1. Native Americans
By Tracie Claybrook

2. Content Area: Social Studies
Grade Level: 4
Summary: The purpose of this instructional PowerPoint is to have students recognize the diverse North American Native American cultures.
Learning Objective: Given the websites that contain facts about the (North)Native American Cultures; the students will be able to use the websites to research the information and answer the questions within this PowerPoint with 100% accuracy.
Content Standard: 1.0
Culture encompasses similarities and differences among people including their beliefs,
knowledge, changes, values, and traditions. Students will explore these elements of
society to develop an appreciation and respect for the variety of human cultures.
Accomplishment: Understand the diversity of human cultures.
a. Describe cultures of Native American tribes.

3. Native American Facts Click on native icons to explore videos and pictures
Many thousands of years before Christopher Columbus’ ships landed in the Bahamas, a different group of people discovered America: the nomadic ancestors of modern Native Americans who hiked over a “land bridge” from Asia to what is now Alaska more than 12,000 years ago. 

4. Native Country
Check out this website to view Native American tribes and their territories. This site contains many facts about each tribe represented on the map.
do not forget to take notes you just might find the answers to questions on this presentation. In the meantime listed are a few facts:
The Cherokee Indians, of western Georgia had managed to keep their land until gold was discovered in their territory in In 1830, however, president Andrew Jackson authorized the Indian Removal Act.
The modern history of the Lenni Lenape people is closely connected with the history and development of the United States. In 1626, members of the Lenni Lenape tribe sold Manhattan Island to Peter Minuet and Dutch settlers for various trinkets, tools, and beads.
The Iroquois were the dominant tribe in the northeastern United States. The Iroquois Confederacy (the Six Nations) was formed in 1570 when the five tribes (Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga and Seneca) were brought together by Deganawida (a Huron prophet) and Hiawatha (a Mohawk medicine man).
In the Sioux culture, men were the providers and women tended to the home and cooked. In fact, in Sioux culture, the home belonged to the woman, and she was in charge of every aspect involved in caring for and maintaining the home.
The Navajo people held many interesting religious ceremonies and celebrations. Most of their ceremonies were held to restore harmony. The Navajo believed in good and evil, but that evil could take over if the universe was not in harmony.
The American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark first recorded the Chinook in By the 1840's however, Chinook populations began to decline after white settlement near the Columbia River increased, propagating disease and epidemics among the Chinook.

5. Which Native tribe most likely lived in Tennessee?
Leni Lenape
Chinook
Sioux
Cherokee
Iroquois
Navajo

6. Correct, you got it!
Cherokee tribes lived in the southern parts of North America.
Bonus fact: Creek , Chickasaw, Shawnee, and Yuchi were native tribes that also lived in Tennessee.

7. What about Buffalos?
Native Americans used buffalos for just about anything you can imagine, follow the link to find out.
Videos to examine: The Buffalo and Native Americans and American Buffalohttp://

8. Test your knowledge
How did Native Americans make use of the buffalo, which parts where used?
Stomach to make cups, buckets, pots, brushes, arrow heads
Horns for spoons, ladles and decorations and tongues, liver, and heart to eat
Hides to make socks, shoes and belts and stomach to make beef jerky and steak

9. Thumbs up! Correct!

10. Native American chiefs
Sitting Bull
Chief Joseph
Native American societies were small and most existed under a form of chiefdom. An elder, considered being the wisest, just and effective leader would rise to the rank of chief. Native American chiefs have accomplished some of the most important feats in recorded history. They have led entire civilizations, driven out enemy occupiers and led their people to lands where the hunting was good and the ground fertile.
Click on the chief picture icons to read about them.

11. Native Americans Beliefs
Native Americans beliefs are rooted in their cultures. They believe that everything is sacred. Many believe in a great creator or Great Spirit. Follow the link to read about their beliefs.
YouTube video is a Navajo & Sioux healing song follow the link
Cherokee Prayer Blessing
May the warm winds of heaven
Blow softly upon your house.
May the Great Spirit
Bless all who enter there.
May your moccasins'
Make happy tracks
In many snows,
And may the rainbow
Always touch your shoulder

12. Conclusion
Students learned from the facts presented about various Native American tribes.
The students have learned from navigating the given website to research the interactive map of various Native American territories. Within the site, students were able to take notes and read about the different Native American cultures.
The Students were able to analyze, gather information and take notes from videos regarding Native American cultures, and how some tribes used the buffalo.
Students were able to used a website to research and learn about Native American chiefs.
Students were given an insight of Native American beliefs.

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