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Indigenous People

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Pupils examine what foods are indigenous to America and how Western European expansion impacted indigenous communities. They identify indigenous foods that they themselves eat, and label maps and identify ethnic groups in the Americas.

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Grade
9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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