O’odham Governments in Arizona Today – Part 3 STEAM

The O’odham STEAM resources has plans for a class constitution party where students become a part of the process of government. They agree on their rights and responsibilities as members of a classroom community. This gives them a vested interest and responsibility in following and upholding the laws they have determined. Students can design, plan, and budget for this event. The art activity can be used as Constitution party decorations.

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Course Instructor

Brenda Kilmurray Author

Brenda Kilmurray is a National Board Certified Teacher, currently certified in Arizona with 17 years’ experience in the classroom working with 3rd – 5th grade students.  Brenda was awarded Cochise County’s Arizona Rural Teacher of the Year (2017), The Air Force Association’s Cochise County STEM Teacher of the Year (2017), Sierra Vista Unified School District’s Elementary Teacher of the Year (2017), and The Arizona Educational Foundation’s Arizona Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalist (2018). Brenda brings her passion for the classroom and understanding of the Arizona Department of Education State Standards together to create engaging and developmentally appropriate lessons. These lessons incorporate differentiated reading, writing, and STEAM activities. The lessons featured here were reviewed and critiqued by content experts, including historians, archaeologists, other educators, many of whom are members of Indigenous communities. For a full list the advisors visit Our Contributor’s Page.

Special Thanks to Our Contributors

Amerind would like to thank Angelica Salcido, Angelina Saraficio, and Amy Spotted Wolf for reviewing this lesson. Their comments, advice, and guidance improved these educational materials significantly. We are truly grateful for Angelica Salcido, Angelina Saraficio, and Amy Spotted Wolf’s help. Any errors or oversights in these materials are solely the responsibility of Amerind.

Course Structure

This course is delivered in 4 parts.

  1. History – Includes all links and activities in the Orange column below.
  2. ELA Reading and Writing – Includes all links and activities in the Yellow and Green columns with the title ELA.
  3. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) – Includes all links and activities in the blue column with the title S.T.E.A.M.
  4. Resources – This is a simple page with links for extended learning and study. These are found in the purple column labeled Resources.

The image below gives a quick view of the lessons and links that are found in each of the lessons. You can access this document here.

O’odham Governments in Arizona Today – Curriculum Chart

History /Social Science Standard

Learning Objectives:

H3.1 We will examine Native American rights and citizenship.
RI.1 We will ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text.
RI.3 We will describe the relationship between a series of historical events using language that pertains cause and effect.
RI.10 We will use social studies content to read grade-level informational texts.
W.2 We will write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

History ActivitiesELA 
Crosswalk		ELA
Activities		S.T.E.A.M.Digital
Resources
Lessons
1) O’odham Government in Arizona Digital Notebook
2) O’odham Government in Arizona
3) Government in Arizona Today CLOZE Notes		Reading Passages
1)  Tohono O’odham Government in Arizona
2) Understanding the Tohono O’odham Great Seal
3) Compare and Contrast Preambles
Writing Assignment
Informative Writing Tohono O’odham Government in Arizona		Activities
1) 3 branches of O’odham government sort
2) 3 Branches of O’odham Government Crossword Puzzle
3) 3 Branches of O’odham Government Check for Understanding		S.T.E.A.M.
1) Class Constitution Party
2) Draw a tree and the 3 branches of government
Resources
1) What is Tribal Sovereignty?
2) BESE Explains: Tribal Sovereignty
3) Tribal Sovereignty: The Right to Self-Rule
4) What Do Tribal Governments Do?
5)  PBS – How to Honor Indigenous People.
6) Tohono O’odham Community Action Youth

Accessing the Course Content

This course is designed and presented with the goal that the material can be easily used by anyone. As a result, each lesson will present content in multiple ways to accommodate many different teaching styles and technology needs. For each lesson you will have the following options:

  • Website Content – The lessons/worksheets/videos will be available to view inside of the website. You can read and use the lesson from this site.
  • External Link – You will also have a link that directly links you to the resource (ie. Google Doc, Google Slide, YouTube Video)

* IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR GOOGLE DOCS AND SLIDES

If you go directly to a link to save a google document or slide, you must make a copy of the document and save it to your own account.