Video Objectives
- Students will gain a greater understanding of the contributions of different groups of American Indians from the West.
- Students will realize the importance of culture, storytelling, arts, and the respect for nature in different American Indian groups.
- Students will understand how the cultures of those groups of people impacted their ability to thrive during the times of European settlement.
- Students will understand the nature of the historical conflicts between European heritage settlers and the Native Americans of the West.
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Classroom Activites- Make a Totem Pole. Ask students to think of a message, a story, or a lesson that they would like to relate to others. Have students create a totem pole using the medium of their choice (carve soap, paint on paper, etc – ask students to be creative). Ask each student to write down what each part of their totem pole symbolizes and explain it to the class or in a small group.
- Cause and Effect. In this video, the effects of different groups of settlers were discussed. Ask students to compare the treatment of the different American Indian groups by both the Spanish settlers and European Americans coming from within the United States. Students can work individually or in small groups to make a chart showing the effect of each group of settlers on American Indians. Which groups fared better? What were the intentions of the settlers? Did the intentions of the settlers have a different effect on each tribe they encountered?
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View Teacher's Guide PDF (F.P.O.)
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