Native AmericansPlus Warm ups and Reading

Native Americans Organized religious ceremonies around Natural cycles Found spiritual values in The natural world Made contact with the spirits Through dreams and visions Used tales and songs to Express beliefs

Compare idea of land ownership

Native Americans

Land shared

Settlers Land owned

The sacred stories of Native Americans helped to link Spirits of hunters and animals

“I Have Killed the Deer” What does the narrator mean by his

statement, “in my life I have needed death/so that my life can be”

He is explaining that it is necessary that he kills only in order to survive

How does the Native American artwork show a cycle of life?

4 characteristics of oral literature: Each nation had a tradition of stories

passed down between generations Stories were retold within families and

at ceremonies Stories “embodied the tribe’s past” Stories had “no one author”

Myth: A traditional story that explains why the

earth is the way it is. Myths are anonymous and rely on the supernatural.

Terms:

Archetype Character,

symbol, or story pattern that appears in the literature of many different cultures.

Trickster An archetypal

character who is clever, rebellious, creative, and often impatient.

Creation myth vs. Origin myth: Creation myth:

explains how the entire human race and/or the earth came into being

Origin myth: explains how or why some particular phenomenon occurs.

Types: coyotes, ravens, humans

Totem Natural object or

animal that is forefather of a particular family or clan.

Functions of myths Emphasize bond between human and

supernatural. Give sense of order and identity Heal the sick Initiate young people Find food

Give examples for each archetype: Hero Father figure Fatal woman Double Witch monster

Innocent Wise old

man/woman helper

Underdog Orphan hero Kind thief/trickster

Buffalo video

Buffalo Questions3 parts of buffalo and how used

Brain to cure leather Bladder to make

bowls Muscles t make

jerky Bones to make tools

What development led to the end for the buffalo?

The railroad Why were the

buffalo hunted beyond the need to sell their hides?

To do away with the NA way of life

Define Vault: An arched structure forming a roof or

ceiling.

Alight:

To descend or come to rest.

Conjurer:

One who performs magic; sorcerer.

How the World was Made What did the water beetle do? Brought up the mud to make the world. What does this tell us about the

Cherokee reverence for all creatures? Even the smallest creature may have an

important role. What do the conjurers do? Put the sun in its track

How the World was Made Which animals and plants are able to keep

awake for 7 days? Owl, panther; spruce, holly, laurel, cedar,

and pine What moral lesson does this episode teach? Perseverance will be rewarded. What does the narrator say when the

Cherokee have no explanation? No one remembers or we don’t know

How the World was Made For the Cherokee, are humans more

important than plants and animals or equal to them? Use the myth to explain your answer.

Find the main idea: Practice at desk?

Warm Ups practice: We visited the black hills and the

badlands this summer. Is broadway in the bronx? Many japanese customs are strange to

us. The french wines are famous in the

united states. The lutherans will meet next week. Zeus is the head god in greek

mythology.

Warm Ups practice I used to live in the northwest. Go north a mile and then turn east for

two miles. The north is cold, but if you travel

south, the weather becomes warmer. The university of california is found in

many different cities in california. The cape of good hope is near africa.

Warm Ups practice I have never been to lone peak high

school. You should be a member of the national

honor society. Did he work for the ophir coal company? We buy kraft cheese singles. There are many kinds of campbell’s

soup. Everyone should study the bill of rights.

Warm Ups practice The junior prom is always two months

after homecoming. Have you studied the middle ages yet? The hub for delta airlines is in utah.