A lot has happened since 2008, when we published Montana: Stories of the Land, not least of which is that in 2019 the federal government finally recognized the Little Shell Band of Chippewa Indians of Montana.
And now, at long last, there is a great resource to teach about the Little Shell, created by curriculum designer and former classroom teacher Anna East and Chris La Tray, Montana's current poet laureate and a Little Shell tribal member. The entire unit is 17-18 hours, but the lessons (most of which take a single class period) are designed so they can be moved in and out of other material (so integrated into your current class outline) or presented consecutively. Thus, you can teach the three lessons on the buffalo economy and Red River carts even if you never teach about the 10-Cent Treaty (although you should absolutely teach the treaty lesson). Below find links to the entire Little Shell unit as well as to the individual topics/lessons.
- Introduction
- Entire Series
- Anishinaabe - Lesson 1 and Lesson 2
- McCumber Commission (The 10-Cent Treaty) - Lesson 1 and Lesson 2
- Chief Little Shell - Lesson 1 and Lesson 2
- Who Are the Métis - Lesson 1, Lesson 2, and Lesson 3
- Buffalo Economy and Red River Carts - Lesson 1, Lesson 2, and Lesson 3
- Métis Archipelago - Lesson 1 and Lesson 2
- Landless Indians in the 20th Century - Lesson 1 and Lesson 2
- Federal Recognition - Lesson 1, Lesson 2, and The Day That Finally Came Slide Show
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