Perspectives on Early America
In this unit we will be examining the history of early America through different perspectives.
Perspective = a way of thinking about something or looking at something
Research!
Use this website to research your region's Native Americans.
Article #1
Please read this article and answer the questions below.
1. Why do some Native American people wear headdresses?
2. Why do they say non-Native Americans should NOT wear headdresses?
3. How are native American people letting others know they don't want them to wear headdresses?
4. What is the article mostly about?
5. Tell me about traditional clothes or accessories from your culture (as many as you know!)
6. How would you feel if a white person was wearing your traditional clothes or accessories?
Please read this article and answer the questions below.
1. Why do some Native American people wear headdresses?
2. Why do they say non-Native Americans should NOT wear headdresses?
3. How are native American people letting others know they don't want them to wear headdresses?
4. What is the article mostly about?
5. Tell me about traditional clothes or accessories from your culture (as many as you know!)
6. How would you feel if a white person was wearing your traditional clothes or accessories?
Article #2
Directions: Please answer the following questions in your notebook.
1. Why isn’t the Chinook Indian Nation considered a tribe by the U.S. government?
2. What are some of the things recognized tribes can do as independent nations?
3. Why did the government take Indian children from their families in the 1930’s?
4. What is the article mostly about?
5. What is the meaning of the word stubborn (in the last paragraph)? Use clues in the paragraph to help you answer.
6. Imagine you are a Chinook Indian. How would you feel about the information in the article? (3-5 sentences)
Native Americans in North America
Use this website to research the types of homes Native Americans lived in
Columbus' Arrival in the Americas
We read Encounter by Jane Yolen as well as excerpts from the journal of Christopher Columbus. Below you can find the journal excerpts we used in class, and here is a link to the website that contains even more excerpts from Columbus' journal.