2023 Adirondacks Update Report

• This series of articles, organized in a newsletter format, provides updates on various climate solutions and a partnership with Indigenous people in the Adirondack area of New York.  
• Students will learn about the Boquet River Watershed Protection and Restoration Project, a gathering at the heart of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, wildlife-friendly infrastructure improvements, and how art and nature connect.

Positives

• These articles can stand alone to expand on related topics, or teachers can use the whole set in a group of lessons.
• Photographs provide visual references and enhance the learning experience for students.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Some students may benefit from a definition list for the rigorous vocabulary.
• Students and teachers will need access to the internet unless the teacher prints the pages.
• Students should understand climate change and its impacts and should also understand the impact colonialism had and continues to have on Indigenous communities.

Differentiation

• Geography teachers can have students read the articles and then create a map of the Adirondack Mountain area based on the information provided and additional research.
• Social Studies teachers can have students read the article titled "Gathering At Niagara With Indigenous Partners" and then have students conduct further research on the six nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy—the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora.
• Art teachers can have students read the article "Art And Nature For All" and then research art styles native to the area.
• Students can practice summarizing by participating in a jigsaw activity and sharing the key details with the rest of the class.

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