Fires, Floods, and Droughts: Impacts of Climate Change in the U.S.

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 22.05.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. School Description and Rationale
  3. Content Objectives
  4. Teaching strategies
  5. Activities
  6. Activity of soil and planting
  7. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  8. Bibliography

"To 'iina 'ate: Water is Life," Navajo Farming During a Drought

Jennifer Tsosie

Published September 2022

Tools for this Unit:

Bibliography

Graphic Organizers

https://learningfocused.com/graphic-organizer-instructional-strategy/

The 3 Whys

http://www.pz.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/The%203%20Whys.pdf

Williams, A.P., Cook, B.I. & Smerdon, J.E. Rapid intensification of the emerging southwestern North American megadrought in 2020–2021. Nat. Clim. Chang. 12, 232–234 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01290-z

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. 2022.

https://www.ntua.com/

Lisonbee, Joel, Elizabeth Ossowski, Meredith Muth, Veva Deheza, and Amanda Sheffield. "Preparing for Long-Term Drought and Aridification." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 103, no. 3 (2022): E821-E827.

Gonzalez, P., G.M. Garfin, D.D. Breshears, K.M. Brooks, H.E. Brown, E.H. Elias, A. Gunasekara, N. Huntly, J.K. Maldonado, N.J. Mantua, H.G. Margolis, S. McAfee, B.R. Middleton, and B.H. Udall, 2018: Southwest. In Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II [Reidmiller, D.R., C.W. Avery, D.R. Easterling, K.E. Kunkel, K.L.M. Lewis, T.K. Maycock, and B.C. Stewart (eds.)]. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 1101–1184. doi: 10.7930/NCA4.2018.CH25

Bowens, Natasha. 2015. The Color of Food: Stories of race, resilience and farming. New Society Publishers. Gabriola Island, BC, Canada, pp 22-28.

Tsinnajinnie, Lani M., David S. Gutzler, and Jason John. "Navajo Nation Snowpack Variability from 1985–2014 and Implications for Water Resources Management." Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 163, no. 1 (2018): 124-138.

Keams, Geri. Snail girl brings water: A Navajo story. Rising Moon Books for Young Readers, 1998.

World Wildlife Organization. “Soil Erosion and Degration.” (2022)

https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/soil-erosion-and-degradation

Mike, Ryan. 2018. Teach Me Dine.

https://www.facebook.com/TeachMeNavajo/videos/introduction-into-din%C3%A9-bizaadif-you-like-these-videos-and-want-to-support-me-i-h/1325124417610685/

Preston, Alistair, and Leslie Oakes. "The Navajo documents: a study of the economic representation and construction of the Navajo." Accounting, Organizations and Society 26, no. 1 (2001): 39-71.

Tulley–Cordova, Crystal L., Courtenay Strong, Irving P. Brady, Jerome Bekis, and Gabriel J. Bowen. "Navajo nation, USA, precipitation variability from 2002 to 2015." Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education 163, no. 1 (2018): 109-123.

Lombard, Kevin A., Sue Forster-Cox, Dan Smeal, and Mick K. O'Neill. "Diabetes on the Navajo nation: what role can gardening and agriculture extension play to reduce it?." Rural and Remote Health 6, no. 4 (2006): 1-16.

“North America Star Lore of the Navajo.” 2022.

http://judy-volker.com/StarLore/Myths/Navajo.html

Jett, Stephen C. "Navajo seasonal migration patterns." Kiva 44, no. 1 (1978): 65-75.

Earth Action Team. “Dangerous Desertification on the Navajo Nation.” March 15, 2012.

https://www.earthaction.org/2012/03/dessertification-navajos.html

Krause-Peeples, Melissa. How to Grow a Three Sisters Garden. Native Seeds Search. (2016)

https://www.nativeseeds.org/blogs/blog-news/how-to-grow-a-three-sisters-garden#:~:text=Who%20are%20the%20three%20sisters,garden%20as%20well%20as%20nutritionally

Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. “Black Mesa Peabody Coal Controversy.” (2022)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mesa_Peabody_Coal_controversy#:~:text=In%201964%2C%20Peabody%20Energy%20(then,and%20use%20of%20an%20aquifer.

Folger, Tim. "A Thirsty Nation." On Earth 26, no. 3 (2004): 30-38.

1 A. Park Williams, Benjamin I. Cook, & Jason E. Smerdon. 2022

2 Ibid

3 Elsevier Science Ltd. 2000

4 Chinle Unified School District Website. 2022.

5 Wikipedia. Navajo Nation. 2022.

6 NASA Earth Observatory. 2020.

7 Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. 2022.

8 Ibid

9 Bowens, Natasha. The Color of Food: Stories of race, resilience and farming. 2015.

10 United States Environment Protection Agency website. 2022.

11 Lisonbee, Joel, Elizabeth Ossowski, Meredith Muth, Veva Deheza, and Amanda Sheffield.Preparing for Long-term Drought and Aridification. 2022.

12 Mayo Clinic. 2022.

13 Britannica Online. 2022

14 Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources. 2022.

15 Bhatia, Aatish & Popovich, Nadja. 2021. These Maps Tell the Story of Two Americas: One Parched, One Soaked.

16 Ibid

17 Keams, Geri. Snail girl brings water: A Navajo story.1998.

18 Fourth National Climate Assessment. 2017. Chapter 4.

19 Tsinnajinnie, Lani M., David S. Gutzler, and Jason John. "Navajo Nation Snowpack Variability from 1985–2014 and Implications for Water Resources Management." 2018.

20 Wikipedia Black Mesa Peabody Coal Controversy. 2022.

21 Folger, Tim. 2004.

22 World Wildlife. 2022.

23 Wikipedia. Navajo Nation. 2022.

24 Jett, Stephen C. "Navajo seasonal migration patterns."1978.

25 Mike, Ryan. 2018. Teach Me Dine

26 Jett, Stephen C. "Navajo seasonal migration patterns." 1978.

27 Preston, Alistair, and Leslie Oakes. "The Navajo documents: a study of the economic representation and construction of the Navajo." 

28 Lombard, Kevin A., Sue Forster-Cox, Dan Smeal, and Mick K. O'Neill. "Diabetes on the Navajo nation: what role can gardening and agriculture extension play to reduce it?." 2006.

29 North America Star Lore of the Navajo. 2022.

30 Kruse-Peeples, Melissa. 2016

31 Navajo Nation Standards. 2022

32 Arizona State Standards: World and Native Language Standards. 2022

33 Arizona State Standards: Math. 2022

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