Indigenous Agriculture & Plant Cultivation in the Southwest

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Teosinte Corn

Title: Indigenous Agriculture & Plant Cultivation in the Southwest

Author: Arisbeth Ibarra Nieblas

Subject/Class:  Science, Botany, Ecology, Indigenous Studies, Social Studies

Grade Level: 4th - 8th grades

Summary:

This lesson introduces students to the long and rich history of agriculture and food gathering in the Sonoran desert practiced by Indigenous peoples in the Southwestern US. The activities and content include traditional food cultivation practices, plant science, relationships between various plants, and human-nature relationships. Students will read several writings on nature and plants by Indigenous authors and compare traditional ways of understanding plant relationships to Western science constructs. 

Lesson Components:

Indigenous Agriculture and Plant Cultivation Lesson Plan.pdf

Indigenous Agriculture and Plant Cultivation PPT.pptx

Reading #1_Birth.pdf

Reading #2_Sweetgrass.pdf