1. Canku Ota - Dec. 2, 2000 - Native Americans Teach Students About Ways Of Life December 2, 2000 Issue 24. native americans teach Students About Ways of Life.By Chris Bender Gazette staff writer. photos of actual Catawba pottery. http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues00/Co12022000/CO_12022000_Catawba.htm

Canku Ota (Many Paths) An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America December 2, 2000 - Issue 24 Native Americans Teach Students About Ways of Life By Chris Bender Gazette staff writer photos of actual Catawba pottery A Catawba Native American couple visited fourth and fifth grade art classes at Coosa Elementary this week to teach them about the ancient craft of pottery. The couple came as part of the Artists in Residence program, which is funded by the state and allows schools to bring in artists to teach classes. Coosa art teacher Donna Sams said having the artists this week was a good tie-in, because November is also Native American History month. The students made pottery using the same methods the Catawba Indians did thousands of years ago. The Catawbas were a tribe that inhabited the Southeastern United States. Now they live on a reservation near Rock Hill, still making hand-crafted pottery the way their ancestors did. "Pottery has been the primary livelihood of the Catawba tribe," said Warren Sanders, one of the artists. "It's what the Catawba used to trade with other people." Cheryl Harris Sanders said the students used the pinch method to create the pots.

2. Native Americans Teaching Theme our own minds and in those of the children we teach. Not long ago I was working with Put photographs and prints of Native Americans today and yesterday on the http://teachers.teach-nology.com/themes/social/native

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3. LOGOS AND MASCOTS That is what these team logos and mascots of native americans teach them~ that it is acceptable to demean a race or a group of people. http://members.aol.com/Nowacumig/logos.html

LOGOS AND MASCOTS "When I first landed in Cincinnati, I thought there weren't any Indians living here. But since noon, I have seen a Cherokee, Navajo, Winnebago, Dakota, Mohawk and a Comanche ~ And those were just the RV's, trucks, cars and small aircraft!" Dennis Banks At a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, these remarks were quite humorous, yet point out the fascination that America has with imagery in promoting products. This promotion focuses on symbols that reflect either the product or the belief behind the image. For example Wings shoes uses a show with wings, NBC uses a peacock, Gibraltar Insurance uses a rock, etc. But what about when that symbol is a caricature of a human being or of a race of people? How does that imagery promote forms of racism? The Cleveland Indians baseball franchise has as its logo a caricature of an Indian head smiling with huge glaring buckteeth. The Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins are all professional sport businesses which promote their teams with similar logos and mascots which demean and degrade Native peoples. The Atlanta Braves "tomahawk chop" is now a national gesture with baseball fans. Native people have demonstrated season after season in an attempt to halt the degrading chop. The sports fans who claim that the chop isn't offensive do not understand the deep pain which they inflict on Native people, especially Native children. Headdresses made of chicken feathers and the "war paint" they have adopted from Hollywood's portrayal of Native Americans add to the wound of racism. Traditionally, eagle feathers are only given to or worn by those who have received them for some action of great honor. Not everyone is so awarded during their lifetime. To see fake feathers worn by painted, often drunken fans at a sports game is a mockery of something Native people hold sacred. It would be the same as a crowd of fans dressed up as the Pope at a New Orleans Saints game and doing the "crucifix chop". What would be the reaction of Catholics around the country?

