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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Native Voices: Black Elk

For Students 9th - 10th
Sioux visionary and leader, Black Elk, and his aide to writing Black Elk Speaks, poet John D. Niehardt, are featured in this lesson with regard to the concept of oral tradition in American and Native American writing. Click on "Black Elk...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Native Voices, Chippewa Songs

For Students 9th - 10th
Study the great oral tradition of the Chippewa Tribe in the Great Lakes regions through their music collected by Frances Densmore. For classroom activities and lesson enhancements click on the link, "Chippewa Songs Activities."
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Article
University of Richmond

University of Richmond: Rewriting Ethnography

For Students 9th - 10th
A literary review and criticism concerning the book "Ceremony" by Leslie Marmon Silko. Analyzes the Laguna oral tradition and its presence in Silko's novel.
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Website
Other

Personal: Raven and the Man That Sits on the Tides

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a Native American Raven tale from a Pacific Northwest tribe provided by Native American Storyteller, Barry McWilliams.
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eBook
Other

Pima Legend of the Flood on Superstition Mountain

For Students 9th - 10th
English text of the Pima legend "The Flood on Superstition Mountain."
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Eastern Shoshone: Hide Painting of the Sun Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
Painting on animal hides is a longstanding tradition of the Great Basin and Great Plains people of the United States. Painting, in tandem with oral traditions, functioned to record history.Cotsiogo, a member of the Eastern Shoshone...
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Leslie Marmon Silko

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site features links to lesson plans and activities for the book "Ceremony" by Leslie Marmon Silko. Come and explore the world of this amazing author.
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Website
American Indian Heritage Foundation

Indians.org: Pawnee Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief background information about the history and culture of the Pawnee. Includes the text of a Pawnee prayer. This site links to specific Pawnee stories and to other information on the Pawnee Tribe and authors.