Boundless K-12 Curriculum

KINSHIP

Who do you feel the most connected to in your life?

Family is defined in many ways. It can mean sharing characteristics or origins through a common lineage. It could be having a close connection to others through a shared bond. Within many Indigenous communities, KINSHIP is a deep connection that might go beyond direct family members or relatives. The lineage of ancestors often plays a consistent role in how Indigenous people see the world and shape their lives.

Learn about KINSHIP through the following objects:

A basket with a photograph at the bottom of the basket of a woman selling baskets.

In what ways do objects connect us to the past?

Two screen prints based on traditional Lakota dresses.

How does connecting with culture influence a person’s identity?

Freehand pyrography on winter birchbark

What are the ways that social or cultural identity link people over time and distance?

A woven drawstring bag.

Why is it important to acknowledge both shared aspects of culture and individual cultural ancestry?

overlapping concentric circles made by ripples in water.

Boundless K-12 Curriculum

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