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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Native American Sovereignty

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the meaning of Indian Sovereignty. They describe the authority of Indian governments as sovereign nations, and explain the importance of the Marshal Trilogy of Supreme Court cases between 1821-1832. They examine the...
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Article
American Bar Association

From Marshall to Marshall: Supreme Court's Changing Stance on Tribal Sovereignty

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay describes the legal questions which faced both courts on whether American Indians owned their land, deserved tribal sovereignty, or constituted a foreign nation. The author describes how the Supreme Court affected Indian...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Alcatraz Is Not an Island

For Students 9th - 10th
An expose on the 19 month occupation of Alcatraz by a group of Native Americans beginning in 1969. They demanded the return of Alcatraz to Indian control and began the resurgence in the American Indian Movement.