Native Americans and Their Place on the Land A Photo Journey

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Introduction Native Americans have lived all over this continent of North America for thousands of years. How they lived was a reflection of the land where they lived, their natural environment. Although there were many different cultures spread across the land, they all had one thing in common: a special connection and love of their natural environment which provided everything they needed to live.     The Task: Your task is to find out as much as you can about that special relationship between Native Americans and the place where they lived. In what ways did their lives connect to their natural environment     The Process: 1.With a partner, look at the photographs from the various areas of our country. 2.Look carefully at all that you see in the photograph. What do you see? What do you think? What can you tell about their natural environment? Click here to print the chart below. Make a record of what you see and think. Houses Clothes Food Other Northeast Woodlands   Southeast Woodlands   Plains   Southwest   Northwest Coast   Far North   3.Talk about what you have seen. What is the same? What is different? 4. You and your partner should prepare a presentation that shows what you have discovered. You can use a poster, diorama, book or any other form of presentation that you choose. Be sure to include information from at least 3 areas of the country.   Assessment: Did you have fun in your exploration? Did you learn something new about Native Americans and their place on the land? Did your presentation include at least 3 categories that you discussed .  Other Internet Resources: Edward Curtis Photographic Collection: http://www.edwardscurtis.com/index.html American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Digital Collection: http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/index.html Native American Indians: http://www2.connectnet.com/~dmp/grade3_indian.html Indian Cultures: http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/culture.html Carnegie Museum of Natural History: http://www.clpgh.org/cmnh/exhibits/north-south-east-west/index.html Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/ Northeast Wigwam: http://newigwam.com/index.htm     Thanks and Credit to: The Library of Congress American Memories Collection of Photographs Edward Curtis Photographic Collection University of Washington Library Digital Collection   Introduction Task Process Assessment Other Resources Blenders Multiage 1-5 Learning Community, Lincoln School, Ashland, Oregon Barbara.Heyerman@ashland.k12.or.us Mark.Sherbow@ashland.k12.or.us Last modified 12-10-00