Westward Expansion Part 2 Miss Springborn Notes packet Pages 8-16
The buffalo…
What did the buffalo mean to the Native Americans? SURVIVAL, Way of LIFE, EVERYTHING
Page 11: The Carlise Indian School With your timeline buddy: Read the story on pages 11-14 together. Answer the questions at the end of the story together.
Now let’s take a look at page 12 Compare the 2 pictures…
List the differences between the two pictures ON THE LEFT TOM TORLINO HAS DARK SKIN, LONG HAIR; HE’S WEARING INDIAN CLOTHES; HE’S WEARING A LOT OF JEWELRY; IN THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT THE HE IS LIGHTER SKINNED, SHORT HAIR, IN A SUIT AND TIE, AND NO JEWELRY.
What is the reason for these differences? WHEN TOM TORLINO WENT TO THE “INDIAN SCHOOL”, HE WAS NOT OUTSIDE HUNTING ANY MORE SO HIS SKIN BECAME LIGHTER. AT SCHOOL, HE WAS FORCED TO CHANGE HIS CLOTHES, JEWLERY, AND HAIR, TO BECOME MORE “WHITE” OR “CIVILIZED”.
De-Indianization THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD TOOK AWAY A LOT OF NATIVE AMERICAN LAND. IT ALSO BROUGHT BUFFALO HUNTERS OUT WEST.
De-Indianization WITHOUT THE BUFFALO NATIVE AMERICANS HAVE TO FIND A NEW WAY TO GET FOOD, CLOTHES, SHELTER, TOOLS
De-Indianization FORCED TO CHANGE THEIR NAME, LEARN ENGLISH, CUT THEIR HAIR, CHANGE THEIR RELIGION, CHANGE THEIR CLOTHES, LIVE AWAY FROM FAMILY AND TRIBE
De-Indianization NATIVE AMERICANS WERE MOVED FROM THEIR RESERVATION TO A NEW ONE IF GOLD WAS FOUND
Declining buffalo population out West: List the factors that led to the decline in buffalo population: