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3 men and a buffalo — 10-minute lesson on primary sources Have your students watch the following two videos back to back. Not the galloping buffalo, the video below that. These two videos together are great resources for a lesson on the value of primary sources. Becoming a Buffalo Hunter How did you learn to hunt […]

Are primary sources important in learning history?

July 8, 2019 in 10 Minute Lesson / Cultural content / Educational Resources / History / Teachers by AnnMaria De Mars

grandfather with a pile of fish — Growing up you’re taught of this wonderful American holiday known as Thanksgiving. It’s a time where you gather with your loved ones and give thanks for all you have and indulge in a bountiful feast. You’re also taught about this wonderful American story of how Thanksgiving began. In short, you’re […]

Thanksgiving Dos & Don’ts

November 22, 2018 in 7GenGames / Cultural content tagged 7 Generation Games by Victoria Moll-Ramírez

Presenter at NIEA — I go to quite a few conferences but the National Indian Education Association is one of my favorites because they fit with my idea of how education should be. I go to mathematics conferences that are all about – you guessed it – mathematics, and technology conferences that are focused […]

It’s Indian Education – Why I Like the NIEA conference

October 11, 2018 in AnnMaria / Cultural content / Educational Games / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

We are working on a new game, set on an American Indian reservation, Crossroads, and we have a female character named, Jessie and a male character named ? He is supposed to be from a tribe in the Great Plains and live on or near the reservation. He has a […]

Name this guy!

September 10, 2018 in AnnMaria / Cultural content / Game Progress by AnnMaria De Mars

Making Camp is a game that teaches multiplication and division — In our game, Making Camp, players get to create their own virtual wigwam while learning math and social studies. The game also includes videos that focus on math terms and problem-solving strategies, areas that teachers and parents say students need extra help in. Making Camp features cultural videos that teach […]

Making Camp is now available on Android Phones!

January 31, 2018 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Games / Game Progress by Hannah Wren

We had someone write us a harshly worded Facebook message the other day, excoriating us for using this image. They were appalled, apparently, that in AzTech – a series of games about Central American and U.S. Latin American history – we would include the conquistadors. Now, mind you, the game […]

How History Works

January 23, 2018 in 7GenGames / Cultural content by Maria Burns Ortiz

Hello everyone! It’s time for another Freebie Friday. Today’s freebie is related to our game Spirit Lake. The freebie is a link we like. The link we like is the Dakota-Lakota page from the Native-Languages.org website. Overall, the Native Languages website strives to preserve and promote American Indian languages. It […]

Freebie Friday: Links We Like, Native-Languages.org (Dakota-Lakota)

January 12, 2018 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Cultural Content / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday by Diana Sanchez

Happy Freebie Friday! It’s the first Friday of 2018, so welcome to a new year of Freebie Fridays. Today’s freebie is associated with our game Fish Lake and it is another photo of Ojibwa camp life. We previously shared a different photo of an Indian woman drying fish. Today’s photo […]

Freebie Friday: Man Mending His Canoe (historical photo)

January 5, 2018 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Games / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Games / Freebie Friday / Native American culture by Diana Sanchez

Three weeks ago, Puerto Rico was hit by a devastating hurricane. Hurricane Maria, a category 5 hurricane, knocked out 100% of the country’s power. Literally no one on the island had electricity. Today, 84% of the country remains without power, water is scarce if at all available, and the situation […]

Some Quick History Facts About Puerto Rico

October 12, 2017 in Cultural content / Educational Resources by Victoria Moll-Ramírez

Games we made — If you didn’t know, now you know, the South Dakota Indian Education Summit is in Pierre, South Dakota (what state were you expecting?) September 24-26 , 2017. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a big fan of smaller, education conferences. There are four general reasons why these are a good use […]

Six reasons to go to the South Dakota Indian Education ...

September 14, 2017 in AnnMaria / Cultural content / Education: Innovation and STEM by AnnMaria De Mars

It’s Friday and that means that it’s time for another dose of the Freebie Friday! Today’s freebie is associated with our game Spirit Lake and it’s an authentic and copyright-free Native American photo. Our freebie is a historical photo of the census being taken at the Standing Rock Agency. In the […]

Freebie Friday – Taking the Census at Standing Rock Agency ...

September 8, 2017 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Freebie Friday tagged 7 Generation Games / Freebie Friday / Native American Resources by Diana Sanchez

“Victoria – do you speak Spanish?” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked this question at work. I’ve worked in multiple newsrooms, at multiple networks, and in different cities and states, yet the need for Spanish speakers is never equal to the amount of Spanish speakers in […]

Why My Education And My Bilingualism Are My Two Greatest ...

August 23, 2017 in 7GenGames / Cultural content by Victoria Moll-Ramírez