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Buffalo Hide Paintings Lesson PlanBuffalo Hide Paintings Lesson Plan
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6th
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Social Studies & History
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Duration
2 days
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Project-Based Learning
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Year
2006
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Buffalo Hide Paintings

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To the Native American people living on the plains, the buffalo represented culture, art, sustenance, and survival. Explore the history of the buffalo with a social studies lesson, in which learners create a buffalo hide painting in the tradition of the Plains First Nations People.

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buffalo, native americans, native american culture

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aboriginal canada, buffalo, buffalo hide painting, native americans, visual art, social studies

Classroom Considerations

  • Based on the Native tribes of Canada, but applicable to any tribe living in the plains of North America

Pros

  • Promotes respect and understanding for the traditions of other cultures
  • Comes with teacher reference materials in different-sized files to download

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  • None

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