{"id":40,"date":"2017-12-08T10:33:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T10:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/quest-template\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2021-09-14T13:09:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T17:09:58","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/uncover\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h5>uncover<\/h5>\n<h1>Our History<\/h1>\n\t<h4><strong>Why are Minnesota\u2019s freshwaters such a huge part of our history and cultural identity? <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/mnquest\/uncover\/our-history\/glaciation\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/bb-plugin\/cache\/riverbed-circle.jpg\" alt=\"hdfgdfgh\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"255\" width=\"551\" title=\"river bed\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"\/mnquest\/uncover\/our-history\/glaciation\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Glaciation<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/mnquest\/uncover\/our-history\/indigenous-americans\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/bb-plugin\/cache\/native-america-circle.jpg\" alt=\"native-america\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"409\" width=\"640\" title=\"native-america\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"\/mnquest\/uncover\/our-history\/indigenous-americans\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous People<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/mnquest\/uncover\/our-history\/european-settlement\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/bb-plugin\/cache\/flatboat_going_down_the_mississippi820x605-circle.jpg\" alt=\"flatboat_going_down_the_mississippi820x605\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"605\" width=\"820\" title=\"flatboat_going_down_the_mississippi820x605\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"\/mnquest\/uncover\/our-history\/european-settlement\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Early European Settlement<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/mnquest\/uncover\/our-history\/industrialization\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/bb-plugin\/cache\/historical1_large-circle.jpg\" alt=\"historical1_large\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2045\" width=\"2763\" title=\"historical1_large\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"\/mnquest\/uncover\/our-history\/industrialization\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Industrialization<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\n\t<h3>Questions to Consider<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What can we learn from the past that will help us respect and care for our freshwaters today?<\/li>\n<li>What do you know about the geologic and human history of our community and of the state?\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>How do you know this? (family stories, books, videos, classes, signs and names around town)<\/li>\n<li>How does your community and its physical location within the state compare to this larger history?<\/li>\n<li>Ask your parents and grandparents to share stories about what Minnesota was like when they were younger.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<h5>\t\n\teducator note<\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Share stories<\/strong> that students and teachers know about their community\u2019s and their state\u2019s relationship with lakes, rivers, and wetlands.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Invite history-holders<\/strong> of your community to share stories about your community\u2019s history related to how people have used water as a resource.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interview<\/strong> parents, grandparents, historical societies, nature centers, and history-holder community members.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Research<\/strong> <strong>the stories <\/strong><strong>behind names<\/strong> of streets, buildings, parks, and other locations around the town and state. Places can give historical clues, and are often overlooked. When were they named and why?\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Examine historical photos<\/strong> and watch videos and documentaries that describe how water is a part of the history of our state, and how people have benefited from, helped, and harmed the water over time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create a timeline, video, or other visual representation <\/strong>that highlights the historical relationship people in your community or state have had with water ecosystems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Write an article<\/strong> to share with others in your school, your family, a public newsletter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create a GIS Storymap <\/strong>that shows the history of your town as it relates to water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<h5><a href=\"\/mnquest\/uncover\/our-watershed\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Let\u2019s find out more about your local lakes and rivers and the species that live there<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/mnquest\/uncover\/our-watershed\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLet\u2019s Go\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>uncover Our History Why are Minnesota\u2019s freshwaters such a huge part of our history and cultural identity? Glaciation Indigenous People Early European Settlement Industrialization Questions to Consider \u00a0 What can we learn from the past that will help us respect and care for our freshwaters today? 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