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Recipe Box Recipe Index Cooking Basics Shop ... Coupons How to Make... Search Allrecipes Search by: Ingredient Submitter Keyword FREE Demo for... Diabetes Cancer Prevention High Blood Pressure High Cholesterol ... General Wellness Recipe Collections Appetizer Soup Salad Main Dish ... Taste of Home Fast Family Favorites Help FAQ's Finding Recipes Shopping List What To Make... ... Know-How Thank Heaven for Cranberries Page 1 (of 1) The holiday season fast approaches, bringing with it thoughts and dreams of the traditional holiday meal. What would Thanksgiving and Christmas 'bird' dinners be without our tart, shiny little friend, the cranberry?! We all know that it is this bright red, tasty wee fruit that brightens and spices up the flavor of that turkey! We also have the cranberry to thank for adding that cheery, colorful touch to the decorated holiday dinner table, piled high with the foods we enjoy at this time of year. How did the scarlet cranberry become such a distinguished member of the American culinary culture and an intrinsic part of the traditional holiday meal?! History This small, impertinent fruit made its way from its humble origins in the swamps and bogs of North America to the tables of our most festive feasts. How? With a great deal of luck and pluck! Vaccinium macrocarpon (macro - large, carpon - fruit), the Large or American Cranberry, is indigenous to North America and was probably first used as a food by the Native Americans.

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Features: Special Features: Partner Site: teacher workspace more lessons safe research sites state certification ... retirement planning Site Information: EdScope Sites: Join Newsletter: Search This Site: Vote For Us: @ SitesForTeachers @ Teach-nology A Lesson Plans Page Social Studies Lesson Plan, Thematic Unit, Activity, Worksheet, or Teaching Idea in Civics, American History, Geography, or Government Visit Other About Search Forums Newsletter ... Tell-A-Friend Printable Version for your convenience! Native Americans I. Geography 1. Make a map showing the migration routes of various Indian tribes in North and Central America 2. Children identify the different regions where the Indians lived in North and Central America. Each child identifies a tribe on the map and places a push pin in the appropriate region. Each child researches the tribe and writes 5 interesting facts about it. 3. Locate on a map of Mesoamerica: Yucatan Peninsula, Maya Lowlands? Maya Highlands, Copan, Palenque, and Tikal. II. History 1. As a class, discuss important events, places and people in Native American history and have the children draw a picture of a certain event. 2. Construct a timeline of Mayan dominance and note some of their accomplishments.

6. Native Americans - Lesson Plans For Elementary Collaborative Thematic Unit. Theme native americans. by Barbara Guzior and Mary Huffstetler 10. Understanding temperature. teach the children how to read a thermometer in 5 degree http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Native.htm

Collaborative Thematic Unit Theme: Native Americans by Barbara Guzior and Mary Huffstetler Focus: To introduce children to the culture of a variety of Native American tribes through literature and related activities. Grade Level: Primary Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Know that there are many tribes of Native Americans and that they differ from each other 2. Understand Indian legends and why they were important 3. Experience the arts and crafts of some Native American tribes 4. Know why plants and animals were important to Native Americans and be able to identify some of the common ones. Materials and Resources: 1. Student copies of the following books: The Gift of the Sacred Dog, Annie and the Old One, The Desert is Theirs, Dancing Teepees,The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, and First Came the Indians 2. Collection of books related to Native Americans (see list) Internet resources National Museum of the American Indian - Smithsonian Institute http://www.nmai.si.edu/ Art - links to artists, art types, galleries http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/art/art.html Music http://hanksville.phast.umass.edu/misc/NAmusic.html

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Visit Network Sites ... A to Z Teacher Stuff Store.atozteacherstuff.com LessonPlanz.com SearchEducation EduBanners about us advertise SPONSORED BY: home themes lessons tips ... E-mail to a Friend THEME INDEX featured . . . Frogs Dr. Seuss Seasonal Index 100th Day ... Winter/Snow FIND MORE Native Americans Theme Also see: Colonial America Theme Thanksgiving Theme Thematic Units Creating Stories Using Pictographs Grade 4 - To incorporate Native American history, culture, and philosophy into an educational program that is significant for children today. The First Americans Today Grade 4 - The goal is to begin the process of helping students visualize the Native American culture as a very important part of their everyday existence. Native Americans Grade K - A book list, and a few ideas Native Americans Grade K - Purpose: Students will learn that many years ago there were many different Indian tribes who lived in America, and depended on the land for food, shelter and clothing. Three Native American Groups Grade K - Students will study three Native American tribes; Comanche, Cherokee, Navajo. NOTE These printable PDF pages require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

