NATIVE AMERICANS
AMERICAN HERITAGE SERIES ©2004 SchoolMedia, Inc.
Learning Objectives
3)
Some historians believe that our own government
was modeled after the Iroquois Confederacy.
___T ___ F
4)
The Navajo way of life changed with the
introduction of sheep in the 1500s and 1600s.
___T ___ F
Students will:
1)
Understand that Native Americans were the first
people to live in what is now the United States.
2)
Appreciate the respect Native Americans held for
Earth
5)
3)
Identify several tribes, their home region, and their
way of life
The Miwok tribe used tar to seal the seams on their
boats. ___T ___ F
6)
4)
Understand the impact Native American tribes have
had on our current way of life.
1. Many Native American tribes pass down their
history through
(a) large encyclopedias (b) CD ROM
(c) Storytelling (d) none of the above
7)
Natives settled in six basic areas including:
(a) the southeast and southwest
(b) the eastern woodlands and Great Plains
(c) the eastern woodlands and
California inter-mountain area
(d) all of the above
8)
Which was the first Native American tribe to have
its own written language?
(a) Anasazi
(b) Cherokee
(c) Lakota
(d) Chumash
9)
Which parts of the buffalo might a Kiowa tribesperson
use?
(a) They used everything, including the refuse
(b) They didn’t use buffalo, because they
were extinct
(c) Only the meat and the skin
(d) None of the above
Suggested Activities
1)
2)
Native American Map. Using poster board or large
pieces of construction paper, have each student (or
pairs of students) construct or draw a map of the
United States. Ask students to label the map with the
‘Native American Regions’ as described in the video
and mark on the map the tribes that were shown in
the video, along with an illustration showing some of
their ways of life (e.g. housing, buffalo, etc.). Next,
have students do independent research on other
Native American tribes and add those groups to
their maps. Share maps with the class and display.
Enrichment. As described in the video, Native
American groups have longstanding traditions such
as storytelling and a respect for nature. Have each
student pick a tribe (preferably NOT one discussed
in the video) and research some of the customs and
beliefs of that tribe. Have each student share a story
or custom from the tribe they researched.
Ten Question Quiz
1)
Native Americans have always had a great respect
for nature.
___T ___ F
2)
The Indians who came here long ago are called
Indians, because they came from India.
___T ___ F
10) Which tribe was considered the best known traders
of the Northwest Coast?
(a) Chumash
(b) Mojave
(c) Chinook
(d) Makah
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Answers: 1T, 2F, 3T, 4T, 5F, 6C, 7D, 8B, 9A, 10C
TEACHER’S GUIDE
Vocabulary
Cherokee – a Southeast tribe of native peoples.
Chinook – a trading tribe that lived along the Columbia River
Chumash – A group of natives that live on the coastal region of
present day California
Clans – families of Chinook that lived in pit houses
Confederation – a large group of Cherokee villages
Hogans – the cone shaped houses built by the Navajo
Iroquois – an eastern woodland group of Native Americans
comprised of the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida,
and Mohawk peoples.
Kiowas – a group of natives that roamed the Great Plains
Lakota – also known as the Sioux; another group of Native
Americans living on the Great Plains
Land bridge – the section of land that connected Asia and North
America
Maidu – a group of natives that lived in California’s Central
Valley
Makah – a Northwest Coast tribe famous for their totem poles
Mandans – a group of natives that settled in the Great Plains
Mojave – the tribe that lived in a large desert that covers part of
present day California, Arizona, and Nevada
Natives – the first people to settle in an area
Navajo – another Southwestern tribe
Ohlone – a tribe that lived near present day San Francisco.
Pueblo – a southwestern tribe that lived in adobe houses;
Anasazi, Hopi, and Zuni are all part of the Pueblo
peoples.
Sachems – the leaders of the Iroquois Nation
Sod – a mixture of grass and dirt
Teepee – a home consisting of wooden poles tied together and
covered with buffalo skins
Totem pole – a tall wooden post that was carved in great detail
to show people’s, animal’s, or a family’s history
Yurok – a tribe that lived on the Pacific Coast
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