A family of Plains Indians in front of their tepee.A family of Plains Indians in front of their tepee.

Learning Goals:Learning Goals:1.1. Describe Native Describe Native

American life on the American life on the Great Plains.Great Plains.

2.2. Identify ways Native Identify ways Native Americans tried to Americans tried to resist efforts by the resist efforts by the settlers to take their settlers to take their lands.lands.

3.3. Summarize the Summarize the forces that led to the forces that led to the end of traditional end of traditional Native American life.Native American life.

Journal: Imagine that you Journal: Imagine that you are a reporter for a are a reporter for a newspaper. newspaper. Write a Write a paragraph about the paragraph about the nomadic life of the Indians.nomadic life of the Indians. You may include in your You may include in your article information about article information about portable housing (tepees), portable housing (tepees), carrying possessions, carrying possessions, transportation (horses), transportation (horses), and an understanding of and an understanding of natural resources (buffalo natural resources (buffalo hides and meat).hides and meat).

Journal: Journal: Create a totem pole that Create a totem pole that describes your life. Include an describes your life. Include an animal that represents you, family, animal that represents you, family, hobbies, friends, and skills.hobbies, friends, and skills. You You may draw it for extra credit. You may draw it for extra credit. You may also come up with an Indian may also come up with an Indian name (you can use your favorite name (you can use your favorite season and animal).season and animal).

1. The 1. The first first horseshorses were were brought to the brought to the Great PlainsGreat Plains in the early in the early 1500s by the 1500s by the SpanishSpanish..

2. The Plains 2. The Plains tribes’ tribes’ reliance reliance on the buffalo led on the buffalo led them to develop them to develop a nomadica nomadic way of way of life.life.

What is the What is the definition of definition of nomadic? nomadic? A buffalo hide yardA buffalo hide yard.

Think-Pair- ShareThink-Pair- ShareYou are a railroad owner that stands to make a lot of money by using your trains to bring in buffalo hunters. On the other hand, you will take a beautiful prairie of buffalo and wild game and turn it into a slaughter ground. Do you make money or protect the land?Think about your answer and then turn to a neighbor Think about your answer and then turn to a neighbor and share your thoughts. We will share as a group.and share your thoughts. We will share as a group.

3. 3. TheThe Colorado militiaColorado militia opened fire on a opened fire on a peaceful peaceful Cheyenne Cheyenne village at the village at the Sand Creek Sand Creek MassacreMassacre..

44. . Miners Miners flooded flooded onto onto Sioux Sioux land when land when gold gold was was discovered discovered in the in the Black Black Hills.Hills.

The Homestake The Homestake mines and mills mines and mills

in the Black Hills.in the Black Hills.

Think-Pair- ShareThink-Pair- ShareNative American peoples did not Native American peoples did not comprehend the idea of land comprehend the idea of land ownership. In their cultures, natural ownership. In their cultures, natural resources were gifts for all living resources were gifts for all living creatures to share, protect, and creatures to share, protect, and conserve. European explorers conserve. European explorers believed that territory not officially believed that territory not officially "claimed" belonged to the first to "claimed" belonged to the first to arrive and the strongest group to use arrive and the strongest group to use exclusively.exclusively.

Think-Pair- ShareThink-Pair- ShareIf animals and plants of the New If animals and plants of the New World could speak what would they World could speak what would they say concerning the possessive and say concerning the possessive and exploitive attitude of Europeans exploitive attitude of Europeans toward the natural environment? toward the natural environment?

Think about your answer and then Think about your answer and then turn to a neighbor and share your turn to a neighbor and share your thoughts. We will share as a group.thoughts. We will share as a group.

5. The last 5. The last major major Native Native American American victoryvictory against against the U.S. Army the U.S. Army was the was the Battle Battle of the Little of the Little Big Horn.Big Horn.

Panorama of Lt. Panorama of Lt. Col. George Col. George

Custer's force Custer's force at Hidden Wood at Hidden Wood

Creek.Creek.

6. 6. One reason One reason the the Dawes Act Dawes Act failedfailed was was because because many many Native Native Americans did Americans did not want to not want to become become farmers.farmers. A Sioux camp near the Pine Ridge A Sioux camp near the Pine Ridge

Agency in South Dakota.Agency in South Dakota.

Think-Pair- ShareThink-Pair- ShareThe railroad opened up the West to The railroad opened up the West to Americans. Yet, trains also brought more Americans. Yet, trains also brought more people to the West which destroyed the people to the West which destroyed the culture of Native Americans. Was the culture of Native Americans. Was the train a messenger of death or a means to train a messenger of death or a means to open up the West? Explain your answer. open up the West? Explain your answer. Think about your answer and then turn to a neighbor Think about your answer and then turn to a neighbor and share your thoughts. We will share as a group.and share your thoughts. We will share as a group.

7. The U.S. forces 7. The U.S. forces feared the feared the Sioux Sioux were preparing were preparing for war and for war and opened fire opened fire against themagainst them in in response to the response to the Sioux gathering Sioux gathering for a Ghost for a Ghost Dance in 1890.Dance in 1890.