Native Americans Power Point Presentation By Kris Rone & Sara Wagner

Native Americans  Level: Fourth Grade  Unit includes: Field Trip to Sunwatch Village Native American Legends Totem Poles and Dreamcatchers Mapping of Native American Regions Individual reports including presentations

Objectives  The students will study Native American lifestyles by going on a field trip to Sunwatch Indian Village.  The students will learn about Native American culture by listening to and writing their own legend, making a totem pole, and creating a dreamcatcher.

Objectives cont’d  The students will locate the various Native American regions on a North American map.  The students will study all aspects of tribal life by researching and reporting their findings in presentation format to their fellow students.

Field Trip

Field Trip Objective The students will study Native American lifestyles by going on a field trip to Sunwatch Indian Village.

Sunwatch Indian Village  National Historic Landmark  800 year-old Indian village  Built by the Fort Ancient Indians  Located near the Great Miami River 

Field Trip Materials  Permission slips signed by parents  Packed lunches (drinks will not be provided)  Cameras (optional)  Notebook and pen or pencil

Field Trip Agenda  Arrive at Sunwatch Village at 10:00am.  In small groups (4-5 students), tour village with a chaperone from 10:00am--12:00pm.  Lunch from 12:00pm-- 12:30pm.  Class discussion from 12:30pm--1:30pm.  Arrive back at school at 2:15pm.

Field Trip Foci  Types of dwellings  Artifacts--pottery, drawings, weapons  Cultural practices-- religious beliefs, family structure, tribal hierarchy  Legends and folklore

Field Trip Assessment  Active participation in village tour (e.g. active interest, asking questions)  Contributions to class discussion  Written summary on field trip experience

Native American Legends

Legend Objectives  Students will learn about Native American culture by listening to and writing their own legend.  Students will learn about Native American culture by creating their own totem pole.  Students will learn about Native American culture by creating their own dreamcatcher.

Legend Materials  Brother Eagle, Sister Sky by, Susan Jeffers  Writing paper and pen

Legend Materials cont’d. For Totem Poles:  Paper towel holders  Markers, crayons  Feathers, buttons and other decorative items  glue

Legend Materials cont’d For dreamcatchers:  Thin wood  Colorful yarn  Feathers  Colored beads

Legend Assessment  Students will be assessed on the neatness, originality and creativity of their legends, totem poles and dreamcatchers.  Spelling and grammar will also be assessed, but to a lesser degree.

Native American Legends Related Websites  html html  t/~stony/loreindx.html t/~stony/loreindx.html

Native American Homelands

Homeland Objectives  Students will be able to locate the five Native American regions located in the present-day United States and list some of the tribes that inhabited those regions.  Students will study all aspects of life and culture of a tribe of their choice. They will be asked to research this tribe and present their findings to the class in presentation format.

Homeland Materials  Research materials  Native American clothing to dress up as a tribe  Computer to type report  Native American visual aids for use during report

Native American Regions  Pacific Northwest  California Intermountain region  Northern coastal region  Plateau region  Southwest  Southeast  Eastern Woodlands  Plains

Pacific Northwest Region Plateau region Walla-walla Yakama Spokane Northwest Pacific Coast Chinook Haida Nootka Intermountain region Paiute Ute Shoshone

Southwest Region  Hopi  Navajo  Papago  Pima  Zuni

Eastern Woodland Region  Iroquois  Huron  Ojibwa  Winnebago  Algonquin  Potawatomi  Shawnee  Delaware

Southeast Region  Cherokee  Creek  Seminoles  Chocktaw  Chickasaw

Plains Region  Sioux  Cheyenne  Arapaho  Comanche  Omaha  Pawnee  Crow  Osage

Homeland Assessment  Students will be assessed on their accuracy of mapping the Native American regions.  Students will be assessed on the completeness of their tribal research and presentation.

Native Americans Related Websites  Native American arts and crafts  philadelphia.com/nattopic s.html : Native American timeline philadelphia.com/nattopic s.html  n/collections/pacific/pacin tro/html : Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest n/collections/pacific/pacin tro/html