Observing Changes in Water Resources

Positives

• This video provides an Indigenous perspective on the water problems that many communities face.
• Many ideas are covered in this short video, giving students a range of ideas for further learning.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should have an understanding of the water cycle.
• The beginning of the video mentions the terms assimilation, colonialism, cultural genocide, and termination, which may need to be defined or explained.
• This video was produced in 2012. There is no obsolete data in the video. The video features anecdotal observations from Menominee Tribal Members. For this reason, the video is still valuable for use in the classroom.

Differentiation

• This resource would work well in a science class learning about the water cycle or ecology or in a social studies class discussing communities and how they work together to solve problems.
• After viewing, dive into a water issue closer to home. Students can work in groups to research a current event or topic about local water issues and then present it to the class.
• As an extension, have students teach their peers about a water issue they learned about in the video.