DOI
https://doi.org/10.62812/UUUU9240
Document Type
Curriculum Resource
Publication Version
In Review
Publication Date
Summer 6-6-2026
Keywords
Three Sisters, traditional ecological knowledge, reciprocity, place-based science, Sicangu land stewardship, soil health
Description
In this lesson, students will begin a week-long unit on soil health that is connected to the chapter The Three Sisters from the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Students will begin the week by reading the chapter and answering discussion questions, and each subsequent day will build on this introduction with project-based learning activities. This module is designed to bridge traditional Indigenous knowledge with primary scientific inquiry, allowing students to explore soil nutrients, polycultures, and agricultural health in a way they can apply to their own lives and local food sovereignty efforts on the Rosebud Reservation.
Pages
8
Type
Lesson Plan
Format
Language
English
Publisher
Open Prairie, South Dakota State University
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Mara Johnson, Jiyul Chang and Madhav P Nepal (2026). Lesson 1: The Three Sisters and Soil Health. I-LEARN Teaching Resources, 8(1), 324-331 https://doi.org/10.62812/UUUU9240