8. Hardships On The Oregon-Trail Col. Patrick Conner, stationed in Salt Lake City, was among those who wanted to teach the native americans a lesson. http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Native.html

Native Americans on the Oregon Trail Relationships The first section of the Oregon Trail bisected two major Native American tribesthe Cheyenne to the north and the Pawnee to the south. The emigrants worried about both. But the expected attacks did not come. In fact, there were many instances of Native American kindnesshelping pull out stuck wagons; rescuing drowning emigrants; even rounding up lost cattle Most of the encounters with Native Americans were simple business transactions. The emigrants offered clothes, tobacco or rifles, in exchange for Native American horses or food. Within a few years, the emigrants had overgrazed the prairie grasses, burned all the available firewood, and depleted the buffalo . Soon many tribes along the Platte were impoverished. The emigrants worried a great deal about possible Native American attacks, but very few were ever actually killed by the native tribes.

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Please visit the Ableza Home Page by clicking the logo above! Streaming video presentations: "Truth and Lies" and "Honor and Pain" Appropriate Methods When Teaching About Native American Peoples: indicates link to related site Understand the term "Native American" includes all peoples indigenous to the Western Hemisphere. Present Native American Peoples as appropriate role models to children. Native American students should not be singled out and asked to describe their families' traditions or their peoples' culture(s). Avoid the assumption there are no Native American students in your class. Use books and materials which are written and illustrated by Native American people as primary source materials: speeches, songs, poems, and writings, which show the linguistic skill of a people who have come from an oral tradition. When teaching ABC's, avoid "I is for Indian" and "E is for Eskimo." Avoid rhymes or songs that use Native Americans as counting devices, i.e. "One little, two little, three little..." Research the traditions and histories, oral and written, of Native Americans before attempting to teach these.

10. Why Do I Need To Teach About Native Americans? Cultural Understanding and Multicultural Education are Important to Reaching Mynative American Students, But Why Do I Need To teach About native americans? http://www.tnasweb.org/texttnasedpage3.html

This page is Bobby Approved Okay, Cultural Understanding and Multicultural Education are Important to Reaching My Native American Students, But Why Do I Need To Teach About Native Americans? 1.  First of all, North Carolina has the largest Native American Population east of the Mississippi River, so more than likely there are Native American students in your classroom!   For more facts visit the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs North Carolina Indians Facts Sheet Page 2. To Begin to Address the Miseducation of Your Students and as the First Level of Multicultural Education Multicultural Education is a process and the contributions level is one of the lower levels of the process of multicultural education.  At the contributions level there is a focus on teaching about the contributions of all diverse populations of this society so we can listen, appreciate, and analyze the diverse voices that comprise our society.  E Pluribus Unum- “Out of Many, One”, our nation was founded on the interaction of many diverse populations and Native Americans are one of our many diverse populations that our students have been miseducated about. Remember the Contributions Level is JUST ONE step of the Multicultural Education Process IT IS NOT Multicultural Education itself.  It is an important part of the process, but it is not the process itself.  Do not think that if you teach about Native Americans along with all the other aspects of your curriculum that you have “done” multicultural education.

11. Untitled Document What Not to teach About native americans. June Sark Heinrich recently directedan alternative school for native American children in Chicago. http://library.preservice.org/T0210292/What Not to Teach.htm

What Not to Teach About Native Americans June Sark Heinrich recently directed an alternative school for Native American children in Chicago. Through her experiences she revealed many inadequacies in the way teachers present the history and heritage of the Native American people. As a result, she offers the following ideas to assist elementary school teachers in correcting the most common errors made in presenting Native American subject matter: Don't use alphabet cards that say A is for apple, B is for ball, and I is for Indian. This idea may seem small and trivial, but if you want your students to develop respect for Native Americans, don't start them out equating Indians with things like apples and balls. Don't talk about Indians as though they belong in the past. The fact is that about 800,000 Native Americans live in the United States, many on reservations and many in cities and towns. Don't talk about "them" and "us". Doing this reflects extreme insensitivity, as well as a misconception of historical facts. Actually, "they" are more truly "us" than anyone else.

