Essential Questions:
*Who were the earliest inhabitants of the Americas? *What factors could be attributed to the cultural differences between these groups? Objectives: *Describe or map the possible migration patterns of the earliest inhabitants that led to the peopling of the Americas, and identify the push/pull factors of their migration. *Demonstrate how the environments of North America effected the settlement & development of Native American cultural groups. *Categorize the differences among native groups due to geography.
Project Websites:
Northwest Coast: Websites and Resources: Chinook http://www.bigorrin.org/chinook_kids.htm Kwakiutl tribe http://www.bigorrin.org/kwakiutl_kids.htm Tlingit http://www.bigorrin.org/tlingit_kids.htm Great Plains: Blackfeet (Blackfoot) http://www.bigorrin.org/blackfoot_kids.htm Sioux http://www.bigorrin.org/sioux_kids.htm Ioway http://www.bigorrin.org/ioway_kids.htm Comanche http://www.bigorrin.org/comanche_kids.htm Cheyenne http://www.bigorrin.org/cheyenne_kids.htm Cree http://www.bigorrin.org/cree_kids.htm Great Basin: Shoshoni http://www.bigorrin.org/shoshone_kids.htm Paiute http://www.bigorrin.org/paiute_kids.htm Ute http://www.bigorrin.org/ute_kids.htm Southeast: Creek/Muskogee http://www.bigorrin.org/creek_kids.htm Seminole http://www.bigorrin.org/seminole_kids.htm Calusa http://www.bigorrin.org/calusa_kids.htm Cherokee http://www.bigorrin.org/cherokee_kids.htm Choctaw http://www.bigorrin.org/choctaw_kids.htm Caddo http://www.native-languages.org/caddo.htm Plateau: Nez Perce http://www.bigorrin.org/nez_kids.htm Modoc http://www.bigorrin.org/modoc_kids.htm Yakama http://www.bigorrin.org/yakama_kids.htm Southwest: Apache http://www.bigorrin.org/apache_kids.htm Hopi http://www.bigorrin.org/hopi_kids.htm Navajo http://www.bigorrin.org/navajo_kids.htm Pueblo http://www.bigorrin.org/pueblo_kids.htm Zuni http://www.bigorrin.org/zuni_kids.htm Eastern Woodlands: Abenaki http://www.bigorrin.org/abenaki_kids.htm Algonquins http://www.bigorrin.org/algonquin_kids.htm Iroquois http://www.bigorrin.org/iroquois_kids.htm Cree http://www.bigorrin.org/cree_kids.htm Narragansett http://www.bigorrin.org/narragansett_kids.htm Wampanoag http://www.bigorrin.org/wampanoag_kids.htm Mohawk http://www.bigorrin.org/mohawk_kids.htm California: Index of tribes with links http://factcards.califa.org/cai/caimenu.html Chumash http://www.bigorrin.org/chumash_kids.htm Cahuilla http://www.bigorrin.org/cahuilla_kids.htm Hupa http://www.bigorrin.org/hupa_kids.htm Pomo http://factcards.califa.org/cai/pomo.html Shasta http://www.bigorrin.org/shasta_kids.htm Yani http://factcards.califa.org/cai/yana.html Miwok http://www.bigorrin.org/miwok_kids.htm Native American Facts For Kids http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm Houses- http://www.native-languages.org/houses.htm From First Arrivals to Indian Empires http://www.american-indians.net/first.htm |
Additional Websites and Resources:
Across Atlantic Ice- a YouTube video about the earliest human migration into North America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS9mv3-UNiQ Dawn Land: Abenaki Creation Story- A video of a folktale from the Abenaki tribe about how humans came to be. Produced by Erik Rodriguez as part of the Endangered Languages Project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgnAR-rwsj0 Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island- the site provides information about the numerous theories regarding the peopling of North America. The site also contains information, and links to additional information, about the indigenous people of North America. http://researchdtmack.com/peopling.html New Hampshire's Native American Heritage http://www.nh.gov/folklife/learning/traditions_native_americans.htm A Journey to a New Land- From the Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC) and created by Dr Barbara J. Winter. A Journey to a New Land is a scientific journey exploring the history of the Ice Age and the origin of the First Peoples in America. Produced with the aid of education professionals, this site includes different content for associated learning levels from primary to post-secondary. Explore the history of the Ice Age, as fed by archaeologists' incredible discoveries, along with the mysteries that still abound. http://www.sfu.museum/journey/an-en/secondaire1er-middle Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian http://nmai.si.edu/ Digialt History- Overview of the First Americans http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=1&smtID=1 First People- The Legends http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/Legends-AB.html The North American Indian. Edward S. Curtis's Photographic Images. provided by the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Survivor International- This organization helps protect the human rights and land of tribal people throughout the world today. It provides a wealth of information about varoius tribes, and ways we can all help to protect those whose way of life is being threatened. http://www.survivalinternational.org/info |