Post on 03-Jan-2016
An introduction to American Indians
L/O To understand that the tribes of American Indians in the United States
are diverse
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
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?