Native Americans

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Web Sites and Lesson Plans:

Celebrate Native American Heritage - 12 lessons to help students learn about Native American history and cultures. Included: Activities that involve students in dramatizing folktales, learning new words, preparing traditional foods, and much more!

Native American State Names - 26 states with names of Native American origin and the meaning behind each of them?

Native American Cultures Across the U.S. - How are American Indians represented in today's society? What objects and practices do we associate with Indian culture? What are some actual customs and traditions of specific Native American groups? What are some cultural traditions and customs that have changed over the centuries? Which ones have continued into the present?

Create your own Native American Board Game - Students will, discuss how games reflect a culture’s beliefs, priorities, and aspects of everyday life learn about a few games and toys of Native American children; and analyze basic elements of a selected Native American tribe in order to apply them to the creation of an original board game that can be played by today’s children.

Native American Thematic Unit for Kindergarten - Poems, counting games, literature, art activities and more wrapped around the native american culture.

Activities to Celebrate Native American Heritage - 12 lessons to help students learn about Native American history and cultures. Includes activities that involve students in dramatizing folktales, learning new words and preparing traditional foods

Primary Source Documents:

Native American Primary Source Documents - scholarly works published by the U.S. Government beginning in the early 1800's. All are cataloged and can be located by searching the Library Catalog or by using print indexes to government documents.


Understanding Primary Sources:Indian Removal - Students analyze the words of two statesmen from the 1830s and write reports on the subject of Indian removal. During the 1830s the federal government under President Andrew Jackson advocated the removal of Native American tribes in southeastern states to western territories. This was a controversial act. Many citizens of Georgia and North Carolina welcomed removal because it allowed them to move into the Native Americans' lands. Other Americans felt removal was cruel and wrong

Exploring Native Americans Across the Curriculum - Blast stereotypes with across-the-curriculum activities for students of all ages. The activities and the Internet sites that are offered below are intended to help teachers present a balanced portrayal of Native Americans today -- their history, their culture, and their issues.

 

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