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Outstanding Native Americans - Internet Activity
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." Ambrose Redmoon

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1.Who was Matoaka?

 

What was Powhatan's meaning of true power ? Listen to Chief Anne "Little Fawn" Richardson.

 

2. Who was Tecumseh?

 

Tecumseh said, "Sell a country? Why not sell the air?"

3. Geronimo was a great Apache warrior and Chief. What was his hope for the future of his people?

 

4. How did Wilma Mankiller serve her people?

 

5. Lori Piestewa is an American hero. What happened to her? How has she been honored?

 

 

6. What events lead to Cochise fighting the US Army? Do you think he was fairly treated?

 

Why or Why not?

 

 

7. Sequoyah developed a writing system for the Cherokee people. How did they react to it?

 

 

8. A 17 year old, Native American girl was indispensable to the Corps of Discovery. Who was she?

 

How did she help?

 

 

9. President Andrew Jackson forcibly removed many Eastern Tribes from their land. He pushed them to the "Great American Desert".
Why did Chief Black Hawk fight the move?

 

 

How did Jackson treat him when he was captured? Was this right to do?

 

 

10. The Proclamation of 1763 was the result of a rebellion lead by _________________________?

 

Was the proclamation obeyed?

 

11. Chief Logan was a friend of the white settlers until ....

 

 

 

12. When you think of a Native American leader, Tatanka Iyotanka may come to mind. Who was he?

 

How is he remembered by his people?

 

 

13. For what is Russell Means fighting?

 

 

14. A U.S. Marine, who was a Pima Indian, was part of a famous moment in WWII. Name him.

 

What was that moment?

 

 

15. Big Foot was trying to doing something when his group was attacked. What happened?

 

 

TAI - What is this kind of action called?

 

16. Identify a Native American remembered in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol.


Which state honors them?

 

Why?

 

17. Who were the first Code Talkers?

 

How were they vital to the war effort?

 

Challenge: "Don't judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins."
Has this hunt changed your opinions/beliefs about Native Americans? How?

 

 

 

 Embark on this electronic field trip - Listening To Our Ancestors

Do some research - Identify a Native American person who has contributed to your community, county or state.

Consider Native American storytelling

Join On the trail of the First People - if you miss the deadline start one using the model

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Read the story of the First Totem Pole Issues for Native Americans - a pbl project
Visit the Crazy Horse Memorial The Birchbark House Activities
Children of the Longhouse Activities Enjoy the diversity of Native American Art
Explore the Native American Women website Learn about the Dine yesterday and today
American Indian History as told by them Biographies of American Indians
Test your Native IQ Visit the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian
The Trail Where They Cried web quest Pocahontas revealed
Raid on Deerfield - an extraordinary site. Check it out! Native Americans as Dynamic Agents of Change
The People of the Upper Missouri online exhibit Learm About Native Americans
Sacagawea Great Chiefs & Leaders
WoundedKnee Museum - Interactive home of the museum that recalls the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee. stunning
Native Americans Today: Resources and Activities book online Wampanoag of Massachusetts (Thanksgiving)
Native Words, Native Warriors Tell the story of Polly Cooper at Valley Forge - activity
Friends of the Pine Ridge Reservation Storytellers
Ininatig's Gift of Sugar The Tradition of Native Sugarmaking Songs from the Loom activity
Identity by Design native american women clothing videocasts

Composer Rochelle Chester - Interview with 17-year-old Navajo from Arizona.

Online Ancient Americans  

"All things are connected-like the blood which unites one family. All things are connected. What ever befalls the earth befalls the sons and daughters of the earth. We did not weave the web of life; we are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, We do to ourselves". ~ Chief Seattle.


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2003 Cynthia J. O'Hora Educators may print a hunt, for use in a classroom setting. FAQ updated 2/2008

released to public domain in honor of Tecumseh 8/2007  

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