{"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&#8217;s 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>&nbsp;<\/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&#8217;s and their state&#8217;s relationship with lakes, rivers, and wetlands.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Invite history-holders<\/strong> of your community to share stories about your community&#8217;s 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&#8217;s 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&#8217;s Go\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>uncover Our History Why are Minnesota&#8217;s freshwaters such a huge part of our history and cultural identity? Glaciation Indigenous People Early European Settlement Industrialization Questions to Consider &nbsp; What can we learn from the past that will help us respect and care for our freshwaters today? 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