Education Resources
Sturgeon Stories
Inspire action in your classroom or community with these lessons and activities.
Meet: Mark
Mark Denning, of the Oneida and Menominee Nations, and a leader of Sturgeon Protectors, discusses several ways that Sturgeon are important to him and to other Native People.
Grade Level: 4-12 Duration: 20 minutes
Meet: Siobhan
Siobhan introduces us to the Namaew (New-May-Waa), a Menominee name for Lake Sturgeon and discusses how these amazing ‘first fish’ remain with us despite the challenges they face.
Grade Level: 4-12 Duration: 20 minutes
Shawano Dam Stories
Menominee Nation leaders discuss the impact of dams built without their consent in the 1800s on the Wolf River, and how that impacted both the Sturgeon and Native People.
Grade Level: 4-12 Duration: 20 minutes
Menominee Sturgeon Stories
Speakers discuss the importance of Sturgeon and how they tie people back to their history and cultural traditions like the fish dance that they learned as kids.
Grade Level: 4-12 Duration: 20 minutes
Partner Resources & Activities
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Niin awe Name - I am a Sturgeon by Marilyn Copenace & Rose Tuesday
SCUTES Student Resources - NOAA Fisheries
The Return of the Sturgeon - Reflo
Indigenous-led Walk Honors Water - Reflo
Mark Denning: Way of the Heart - Reflo
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Sammie Swim Home: A K–2nd Sturgeon Passage & Survival Game - Mermaid Echo
Saving Our Sturgeon Middle School Curriculum - Wisconsin SeaGrant
Saving Our Sturgeon; Protecting Wisconsin's Ancient Fish (Story Map)
Biinaagami Giant Floor Map of Great Lakes and Lesson Plans (Teacher’s Guide)
Designing Habitat for Sturgeon - Michigan SeaGrant
Sturgeon Intermediate Curriculum - NY SeaGrant
Ishkaakimikwe Kinoomaagewinan (IK)- Teachings of the Earth Curriculum Design for Schools and Teachers
