Native Americans of the PNW Origin Stories/Oral Histories
Origin Stories/Oral Histories Agenda Review Objective Notes Defining terms Stories Preview Finish Vocabulary – due tomorrow (for full credit)
Origin Stories/Oral Histories Review Benefits of oral histories Problems with oral histories
Origin Stories/Oral Histories Objective Upon completion of this lesson students should be able to… identify some common characters and themes in Native American origin stories.
Origin Stories/Oral Histories Defining terms (start taking notes) Coastal Tribes – native groups living west of the Cascades Plateau Tribes – native groups living east of the Cascades Coyote – common character in native stories, often creates tribes
Origin Stories/Oral Histories Native perspectives Commonalities: Monster destroys A hero animal kills the monster Monster’s body parts are distributed around PNW The body parts represent individual tribes
Origin Stories/Oral Histories Coyote Tale Options: Killer Mosquito Coyote and Flint Cannibal Sea Monster
Origin Stories/Oral Histories Stories differ from group to group Four stories in your text Iltswetsix Wishpoosh Coyote Charger
Origin Stories/Oral Histories Iltswetsix (pg. 90) From the Nez Perce in SE WA and NE OR Monster – eating up everybody and everything Eats Coyote Coyote takes revenge and slaughters the monster Each piece becomes a tribe
Kootenai and Flathead (severed head) Page 96 Nez Perce (Blood)
Origin Stories/Oral Histories Wishpoosh (pg. 91) From groups in the Cascades Beaver Monster living in Lake Cle Elum Coyote kills the monster again Causes the formation of river valleys, Columbia River and lakes Coyote transforms into fir tree – eaten by monster Coyote transforms back and cuts up the monster – creating neighboring tribes Lower body of monster becomes the Coastal tribes
Page 96 Yakama (ribs) Klickitat (arms) Cayuse (arms) Nez Perce (head)
Origin Stories/Oral Histories Coyote (pg. 91) From Clackamas in Western Oregon Coyote helps Chinook tribe get food (similar to Stephen King-Children of the Corn)
Page 96 Clackamas (arms)
Origin Stories/Oral Histories Charger (pg. 91) From the Skagit in Western WA Great Flood leaves 5 Indians alive Two of the survivors have a son The son creates a new world by covering Earth with a blanket Wind disperses the new tribes Charger is known as “New Creator”
Origin Stories/Oral Histories Preview Continue Oral Histories Activity Find a story not in the textbook Read and compare it to the commonalities identified in your textbook Turn in Chapter Four Vocabulary (if you have not done so)