2007 MLR Content Standard D: Geography
Students draw on concepts and processes from geography to understand issues involving people, places, and environments in the community, Maine, the United States, and world.
Performance Indicator 2
Individual, Cultural, International, and Global Connections in Geography |
Territory
Broad Understandings, Guiding Questions, and Notes and Relevant Information for grades PK-12 (PDF) |
Identify how geographic features impact Wabanaki people (for example, diet, transportation).
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Identify, in general terms, Wabanaki ancestral homelands in Maine and the Maritimes and compare this with the five Wabanaki communities (reservations) that exist today. Make predictions about how geographic features and environment shaped Wabanaki culture.
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Understand that the Wabanaki's location on the eastern coast made them more susceptible to the effects of European contact. Be able to give examples of how the environment shaped Wabanaki culture.
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Understand that even today lands under Wabanaki control are changing. Be able to describe some of the major factors that led to the loss of Wabanaki lands. Understand why identification of ancestral land is essential to Wabanaki nations.
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