Native
Americans
in Ohio
By Dan Elmeier &
Carlena Grayson
Table of Content
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Introduction
History
People in Societies
Geography
Economics
Government
Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
Social Studies Skills and Methods
Introduction
• Grade level: 4th
History
• Construct timelines
with evenly spaced
intervals for years or
decades to show the
order of significant
events during 16691800.
• Describe the earliest
settlements in Ohio
by the Prehistoric
Native Americans.
History
• Explain the cause and effects
of the frontier wars of the
1790s, including the Battle of
Fallen Timbers, on American
Indians in Ohio and the United
States.
• Explain how Ohio progressed
from territory to statehood,
including the terms of the
Northwest Ordinance.
• Describe how the American
Indians played an important
role in shaping the history of
Ohio then and now.
Websites
• Teaching Children United States History with Timelines
http://inquiryunlimited.org/timelines/histNatAm.html
• One State Many Nations
http://ch4549.org/onestate/lessons.htm
• Ohio History Central
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=473
• O*HI*O Defined
http://new.oplin.org/ohiodefined/statehood.htm
• Native American Culture
http://www.greatdreams.com/native.htm
People in Societies
• Describe the cultural practices and products of Native
Americans who have settled in Ohio over time.
• Compare and contrast the historical Indian tribes in
Ohio. (Adena, Hopewell, Fort Ancient, Shawnee,
Delaware, Ottawa, Miami, Mingo and Wyandot)
People in Societies
• Write a report on a famous Native American
from Ohio. (Blue Jacket, Tecumseh, Cornstalk,
The Prophet, Pontiac, Logan and White Eyes)
People in Societies
• Explain how the Native
Americans settled in Ohio
and why different nations
of Indians interacted with
their environment in
different ways.
• Describe the impact of
the expansion of
European settlements on
the Native Americans in
Ohio.
Websites
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Native American Religion in Early America
http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/eighteen/eke
yinfo/natrel.htm
Ohio Tribes
http://500nations.com/Ohio_Tribes.asp
Native American People of Ohio
http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/elempath/nativamer/
American Indians Studies
http://americanindianstudies.osu.edu/ohio.cfm
Subject Category- immigration
http://omp.ohiolink.edu/OMP/Subject?subject=immigrati
on
Geography
• Use maps to identify the
location of major
physical features in
Ohio. (Great Serpent
Mound, Seip Mound,
Miamisburg Mound and
Battle of Fallen Timber)
• Describe and compare
the landforms, the
climate, population, and
vegetation of places and
regions in Ohio.
Geography
• Use linear scale
to measure the
distance
between places
on the map.
Geography
• Identify the location of
the natural resources
available to the Native
Americans.
• Identify how
environmental
processes, such as
weathering and
elevation, influenced
human settlement in
Ohio.
Websites
• Indian Battles, Movement, and Events
http://www.42explore2.com/native2.htm
• World Atlas Travel
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/
usstates/oh.htm
• Geology.com
http://geology.com/cities-map/ohio.shtml
• Ohio Native American Pathfinder
http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/elempath/ohiona/
• Shaded Elevation Map of Ohio
http://dnr.state.oh.us/portals/10/pdf/sem_spec.pdf
Economics
• Read through the
textbook about the
economics of early Ohio
Native Americans
• View video clip about the
Shawnee, Miami and
other Indian tribes in Ohio
focusing on how they had
a system of money
• Talk about how each
member of the Shawnee,
Miami and other Indian
tribes contributed to the
economy
Economics
• Complete worksheet
on the Indian tribes in
Ohio about how they
traded with other
Indian tribes and
settlers
• Take quiz over the
economics of the
Ohio Indian tribes
Websites
• Miami Indians
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=
606
• Shawnee Indians
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=
631
http://www.tolatsga.org/shaw.html
• Ottawa Indians
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=
614
• The Early Years of the United States
http://economics.about.com/od/useconomichisto
ry/a/early_years.htm
Government
• Read in textbook
about the
Government system
the Ohio Indians used
• Setup the classroom
to run much like the
Ohio Indians did
• Read about the
different Indian chiefs
who ran the Ohio
Indian tribes
Government
• Talk about how the
United States
Government affected
the way of life for the
Ohio Indian Tribes
• Take test over the
many great Indian
Chiefs of Ohio
Websites
• Native Americans Of Ohio
http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/elempath/nativamer/
• Government And Politics
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/topic_entries.php?nm=
government_and_politics&rec=10
• Native Americans in the United States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_Un
ited_States
• American Indians: Laws and Policies
http://academic.udayton.edu/race/03justice/nalaws.htmaf
ds
• Native American Policy
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761584405/Native
_American_Policy.html
Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities
• Describe how the
Northwest Ordinance and
the formation of the
Northwest Territory was
the beginning of the end
for the Ohio Indian tribes
• Talk about the Treaty of
Greenville and talk about
how losing land claims
changed their lives
• Students read about the
Indian Removal Act and
how it affected the Ohio
Indian tribes
Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities
• Talk about the Treaty
with the Shawnee of
1786
• Have students do a
in-depth report in
groups about one of
the Treaties that
affected the Ohio
Indian Tribes
Websites
• Where did Ohio’s tribes go?
http://www.cleveland.com/tears/graphics/tribes.pdf
• Treaty of Greeneville (1795)
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1418
• Northwest Ordinance
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1747
Northwest Territory
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=772
• Treaty With the Shawnee : 1786
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/ntreaty/shaw1786.ht
m
Social Studies Skills and Methods
• Students write a short
essay about the lives
of the Ohio Indian
tribes
• Students create a
Ohio Indian tribe word
bank for a quiz or test
• Students create a
website about
different Ohio Indian
tribes
Social Studies Skills and Methods
• In groups, students
learn about one of the
Ohio Indian tribes and
then teach it to the
rest of the class
• Students draw a
picture of an
important event from
what they learned
about the Ohio Indian
tribes
Websites
• EdHelper
http://www.edhelper.com/
• Native Americans
http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Native_Americans/
• Teacher Helpers
http://teacherhelpers.homestead.com/
• Native Americans - Teacher Resources
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/native-americanheritage-month/teacher-resources/6648.html
• U.S. History - Native American: Lesson Plans
http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subcategory=
25&grade=0&Display=Display