Lesson 13 of 84 · Rights and Responsibilities
⭐ 30 XP🏛️ Civic SquareIndigenous Rights and Sovereignty
Indigenous rights include rights to land, language, culture, and self-governance.
🎯 Your mission
Learn how the rule got made — and who it serves.
⚡ The twist
Laws change. Power changes who gets to change them.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Women in New Zealand could vote 27 years before women in the US.
Then & Now
🏛️ The rule you'll meet today is still on the books — sort of.
Indigenous rights include rights to land, language, culture, and self-governance. International agreements and federal laws recognize these rights, though challenges persist.
Key Facts
Human rights belong to everyone.
Rights come with responsibilities.
People have fought to expand rights.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2Which is a basic human right?
Why this still matters
Your school has rules. Where do they come from? Who decides them?
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Make up a fair rule for your family. Pitch it.
For the dinner table
“What's one rule at our house you'd change if you could vote on it?”
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