Indigenous Wisdom Curriculum Project

The Indigenous Wisdom curriculum project provides teachers with educational plans for K–12 students in New Mexico to learn about Pueblo culture and history. The curriculum serves as a counter-narrative to the presentation of the history of New Mexico in schools today.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION JUST ADDED: JUNE 17th

The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center will be hosting 3 Professional Development sessions to gather feedback from participant via evaluations. Participants will submit a teacher evaluation on elements, including the unit plans and their connections to Standard and Core Curriculum, Student Centeredness, Instructional Design/Usability, and Assessment.

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Purpose

This Pueblo-based curriculum aims to strengthen the identity of Native American children in New Mexico by providing comprehensive K–12 unit plans on the complex political, social, cultural, and economic history of the Pueblo nations of New Mexico between 1912 and 2012.

Future educational projects for the Indigenous Wisdom curriculum project include updating the curriculum to meet state STEM standards, including science, technology, art, and mathematics.

Update: A revised version of the curriculum will be available soon. In the meantime, for questions, contact Brianna Fragua – [email protected]

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Concepts and core values of the curriculum include:

Resistance
Emancipation
Transformation
Maintaining cultural integrity of Pueblo people
Exercise of sovereignty
History of colonizing measures taken by Spain, Mexico, and the United States

Goals

The curriculum helps K–12 teachers educate their students about the factors and conditions that shaped key Pueblo relationships:

Government-to-government
Community-to-community
Culture-to-culture
Person-to-person
Historical periods of turmoil and peaceful coexistence.

This resource provides the state’s schools and teachers with material that enhances self-esteem and identity, encourages ethical discussion, acknowledges concern for others, and incorporates a global perspective.

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