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Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: Sioux Treaty of 1868

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the Sioux and their lives in the Black Hills before 1868. They engage in a wide variety of cross-curricular activities which give them a good understanding of the Sioux culture.
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Colonization and American Indian Perspectives

For Teachers 7th - 8th
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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Nomad Land

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore the migratory movements of animals as they monitor their own movements throughout the school day. Climatic and feeding conditions are examined as cues for the movement.
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Whose Rock Is This Anyway?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students will seek to understand the events at Pipestone Quarry and what may have caused them. Pipestone Quarry in Pipestone, Minnesota, bears the mythic red Sioux quartzite called Pipestone or Catlinite.
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Literature - November

For Teachers K
Students develop new vocabulary through listening. They listen to comprehend and to obtain information.
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European Expansion in America

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore human settlement in America - from the 1500s to about the turn of the 20th Century. They follow the relationships and changes beginning in the east, then head west to witness the final battles of this era.
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Worksheet
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Native American Homes

For Students 3rd - 4th
A wonderful worksheet on dwellings of Native Americans awaits your students. In this reading comprehension and American history worksheet, students answer questions about the dwellings, create pictures of them, and complete a matching...
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Santa Fe, New Mexico: Vocabulary Follow-Up

For Students 4th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences, using Santa Fe, New Mexico associated vocabulary given at the top of the page. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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The Story of Sitting Bull

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
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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The Battle of the Little Bighorn

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students assess how point of view can change a story. In this content area reading lesson, students read about the Battle of the Little Bighorn from three different sources. Students answer questions based upon their reading and draw...
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Symbols of Power in Native American Clothing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create power shirts that were highly important in the culture of many Native Americans.
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PBS

Mpr: The Meaning of Sioux Music and Song

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Minnesota Public Radio provides the text of a 1915 article written by musician and self-trained anthropologist, Frances Densmore. Densmore spent years studying the music and culture of the Teton Sioux and other native...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Native American History for Kids: Sioux Nation and Tribe

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Native American Indian tribe the Sioux Nation from the Great Plains of the United States on this site. Explore where the Sioux live, eat, and more on this website.
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American Indian Heritage Foundation

Black Elk: Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux, 1863 1950

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes religious quotes and prayers from Black Elk that exemplify his spirituality.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Teton

For Students 9th - 10th
A page containing information about an Indian tribe known as the Teton who live in South Dakota. Investigate their family life, economy, religion, and history.
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Website
Other

Joseph Bruchac Home Page: Joseph Bruchac

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is Joseph Bruchac's homepage. It provides links to his biography, a listing of his major works, and other online resources for the author. It also provides links to several of his poems to open or download on mp3.
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C-SPAN

American Writers: Black Elk

For Students 9th - 10th
An informational site on Black Elk. Includes general information about his life, works, and writings, including Black Elk Speaks. Also includes links to other sites.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Red Coud's Speech After Wounded Knee

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Red Coud's Speech after Wounded Knee" by Chief Red Cloud, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Those Kids Never Got to Go Home

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Those Kids Never Got to Go Home" Jeff Gammage, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...

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