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Billy Caldwell
Documentary Film & Native American Curriculum

Billy Caldwell Documentary Film & Native American CurriculumBilly Caldwell Documentary Film & Native American CurriculumBilly Caldwell Documentary Film & Native American Curriculum
Image: Hal Sherman family.  Gen. Issac Brock, soldier, Tecumseh, Billy Caldwell and William Caldwell

Schools are now required to teach Native American History

Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into legislation that all Illinois Schools are requiring to teach Native American history. The Billy Caldwell curriculum & companion film completes this requirement and is a locally produced story with historical subject matter experts. 

Billy Caldwell Film & Curriculum Film

PURCHASE THE FILM AND CURRICULUM PACKAGE HERE

The curriculum and companion film is $6 per student fee.  We have district-wide pricing for all schools, please contact us for multi-use copyright pricing.  For school-wide discounts, contact us at info@legacypublishingllc.com  

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Available: a 1-day, 2-day, 3-day or 5-day teaching curriculum

Film and Curriculum available now

FILM & CURRICULUM SHOWN AT THESE  LOCATIONS

Sauganash Community Association, Chicago, Illinois 

Illinois Holocaust Museum, Skokie, Illinois

Glenbrook High School, Glenview, Illinois 

Council Bluffs Pottawattomi Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Council Bluffs, Iowa

McGee House at the Native American Cultural & Environmental Center

St. Charles History Museum

Michigan Maritme Museum

White Oak Library, Crest Hill, Illinois

Midwest Soarring Foundation, Lockport, Illinois

College of DuPage, Native American Studies Committee  

Naper Settlement


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Jeanne Schultz Angel Associate Vice President of Humanities - Naper Settlement

“The documentary “The Negotiator: Billy Caldwell” does a tremendous job of conveying the history of Treaties and Indian Removal in Chicago with the breadth and complexity that it necessitates.  Extensively researched and captivating to watch, the film incorporates first voices into the interpretation of this intensely local, yet nationally significant, under told story. To add to the impact of this film, a teaching curriculum deepens the understanding for students and aligns with the Native American teaching mandate in Illinois.“

Billy Caldwell Native American Curriculum & U.S. History

Examples of Student Curriculum Activities

Examples of Student Curriculum Activities

Examples of Student Curriculum Activities

Example of Student Curriculum Questions

Examples of Student Curriculum Activities

Examples of Student Curriculum Activities

Digital Curriculum for Teachers & Students

Discover Native American Living History | Billy Caldwell

The Billy Caldwell documentary and Table of Contents:


Description of the Film and Native American history


Essential Understandings + Standards of education curriculum

Native Knowledge 360˚ | Essential Understandings

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) | Framework for Social Studies State Standards


Suggestions for Timing | Billy Caldwell & Great Lakes Treaty-Making 


Resources | Billy Caldwell & Great Lakes Treaty-Making |Resources for Teachers + Students


Activities

Opening Activity | Billy Caldwell & Great Lakes Treaty-Making | Introduction 

Map Activity | Billy Caldwell & Great Lakes Treaty-Making | Map Activity

Timeline Activity | Billy Caldwell & Great Lakes Treaty-Making | Timeline Activity 

Identity Chart Activity | Billy Caldwell & Great Lakes Treaty-Making | Identity Chart Activity 

Photograph Activity | Billy Caldwell & Great Lakes Treaty-Making | Photograph Activity 

Film Themes Activity | Billy Caldwell & Great Lakes Treaty-Making | Film Themes Activity 

Film Questions Activity | Billy Caldwell  & Great Lakes Treaty-Making | Film Questions Activity


Writing Prompts + Extension Activities 

Billy Caldwell & Great Lakes Treaty-Making | Writing Prompts 

Billy Caldwell  & Great Lakes Treaty-Making | Extension Activities 



Uncovering History: Billy Caldwell (20-minute short film)

Enjoy this Award-Winning Short Film (20-minutes) on Vimeo. Uncovering History: Billy Caldwell & Potawatomi Treaty-Making.  This short film is part of a curriculum series sharing Midwest Native American history. For more information on our Curriculum, contact us at info@legacypublishingllc.com. 

Approved by the Inclusive Working Group at the Illinois State Board of Education


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