Chapter 18: Sitting Bull: Art is life and Life is Art: Film: Woman Walks Ahead (2017)
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Published:2022
Gretchen Rudham, Candice Logan-Washington, 2022. "Sitting Bull: Art is life and Life is Art: Film: Woman Walks Ahead (2017)", Hollywood or History?: An Inquiry-Based Strategy for Using Film to Teach About Inequality and Inequity Throughout History, Sarah J. Kaka
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Sitting Bull: Art is Life and Life is Art
In Woman Walks Ahead (2017) Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels West to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples’ struggle over the rights to their land.
What should students know or understand at the completion of the unit or lesson?
List all of the important indicators of achievement (important people, places, and events) and vocabulary that students will need to know at the conclusion of the lesson.
Describe the assessments that will be used during the unit.
Formative Assessment—peer and whole class discussions, graphic organizer, written reflections, and evaluation of art
