Native Homelands along the Lewis & Clark

Native Homelandsalong the Lewis & Clark Native interviews from the tribes encountered by Lewis and Clark

Vocabulary Preview • Ideological--Basic beliefs • Physical--Relating to the body • Spiritual--Relating to religion • Wilderness--Unsettled land • Mourners--People who grieve • Discovered--Found

Native Homelands Vocabulary • New vocabulary words will be presented in the DVD. Preview them on the following slides before viewing the DVDNative Homelands Along the Lewis and Clark Trail

Vocabulary • Mandan--Sioux tribe • Blessed--Holy • Stereotype--A generalization • Ambushed--Attached • Migrated--Move from one region to another • Belief--An idea held as truth

Vocabulary • Hidatsa--Sioux tribe • Mankind--Humans • Protectors--Defenders • Nomads--Wanderers • Warlike--Eager to fight • Protect--Guard

Vocabulary • Seasons--Spring, summer, winter, fall • Trappers--People who catch animals in traps for their fur • Well-defined--Having clear boundaries • Plentiful--Have many • Snares--Traps to capture an animal • Salmon--A type of fish

Vocabulary • Seasonal--Done during a certain time of year • Deer--Native animal of the plains • Sturgeon--Very large type of fish • Equipped--What is needed for the activity • Bitterroot--Montana state flower • Abundant--plenty

Vocabulary • Material--Something you own • Choke cherry--Berry • Camas--Edible root • Pitiful--Sad • Belongings--Things you own • Nimiipu--Nez Perce name for themselves

Vocabulary • Recognize--honor • Celebrate--To observe with festivities • Traditions--Customs • Beaver--An animal that Indians respected because he could change his environment (dams) • Pemmican--Dried food • Interaction--Actions between two people or animals

Vocabulary • Precious--Valuable • Legends--Stories believed by people about a place, person or animal • Customs--Habits • Feast--Meal as a celebration • Land bridge--A route to travel over water • Tule--A type of grass

Vocabulary • Climate--The type of weather an area has • Filet--A thick slice of meat • Wasted--Threw away • Harvested--Gathered • Balsam--Oily plant substance • Consume--Eat

Vocabulary • Trade--Exchange • Depleting--Using up • Origin--Beginning • Red cedar--Bark was used to make woven capes • Oysters, clams--Shellfish • Huckleberries, blackberries, salmonberries--Edible berries eaten by the Chinook tribe

Vocabulary • Council--Group of leaders • Tunic--Knee length dress with no sleeves • Inherited--Received from ancestors • Propaganda--Information that could harm people • Lauding--Praising • Dismissed--rejected

Vocabulary • Excluded--Left out • Ignored--Refuse to notice

Classroom Focus GroupsDivide class into 7 groups for viewing the DVD • Plant group • Will report back to class on 5 types of plants used by the native people • Animal group • Will report back to class on 5 animals noted in the DVD • Origin group • Will report back about 2 stories where the native people came from • Seasons group • Will report back 3 ways the native people were affected by the seasons

Classroom Focus Groups • Spirituality group • Will report back about beliefs regarding the spirit world • Leadership group • Will report back about who were leaders and how they were selected • Trade group • Will report back on who they traded with and what they traded

Pause here and view DVD: Native Homelands along the Lewis and Clark Trail • Advance to next slide when ready to record focus groups observations

Focus Group Chart

Native Homelands along the Lewis & Clark