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Curriculum Resources for the Alaskan Environment
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Subject Areas: history.
English, art, bilingual
Timeline: around Christmas
or other occasions for Eskimo games
Grade Levels:
9-12
Purpose: to preserve local
history
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T. Gillespie
Illustrated
History of Eskimo Games
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 Activities
- Attend the Eskimo games and photograph the events.
- Talk to elders about:
how the games used to be
what games are no longer practiced.
- Make illustrations of games that are no longer
practiced (use models in appropriate positions).
- Note differences between neighboring villages;
between Eskimos in Alaska and Canada.
- Collect old photographs.
- Translate text into the Native language.
- Assemble into a booklet or pamphlet.
- Use as a teaching resource in other years, other
grades.
Resources
- the village games
- libraries for photography resources
- old photos
- Chamai: A Curriculum Guide to Community and
Culturally Based Communication Skill Development, Department of
Education
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Variations
- Produce a "cinema verte"
film.
- Produce a slide show.
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