12. Untitled Document During our research we stumbled upon some wonderful ideas relating to how tocorrectly teach young children about native americans in an article titled http://library.preservice.org/T0210292/What to Teach.htm

Some Teaching Ideas About How to Positively Present the Native American People Teaching students about Native Americans will be a task that will require a little bit of work on our part. We will have to go out and do some research, and come up with some authentic lessons and activities, rather than relying on materials that are already out there. It is probably recommened NOT to use most of those commercially prepared teaching materials that are currently out there, because several present a very generalized image of Native American people totally disregarding any individuality. During our research we stumbled upon some wonderful ideas relating to how to correctly teach young children about Native Americans in an article titled, "Teaching Young Children about Native Americans" by Debbie Reese (ERIC DIGEST, 1996). Here are some of the suggestions that she made: Make sure to provide present-day knowledge about Native Americans to balace the historical information. If you teach from only a historical point of view the children may come up with the idea that they only existed in the past.

13. Native American Lesson Plans and television is make believe and Hollywood scenarios and not the real life ofthe native American, I teach this unit.. ; native americans Students select a http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/history/native/

Best Sites Downloads eReports Free Sites ... Professional Development Enter your email address for FREE weekly teaching tips! Home Teacher Resources Lesson Plans Social Studies ... Native American Culture Continues to Change - As students prepare to learn about the monumental events of the late eighteenth century that created the cultural framework for our country as we know it today, it seems appropriate to reflect on what has happened to Indians in North America up to this point. Native Americans in a Box - This lesson will help students recognize and critically analyze the influence nature/environment had on how Native Americans lived and survived. Native American Interdisciplinary Unit - "The Native American has for hundreds of years been stereotyped. To help children understand that what they see in movies and television is make believe and Hollywood scenarios and not the real life of the Native American, I teach this unit.." Native Americans - Students select a native american nation and research its culture. Students then complete a variety of on-line and off-line activities using the results of their research.

14. Native Americans Web Sites tribute to the contributions of native americans in 20th Council and presented byHuntington native, Dan Cutler. teachnology - The Art and Science of teaching http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/subject_matter/social_studies/native/

Best Sites Downloads eReports Free Sites ... Professional Development Enter your email address for FREE weekly teaching tips! Home Teacher Resources Subject Matter Social Studies ... American Indian History and Art - Biographies and portraits of several historic Native Americans including Sitting Bull, Quanah Parker, Chief Joseph. The American Indian in Tennessee - Traces the last 15,000 years of Native American occupation of Tennessee, using artifacts from the McClung Museum's extensive collections. Includes the Duck River Cache, considered the greatest find in Tennessee archaeology, dating from the Late Mississippian period (ca. AD 1450). American Indian Kids - Historical look at Native Americans for kids, ages 6-10. Emphasizes Indian family and community life. American Indian Policy Center - Provides government leaders, policy makers, and the public with accurate information about the legal and political history of American Indian nations, and the contemporary situation for American Indians. Anadarko Festival - Historical photographs taken by John C. Chapman during the 1947 Anadarko, Oklahoma, Indian Festival.

