[RSCT] Curriculum Resources for Alternative Views on Columbus Day

[Siv K Spain]

To add to this query...does anyone have any great resources for high school students on Latin American and/or Caribbean history in Spanish, from the indigenous peoples' perspectives? 

Thanks!

Siv Spain
Squalicum High School
Bellingham, WA
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  From: Bob Peterson 
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  Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 7:26 PM
  Subject: [RSCT] Curriculum Resources for Alternative Views on Columbus Day


  Great resources to Reconsider Columbus Day and Rethink Columbus.

  Why rethink Christopher Columbus? Because the Columbus myth is a foundation of children's beliefs about society. Columbus is often a child's first lesson about encounters between different cultures and races. The murky legend of a brave adventurer tells children whose version of history to accept, and whose to ignore. It says nothing about the brutality of the European invasion of North America.

  We need to listen to a wider range of voices. We need to hear from those whose lands and rights were taken away by those who "discovered" them. Their stories, too often suppressed, tell of 500 years of courageous struggle, and the lasting wisdom of native peoples. Understanding what really happened to them in 1492 is key to understanding why people suffer the same injustices today.


  1) A new one minute public service announcement asking people to Reconsider Columbus Day go to:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il5hwpdJMcg
  or to
  www.reconsidercolumbusday.org


  2) The book Rethinking Columbus: The Next 500 Years
  More than 90 essays, poems, interviews, historical vignettes, and lesson plans reevaluate the myth of Columbus and issues of indigenous rights. Rethinking Columbus is packed with useful teaching ideas for kindergarten through college

  http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/columbus/columbus.shtml


  3) Unlearning "Indian" Stereotypes
  http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/uis-dvd/

  Narrated by Native American children, the DVD Unlearning "Indian" Stereotypes teaches about racial stereotypes and provides an introduction to Native American history through the eyes of children. 


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