Curriculum Unit on Identity
Web links to external (non-Getty-hosted) resources are a key component of the curriculum
unit. In order to make navigation easier, we decided that these links should automatically
launch a separate Netscape browser window, in which the linked source would appear. In
this way, the viewer could always maintain a visual "anchor" with the curriculum page,
while browsing freely among the links.
Additionally, having multiple windows open simultaneously allows the viewer to compare
two works of art, as suggested by several of the discussion questions and activities.
Emphasis of the Content
In agreement with the Southwest Museum's senior staff, and in consultation with educators at
the Autry Museum of Western Heritage, we decided that this curriculum unit would focus on
Native American perspectives toward the Battle of Little Big Horn. Structurally, this meant
that materials related to Custer would be given secondary positions (e.g., primacy among the
"Source Links" goes to personal narratives of Lakota survivors).
Navigation strategy