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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students compare and contrast how American Indians are represented in today's society with their actual customs, traditions, and way of life. They explain that Native Americans are made up of diverse peoples and cultures. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore the connections between tradition and language. They examine the environment, history and culture of the Tlingit, Lakota and Cherokee tribes and identify the importance of maintaining languages for oral traditions. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students research the Native Americans living in the regions explored by Lewis and Clark. They identify the modern-day names of sites claimed by the Lakota Indians, and create a poster of the original Native American names. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students examine and review Lakota beadwork designs. They watch an instructional video on how to bead and then design and graph a design on paper. Finally they bead the design onto a leather bag. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss and identify the signs, symbol, and sacred animals associated with traditional Lakota objects of the past. They then design and create a two-dimensional piece of art that incorporates one of these signs or symbols. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate the culture and lifestyles of the Lakota Sioux and the Northern Cheyenne tribes. They use a variety of resources for research. They create questions based on information to be used during classroom discussion sessions. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students are introduced to the topic of traditions. They examine the traditions and cultures of the Tlingit, Lakota and Cherokee Native American groups. Using their language, they practice saying a few words to each other and identify the similiarities and differences between the three groups. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students identify and interpret the life of the Indians on the Plains during the 1800's through artworks of George Catlin and others during this time period. Students examine life of the Pawnee Indians and interpret conditions that affect that way of life. Students connect the life of the Pawnee through the 1800s. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students investigate the lives of the plain indians and link them to the existence of buffalo. They decide if the research shows a link between the disappearance of the buffalo to the decline of the plains indian tribes. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the history of the Lakota Sioux and learn basic words of the language.They access information using the Internet to see key figures of the Lakota Sioux Tribe and recognize the culture. Full Review »

