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Colonization and American Indian Perspectives
Students investigate the colonization of the United States by researching Thanksgiving. In this U.S. history instructional activity, students discuss the concept of Thanksgiving, who created it and what it was intended to do. Students...
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The Story of Sitting Bull
Students complete activities with the book The Story of Sitting Bull by Jeffrey A. Rucker. For this literature lesson, students review new vocabulary and practice finding capital letters. They read the story, answer comprehension...
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Buffalo-Ta Tanka
Pupils study the buffalo. They watch a video and read a story about the buffalo and what it meant to Native American Indian tribes. They practice naming the parts of buffalo in Lakota.
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Lakota Beaded Leather Bag
Students examine and review Lakota beadwork designs. They watch an instructional video on how to bead and then design and graph a design on paper. Finally they bead the design onto a leather bag.
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Symbols of Power in Native American Clothing
Students create power shirts that were highly important in the culture of many Native Americans.