Annie and the Old One
This book tells students much about the Navajo culture and how these Native Americans use their natural, capital, and human resources to satisfy their economic wants. Annie, a Navajo Indian girl, tries to prevent her beloved grandmother from dying. The “old one” has told her family that she will return to the earth when the new rug they are making is finished. Annie does everything she can to delay the project, but her grandmother helps her to understand that she cannot hold back time.
Economic Concepts
- Natural Resource
- Human Resource
- Capital Resources
- Human Capital
- Production
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
- Intermediate (4-6)
Related Subjects
- U.S. History
- Geography
- Multicultural
Description of Lesson 3, Indian Producers and Consumers,
From Adventures in Economic and U.S. History, Volume 1
Students read and discuss stories about economic life in three or more Indian tribes. They note the available resources as well as what was produced and how it was produced and used in each tribe.