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  • Teaching Guide to Louise Erdrich's Birchbark House Books

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    Teaching Guide to Louise Erdrich's Birchbark House Books

    Supplement The Birchbark House, The Game of Silence, and The Porcupine Year with this teaching guide to the books by…

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  • Quiz: Notable American Indians

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    Quiz: Notable American Indians

    Give students this quiz to help them learn more about American Indian Heritage: famous people, noteworthy places, and…

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  • ACTIVITIES

    Percussion Performance and Culture

    Students in grades 5-8 study African and Native American percussion, consider music's cultural relevance, and perform in…

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  • Folktales of the Northeast Woodlands

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    Folktales of the Northeast Woodlands

    Students read stories told by Native Americans of the Northeast Woodlands, and then complete the accompanying…

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    Folk Tales
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  • Genetic Tracing of the First Americans

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    Genetic Tracing of the First Americans

    Where did the first Native Americans come from? Find out with the reading passage and map in this printable.

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    Genetics and DNA
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  • Vegetable Dyes Are Hard to "Beet"

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    Vegetable Dyes Are Hard to "Beet"

    Vegetables are an excellent source of many different colors of dye. Learn how Native Americans used natural dyes and…

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  • Carve an Apple Doll

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    Carve an Apple Doll

    Make a doll to illustrate a Crow Indian colloquialism, which describes elderly people as having the skin of dried…

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  • Effigy Burial Mounds

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    Effigy Burial Mounds

    Overlooking the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa, there stands a fascinating group of Indian burial mounds. This…

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  • Build a Seminole Summer House

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    Build a Seminole Summer House

    Students build a model Seminole Indian house, like those that were once in present-day Florida.

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  • Cherokee Cooklore

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    Cherokee Cooklore

    Students learn about traditional Cherokee dishes, and what it took to make them. This printable about Native Americans…

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  • Native Americans in the Civil War

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    Native Americans in the Civil War

    Students learn about the participation of Native Americans in the Civil War.

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    U.S. Civil War (1860-1865)
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  • The General

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    The General

    Here's a brief biography of General George Armstrong Custer, as well as a recounting of his infamous last stand.

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  • Dull Knife, Little Wolf, and the Long Way Home

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    Dull Knife, Little Wolf, and the Long Way Home

    This is the story of a group of Cheyennes who decided they would rather die than leave their home. This printable…

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  • The Buffalo Hunters

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    The Buffalo Hunters

    Native Americans used every part of the buffalo they hunted. When the animals became extinct, so did the people's way of…

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  • Naming the Months of the Year

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    Naming the Months of the Year

    Students learn the names of the months on the Arapaho lunar calendar, and how they correspond to the Gregorian calendar.

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  • Ring and Pin Game

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    Ring and Pin Game

    This traditional game of dexterity was originally played by natives of the Great Plains using hollow parts of deer bone.

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  • The Magnificent Salmon

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    The Magnificent Salmon

    The salmon's life cycle is one of the most interesting of all Earth's creatures. This story told by Natives of the…

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  • Make a Kiva

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    Make a Kiva

    Learn about Native Americans through arts and crafts. In this activity, students make a model of a kiva, which is a type…

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  • Corn Darts Game

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    Corn Darts Game

    Students make a corn darts game similar to the one played by Native Americans in the Southwest.

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  • Captain Jack and the Modoc War

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    Captain Jack and the Modoc War

    This reading describes the clash between Native Americans and white settlers in California.

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  • Folktales and Legends of the California Indians

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    Folktales and Legends of the California Indians

    Your students will discover the values of the natives of California by reading some of their traditional stories. Use…

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    Folk Tales
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  • Make a Corn Necklace

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    Make a Corn Necklace

    Students can make a necklace out of corn! This arts and crafts activity is perfect for celebrating Thanksgiving or for…

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  • BOOK GUIDES

    American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings

    Enrichment activities, web resources, and literature tie-ins related to Zitkala-Sa's collection American Indian Stories,…

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  • Cheyenne Native American Game

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    Cheyenne Native American Game

    Have your students learn how to play an old Native American game. This Cheyenne game is fun and easy to learn!

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    Native Americans
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