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How is it unlike a narrative?\u003Cbr>Why were ledgers chosen rather than other art medium?\u003Cbr>How has ledger art changed over the years?\u003Cbr>Ledger Art, what’s in it for you? |  |  |\n| Materials/Resources |  | Essential Vocabulary |\n| Teacher:\u003Cbr>Short version. Ledger art-Wikipedia\u003Cbr>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ledger_art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ledger_art)\u003Cbr>[More information/explanation](More information/explanation Ledger Art History)[ Ledger Art History](More information/explanation Ledger Art History)[ ](More information/explanation Ledger Art History)video [https://plainsledgerart.org/history/](https://plainsledgerart.org/history/ This)[ This](https://plainsledgerart.org/history/ This) source and the one above provide background, themes, artists and examples of the genre\u003Cbr>The Rosebud School Album.\u003Cbr>[https://plainsledgerart.org/plates/view/485](https://plainsledgerart.org/plates/view/485)\u003Cbr>Provide a review of basic art elements (Example: Lines—drawing lines can be thick or thin; hard or soft; light or dark; expressive or constructive; implied or actual; choppy or smooth; barely there or strong and sharp; fast or very slow.) Many tutorials on YouTube or go to Elements and Principles of Art (14:20 minutes well spent)\u003Cbr>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIOfbozTIY8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIOfbozTIY8) | Student:\u003Cbr>Pencils, ink fountain pens, crayons, and watercolor paints | Narrative Counter Narrative Ledger\u003Cbr>Genre\u003Cbr>Medium |\n\n\n| Learning Experience |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Standards and Practice:\u003Cbr>OSEU: 5: Oral tradition and story | Anchor Standard 10: K-12.Cn. 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.\u003Cbr>5.VA.Cn.10.1.a 6-8.VA.Cn.10.1 |\n| Cultural Integration:\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Ledger Drawing by Jaw Man in yellow on green horse, purple ink added | Ledger arts are counter narratives wherein artists “choose their own words to tell their own stories” through art. Counter narratives are not legends or myths instead they counter misinformation in history books that at times depict, as movies do, Indians as noble (or not so noble) savages. At the other end of the spectrum is early literature that tends to misrepresent by romantic idealization of American Indians. By contrast, ledger book artists provide alternative points of view that truly present culture and their own Indian [realities.](realities. From: Counter-Narrative-WordPress.com)[ From:](realities. From: Counter-Narrative-WordPress.com)[ ](realities. From: Counter-Narrative-WordPress.com)[Counter-Narrative-WordPress.com](realities. From: Counter-Narrative-WordPress.com)\u003Cbr>[https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/key-concept-counter-narrative.pd](https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/key-concept-counter-narrative.pdf)[f](https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/key-concept-counter-narrative.pdf)\u003Cbr>The story told in a ledger art piece must be one that has been witnessed. That is, it must be “provable.” This is much like the songs that were sung after a battle when a warrior had been heroic; through song the warrior would be honored and the event would become known by all.\u003Cbr>Some people believe there is not much history told from a Lakota point of view. Not true, there is much to be learned from ledger art. 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