{"id":14085,"date":"2025-05-06T19:27:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/?p=14085"},"modified":"2025-05-06T19:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:29:44","slug":"spirit-of-a-nation-is-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/2025\/05\/06\/spirit-of-a-nation-is-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Spirit of a Nation&#8221; is now available!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We invite you to try out our newest mission, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/games\/spirit-of-a-nation\/\"><em>Spirit of a Nation<\/em><\/a>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This mission takes players back to the 1500s and 1600s to explore how American Indigenous people persisted and adapted during early encounters with Europeans, as well as how this past is researched and interpreted by archaeologists and historians.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/16175251\/mu8-title-screen-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Split screen image. 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On the right, a contemporary teenage Apalachee girl against a contemporary backdrop.\" class=\"wp-image-13573\" style=\"width:221px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/16175251\/mu8-title-screen-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/16175251\/mu8-title-screen-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/16175251\/mu8-title-screen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/16175251\/mu8-title-screen-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/16175251\/mu8-title-screen-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/16175251\/mu8-title-screen-1568x1568.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/16175251\/mu8-title-screen-365x365.jpg 365w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/16175251\/mu8-title-screen-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/16175251\/mu8-title-screen.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You are Nicki Seward, a 15-year-old descendant of the Apalachee, an Indigenous people from northwestern Florida. As a present-day intern at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missionsanluis.org\/\">Mission San Luis<\/a> in Florida, you are exploring artifacts and other evidence about the past and using \u201chistorical imagination\u201d to step into the roles of young Apalachee people in the 16th and 17th centuries. Your goal: to understand how they responded to the arrival of the Spanish and use the evidence you collect to create an exhibit for the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/06181117\/P1-ExhibitPlanner-1024x767.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14086\" style=\"width:348px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/06181117\/P1-ExhibitPlanner-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/06181117\/P1-ExhibitPlanner-600x449.png 600w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/06181117\/P1-ExhibitPlanner-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/06181117\/P1-ExhibitPlanner-1536x1150.png 1536w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/06181117\/P1-ExhibitPlanner-2048x1533.png 2048w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/06181117\/P1-ExhibitPlanner-1568x1174.png 1568w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/06181117\/P1-ExhibitPlanner-365x273.png 365w, https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/06181117\/P1-ExhibitPlanner-500x374.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The mission and accompanying classroom guide explore the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What was life like for Apalachees and other Indigenous groups in the region before the arrival of the Spanish?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What choices and dilemmas did Apalachees face in responding to the arrival and growing presence of the Spanish in the 1600s?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How can archaeological evidence help us learn about how North American Indigenous groups retained their identity and adapted their culture in response to European colonization?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Play the game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/games\/spirit-of-a-nation\/\">here<\/a> and explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/teach\/spirit-of-a-nation\/\">teacher\u2019s guide<\/a> for a curriculum overview, classroom activities, standards alignments, historical background, additional resources, and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the team behind <em>Spirit of a Nation<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/2025\/05\/06\/meet-the-team-behind-spirit-of-a-nation\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: The game is currently available online and can be played via web browser on PC, Mac, or Chromebook. Downloadable PC and Chromebook apps will be available at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AND A REMINDER&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/2024\/08\/26\/fall-24-updates-new-teacher-dashboard-and-more\/\"><strong>Teacher Dashboard<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pbslearningmedia.org\/resource\/serious-history-serious-games-interactive-lesson\/mission-us\/\"><strong>PD Module<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are now available! 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