When you think of Native Americans what are the things that first come to your mind? Look at image and describe what you think it shows of Native Americans. Is this how you perceive Native Americans

 SWBAT describe the history of key events in Native American history.

 In your notes label this section “Stereotypes and Realities about Native Americans” and number your paper 1-12  I will read some sentences about Native Americans and you will have to decide whether it is a stereotype or reality

 Indians were conquered because they were inferior.

 If Indians had united, they could have prevented the European invasion.

 Indians arrived in this hemisphere via the Siberian Land Bridge.

 Indians had nothing to contribute to Europeans or to the growth of America.

 Indians did not value or empower women.

 Indians welcome outsiders to study and participate in their religious ceremonies.

 Indians have no reason to be unpatriotic.

. Indians get a free ride from the government.

 Indians cannot vote or hold office

 Indians have a tendency toward alcoholism.

 “My grandmother was an Indian.”

 Indians like having their picture taken.

 Myth: Indians were conquered because they were inferior.  Truth: Indians were conquered because of their lack of immunity to European diseases

 Myth: In Indians had united, they could have prevented the European invasion.  Truth: Tribes were too different culturally and lived too far apart to fight together as a cohesive unit

 Myth: Indians arrived in this hemisphere via the Siberian Land Bridge.  Truth: Indians believe that they were created in this hemisphere

 Myth: Indians had nothing to contribute to Europeans or to the growth of America.  Truth: The contributions of American Indians have changed and enriched the world

 Myth: Indians did not value or empower women.  Truth: Indian women often wielded considerable power within their tribes

 Myth:10. Indians welcome outsiders to study and participate in their religious ceremonies.  Truth: Indians often practice their religions secretly and want outsiders to respect their desire for privacy

 Myth: Indians have no reason to be unpatriotic. Truth: Most American patriotism is the celebration of Euro-American history and interest. Euro-Americans’ behavior and policies towards Indians have been brutal throughout American history.

 Myth:14. Indians get a free ride from the government.  Truth: The benefits Indians receive from the government derive from treaty agreements, which claim to compensate them for the surrender of some or all of their invaluable lands.

 Myth: Indians cannot vote or hold office.  Truth: Indians represent a powerful voting bloc in elections; numerous Indians hold tribal, state and national offices.

 Myth: Indians have a tendency toward alcoholism.  Truth:Indians are no more predisposed to alcoholism than members of any other ethnic group.

 Myth:. “My grandmother was an Indian.”  Truth:Thousands of Americans “wannabe” Indians, but they are not.

 Myth:24. Indians like having their picture taken.  Truth: Indians find photographers intrusive

 In 1776 there were at least 12 million Native American people in the 48 contiguous states of America. Today there are fewer than 2 million

 Forced Removal from Homelands.  Mass execution  By US government troops  Bounty on Scalps  Biological Warfare  Imprisonment  Execution  Wholesale extermination of villages, including women and children  Starvation on reservations

US government appointed reservation superintendents have deliberately withheld:  Food  Adequate Shelter  Sanitation  Medicine and hospitals

 Documented 3,000 Indian women sterilized on one reservation alone in one year.  More undocumented sterilizations  Plan to sterilize between 4% & 6% of childbearing population per year.

 Fostering Children out of the tribe  Boarding Schools & Indian Mission Schools  “Kill the Indian to save the man”  Captain Richard H. Pratt  Founder, Carlisle Indian Industrial School 1892

 Children stripped of:  Spiritual comfort  Language  Traditional Clothing  Hair  Sexual abuse  Isolation  Shame

 Fact: The Hands of the clock cannot be turned back.  Fact: A new wind is blowing.

 Tribes now have the authority to:  Provide alcohol and chemical dependency treatment for Tribal members.  Provide Treatment for Mental Illness for Tribal members.  Teach their children and mentor parenting skills.  Build economic futures for coming generations  Pass down cultural & traditional ways  Build relationships within the Tribal community.  Educate their children.  Provide higher education for Tribal young people

 Independently read through the major events in Native American History.  You will have 45 minutes to create a concept poster with all of the most important things about that event (description/summary of the event)  Create a discussion question for the class about whether they think this was an act of Genocide or on the path to Genocide.  Create a mini quiz (5 or more questions) to test your peers knowledge on the subject after you have taught it to them  ***Everyone must speak and participate  Quizzes will be counted as a grade