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An introduction t American Indians L/O To understand that the tribes of American Indians in the United States are diverse

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An introduction to American Indians

L/O To understand that the tribes of American Indians in the United States

are diverse

Key Words

• Aboriginal• American Indian• Tribe• Diverse • Homogenous

What is an Indian?

• Make a spider diagram listing the characteristics of an Indian.

American Indian

How Society sees the Indian

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGYFRzf2Xww

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSJKoOaRZmE (up to 1 min)

Indians as a homogenous group

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSJKoOaRZmE (3:30)

• Why are ‘Indians’ called Indians?

Tribes / tribal groups

• South Western Pueblo: Zuni, Hopi etc.• Northern Plains: Sioux, Cheyenne, Pawnee etc.• Pacific Coastal: Haida, Salish etc.• Eastern Woodlands: Iroquois

Pueblo

Sioux

Haida

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=N_gYjQw9Bf4

Iroquois

Group Task

• Read through the fact sheets on your Tribe/Tribal Group

• Make a table of the key features of your Tribe• Imagine you are a member of that Tribe and you

have just met Columbus. Write a speech to Columbus telling him about your tribe.

• Be prepared to present your speech/letter to the rest of the class

• Class discussion: what differences/similarities can you see between the different tribes?

Extension

• Pick another groups tribe• Q1: What are the differences/similarities

between your Tribe and on of the others?• Q2: Does this mean that American Indians are

all the same (a homogenous group)?

• One/two paragraph(s)