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
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Focus Group ChartPlants
Animals
Origins
Focus Group Chart
Spirituality
Seasons
Leadership
Focus Group Chart
Trade
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