personaly this semester interviewed Tribal members from the Maliseet Passamaquoddy,and Penobscot tribes that were involved in the signing of the Settlement Act. This is very historical material ,and a great educational resource. Anyone that would like to hear these interviews could contact me or wait till I put them on the LD 291 webstite. Their is already something I did a few yaers ago about education and outreach with the Micmac , and Malissets. It is under Indian Resources on the L.D. 291 website. Wellalian, Ta’pit * WOLASTOGIYIK* PAK-(W)E-NUK-(W)-SEEHN First Nation Canada

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