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Utah History to Go: American Indians Unit PlanUtah History to Go: American Indians Unit Plan
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Utah History to Go: American Indians

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Online course material on southwest cultures specific to the state of Utah. Lesson contains questions and concepts for students and links to corresponding information. Students can link to articles, exhibits, historical photographs and more for comprehensive study.

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southwest cultures, american indians in the southwest, native american southwest cultures

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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