Brainstorm:
What is culture?
Write down as many words or phrases as you can think of!
Culture: The whole way of life of a
group of people
Today’s Agenda:
1. Class Discussion: What is culture? What is
our culture? What is your individual
culture?
2. What is the culture of the Netsilik people?
Elements of Culture:
Take 10 minutes to describe YOUR culture!
Religion/beliefs:
Customs/traditions:
Art/music/dance/literature:
Family structure:
Technology:
Native Americans of North America:
Each tribe has a different culture
Who are the Netsilik People?
The Netsilik people are part of the Inuit
(Eskimo) people of the Arctic regions of
Canada and Alaska.
Netsilik Inuit
1. What does this film tell you about Netsilik
life?
2. In what ways are these people like you?
3. Does anything in the film surprise you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-cYeWjQsOE (watch film minutes 1-8)
Netsilik songs and stories:
As the Eskimo hunter and his family silently cross
the tundra, their thoughts are many. Some
may be unique, reflecting their personal
experiences, others are likely based on
knowledge and experiences shared by all
Netsilik people.
What are the beliefs shared by all Netsilik
people?
Tales of the Netsilik: Thunder and Lightning
1. What does this story tell us about the
Netsilik inner world?
2. Why would the Netsilik want to explain
these things?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j3qBKZKsds
The Earth and the People
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With your group:
• Read the story aloud
Discuss the following questions:
1. What do these songs and stories tell us about
the Netsilik inner world?
2. Why would the Netsilik want to explain these
things?
How do Netsilik beliefs compare
to other cultures?
All people wonder how their world came
to be.
Can you think of other ways we explain
the origin of the earth?
What is one animal that lived with
early people in America?
Which region?
What is archaeology?
What river is a tributary of the
Mississippi?
What is an artifact?
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
What is the Beringia Theory?
Which river is A?
What is the main artifact of the Clovis
Period?
Which region?
Where is Cactus Hill located?
Map Game!
Map Game: World