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Lycos Zone Home Family Zone Teachers Zone You are here: Teach Thematic Units Native Americans Related Resources for Native Americans Buy the Book The Goat in the Rug Author: Charles Blood and Martin Link Description: Glenmae and Geraldine apply great care in cooperatively weaving a Navajo rug. Children can discuss the story and create their own representations of this Navajo tradition. Grade Level: K-1 Activity: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/ crossroads/sec3/k2/unit1/u1Kl1.html Buy the Book The First Strawberries Author: Joseph Bruchac Description: This Cherokee tale describes how strawberries came into the world and teaches children about forgiveness. Grade Level: K-1 Activity: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/ crossroads/sec3/k2/unit1/u1Kl2.html Buy the Book The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush Author: Tomie dePaola Description: Little Gopher fulfills his destiny of capturing the beauty of the sunset in a painting. After reading this story, your students will enjoy doing watercolor paintings of their own. Grade Level: 2-3 Activity: http://www.eduplace.com/hmco/school/

17. Mini-Unit Topic: Native Americans The lessons do not specifically teach about native americans, such asthe history and involvement with Columbus. The theme of native http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/YLP/Units/Mini_Units/94-95/Altenhoff.Native-American/

Mini-Unit Topic: Native Americans Diana Altenhoff EMail: daltenho@uiuc.edu Year Long Project University of Illinios, Urbana-Champaign Fall 1994 Grade level: 2nd grade Table of Contents Overview Lesson 1: Language Arts Lesson 2: Nature/Science Lesson 3: Social Studies/Art ... Evaluation Summary Mini-Unit Overview My mini-unit theme was decided after discussions with my cooperating teacher. She was going to be teaching the students about Native Americans and we decided that my mini-unit could be on the same theme so it would coordinate with her lessons. My lessons were developed for a second grade class and were designed to be an introductory unit to Native Americans. The lessons do not specifically teach about Native Americans, such as the history and involvement with Columbus. The theme of Native Americans was used as a guide to teach subject content and to give the students a general idea of what is important to Native Americans. Each lesson begins by reading a book about Native Americans, discussing the book with the focus on Native Americans, and then completing a related activity that covers content of various subjects. The unit is introduced with the book A,B,C's The American Indian Way

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You are here: Teach Thematic Units Native Americans Lesson Plans for Native Americans Native American Ways (K) Through a variety of disciplines, students will discover how Native Americans live, as well as their legacy and impact on our everyday lives. Some of the activities in this unit include reading Native American legends and examining the significance of different artifacts, such as a drum and totem pole. http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/K98NativeWays.htm Native American Literature Unit (1) Your students will enhance their reading and writing skills as they read and discuss five Native American stories. http://wx.ed.uiuc.edu/YLP/Units/Mini_Units/94-95/Smith.Native-American/index.html Children of Indian Folklore (1-2) Students will read a number of legends about Native American children and discuss the significance of these tales in Native American culture. http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit1/u1g1l1.html Native Americans (1-2) This unit focuses on Native American culture, history, and artistry. http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/198NativeAm.htm

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TEACHERS.NET GAZETTE NOVEMBER 2000 Volume 1 Number 9 COVER STORY Yes, you CAN write a book and teach at the same time! This month's cover story by successful author and teacher Marjan Glavac explains how he was able to get published directly from the classroom. COLUMNS Effective Teaching by Harry Wong Promoting Learning by Marv Marshall A Chat with Alfie Kohn Jan Fisher Column ... School Psychologist by Beth Bruno ARTICLES Write A Book and Teach Interview with Joe Pickett Wake up Sleepyhead! When We Care for Children ... Visually Impaired Experience in School REGULAR FEATURES Letters to the Editor Poll: What About Homework? Archives: Alfie Kohn New in the Lesson Bank ... Gazette Back Issues Gazette Home Delivery: About Debbie Reese... Debbie Reese is a doctoral student in early childhood education at the University of Illinois. Her research focuses on multicultural literature. She is Pueblo Indian, from Nambe Pueblo in northern New Mexico. Best Sellers Turkey and Giant by Nedra Emery/illustrated by Verna Clinton $10.00 from NativeChild.com More information Day and Night by Nedra Emery/illustrated by Verna Clinton $10.00 from NativeChild.com

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