Native Homelandsalong the Lewis & Clark

Native interviews from the tribes encountered by Lewis

and Clark

Vocabulary Preview

Ideological--Basic beliefsPhysical--Relating to the bodySpiritual--Relating to religionWilderness--Unsettled land Mourners--People who grieveDiscovered--Found

Native Homelands Vocabulary

New vocabulary words will be presented in the DVD. Preview them on the following slides before viewing the DVD Native Homelands Along the Lewis and Clark Trail

VocabularyMandan--Sioux tribeBlessed--HolyStereotype--A generalizationAmbushed--AttachedMigrated--Move from one

region to anotherBelief--An idea held as truth

VocabularyHidatsa--Sioux tribeMankind--HumansProtectors--DefendersNomads--WanderersWarlike--Eager to fightProtect--Guard

VocabularySeasons--Spring, summer, winter,

fallTrappers--People who catch animals

in traps for their furWell-defined--Having clear

boundariesPlentiful--Have manySnares--Traps to capture an animalSalmon--A type of fish

VocabularySeasonal--Done during a certain

time of yearDeer--Native animal of the plainsSturgeon--Very large type of fishEquipped--What is needed for the

activityBitterroot--Montana state flowerAbundant--plenty

Vocabulary

Material--Something you ownChoke cherry--BerryCamas--Edible rootPitiful--SadBelongings--Things you ownNimiipu--Nez Perce name for

themselves

VocabularyRecognize--honorCelebrate--To observe with

festivitiesTraditions--CustomsBeaver--An animal that Indians

respected because he could change his environment (dams)

Pemmican--Dried foodInteraction--Actions between two

people or animals

VocabularyPrecious--ValuableLegends--Stories believed by people

about a place, person or animalCustoms--HabitsFeast--Meal as a celebrationLand bridge--A route to travel over

waterTule--A type of grass

VocabularyClimate--The type of weather an

area hasFilet--A thick slice of meatWasted--Threw awayHarvested--GatheredBalsam--Oily plant substanceConsume--Eat

VocabularyTrade--ExchangeDepleting--Using upOrigin--BeginningRed cedar--Bark was used to make

woven capesOysters, clams--ShellfishHuckleberries, blackberries,

salmonberries--Edible berries eaten by the Chinook tribe

VocabularyCouncil--Group of leadersTunic--Knee length dress with no

sleevesInherited--Received from ancestorsPropaganda--Information that could

harm peopleLauding--PraisingDismissed--rejected

VocabularyExcluded--Left outIgnored--Refuse to notice

Classroom Focus GroupsDivide class into 7 groups for viewing the DVD

Plant groupWill report back to class on 5 types of plants used by

the native people

Animal groupWill report back to class on 5 animals noted in the

DVD

Origin groupWill report back about 2 stories where the native

people came from

Seasons groupWill report back 3 ways the native people were

affected by the seasons

Classroom Focus Groups

Spirituality groupWill report back about beliefs regarding the spirit

world

Leadership groupWill report back about who were leaders and how

they were selected

Trade groupWill report back on who they traded with

and what they traded

Advance to next slide when ready to record focus groups observations

Pause here and view DVD: Native Homelands along the Lewis and Clark Trail

Focus Group ChartPlants

Animals

Origins

Focus Group Chart

Spirituality

Seasons

Leadership

Focus Group Chart

Trade

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