Oklahoma Social Studies 7.C.6.4
The Standard
- 7.C.6
- Analyze systems of government by examining their source of authority, principles, structures, and processes.
Analyze issues related to Indigenous sovereignty, including the management of natural resources and the preservation of Indigenous cultures (e.g., Scandinavia’s Saami, Rohingya of Myanmar, Uyghur of China, New Zealand’s Māori).
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 7.C.6
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain who has a say when land or water used by Indigenous peoples is managed. They use examples to show how resource decisions can affect cultural practices, such as Sámi reindeer herding.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain why Sámi herders may object to a wind farm on grazing land, even though it produces clean energy. They can compare that dispute with how Māori representatives help make decisions about the Whanganui River.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think sovereignty means only owning land or becoming a separate country. They may assume a clean energy project cannot cause harm, or that preserving a culture means keeping it unchanged.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: A wind farm is proposed on Sámi reindeer grazing land. Who should help decide where it goes, and how could the decision affect herding and culture?
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a paper map of Sámi grazing land and a proposed wind farm site; have them mark where herding could be disrupted.
Ask students to write: Who should decide how the Whanganui River is managed, and what facts support your answer?
Make four case cards about grazing, river care, language, and land use; students match each to a decision and its possible cultural impact.
Show a local water board meeting notice and ask students to compare who gets a voice there with Māori representation in Whanganui River decisions.
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