Mohican History and Culture
Educator Resource
The Stockbridge-Munsee Community created a curriculum to teach us about the tribe's history through their own lens. This website serves as a supplemental resource to help more people gain access to the curriculum. The historical content has been taken directly from the original document entitled The Mohican People--Their Lives and Their Lands, created by Dorothy Davids as well as from the Stockbride-Munsee Community's official website, www.Mohican.com.
How to use this resource
The images in the white rows are links to chronological narratives about Mohican history and available for you to borrow as a panel exhibit from the Sheffield Historical Society.
The images in the black rows, labeled "activities," are links to the original curriculum,
local resources, and project examples.
Methodology
Teachers in the Berkshires have embraced the Standard Model of Indigenous Learning (SMIL) developed by Dr. Sandra Barton of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. Through professional development and practice, we aim to teach indigenous studies with indigenous mindsets. For insight into the evolution of this idea and to collaborate further, please visit my blog post entited "Genius Loci."
Lessons
Click on the images to learn more.
Background: The Muh-he-con-ne-ok
The Muh-he-con-ne-ok and the coming of the Europeans
Moving and moving again
Life today for the Mohicans
Additional Resources
The official website of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community
History of the Mohican People- mapped
Culturally relevant resources for classroom teachers
Interviews with citizens of the Mohican Nation, June 2021
Click the objects above to listen to members of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community
