Suggested Curriculum Integration

Civics & Government / Wabanaki Tribal Governments & Political Systems

2007 MLR Content Standard B: Civics & Government

Students draw on concepts from civics and government to understand political systems, power, authority, governance, civic ideals and practices, and the role of citizens in the community, Maine, the United States, and world.

Performance Indicator 1

Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns of Civics/Government

Performance Indicator 3

Individual, Cultural, International, and Global Connections in Civics and Government

Governance

Broad Understandings, Guiding Questions, and Notes and Relevant Information for grades PK-12 (PDF)

Know the four Wabanaki communities (tribes) in Maine.

Understand the basic structure of modern Wabanaki (tribal) governments in Maine (e.g., Chief/Governor, tribal Councils, tribal courts).

Be able to compare and contrast the five Wabanaki (tribal) governments in Maine (one each for the Micmac, Maliseet and Penobscot, and the two Passamaquoddy tribal governments) and services they provide with one another or with the government of Maine or the United States.

Understand the cultural traditions of Wabanaki (tribal) governments and how these traditions impact/can be seen in modern governments today.

Diplomacy & Interdependence

Broad Understandings, Guiding Questions, and Notes and Relevant Information for grades PK-12 (PDF)

Be able to recognize examples (historical or modern) of Wabanaki interdependence using stories, celebrations, and/or the arts.

Be able to compare and contrast examples of Wabanaki diplomacy (historical and modern) and diplomacy of other nations including the United States.

Be able to give examples of treaties (historical and modern) and understand the purpose and consequences (intended and unintended) of these treaties using examples from diverse cultures including Wabanaki and the United States.

Analyze the ways that various world cultures (including U.S. and Wabanaki) use treaties as a form of diplomacy and understand that the interpretation of treaties can create positive and negative impacts on diplomacy and interdependence.