GOVERNMENT

VOCABULARY
WRITING
1. READ THROUGH THE LIST OF NATIVE AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT VOCABULARY WORDS ON THE LEFT
SIDE OF THE PAPER.
2. CHOOSE THREE WORDS FROM THE LIST AND
RESEARCH THEIR MEANING AND HOW THEY RELATE
TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT SYSTEM.
3. WRITE A PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING THE MEANING OF
THE THREE WORDS YOU CHOSE, AND HOW THEY
RELATE TO NATIVE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.
4. UNDERLINE THE THREE WORDS YOU CHOSE IN
YOUR PARAGRAPH.
5. THE PARAGRAPH SHOULD HAVE CORRET
PUNCTUATION, AND BE AT LEAST 5 SENTENCES!
6. WHEN YOU ARE DONE WRITNG YOUR PARAGRAPH,
TURN YOUR PAPER OVER AND DRAW A PICTURE OF
SOMETHING YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE NATIVE
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.
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VOCABULARY
WRITING
GOVERNMENT
VOCABULARY
WRITING

colonialism
colony
culture
chief
confederation
Indigenous people
powwow
prejudice
reservation
treaty
tribe
land plots
policy
property
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GOVERNMENT VOCABULARY
WRITING
 MAKE YOUR
OWN WAMPUM!
DID YOU KNOW NATIVE AMERICANS DID NOT HAVE CURRENCY
OR MONEY LIKE WE DO NOW???
THEY COLLECTED LONG OR "OBLONG" SHAPED SHELLS THAT
THEY TURNED INTO BEADS!
WITH THOSE BEADS, THEY FORMED NECKLACES OR BELTS THAT
WERE TRADED AND USED AS GIFTS IN PLACE OF MONEY!

YOUR JOB IS TO CREATE YOUR OWN WAMPUM! USING THE

PURPLE, WHITE AND BLACK BEADS PROVIDED.

MAKE YOUR OWN DESIGN USING THE TEMPLATE! THIS SHOULD

BE PERSONAL TO YOU!

REMEMBER EACH COLOR BEAD HAS A DIFFERENT MEANING!

WITE BEADS REPRESENT PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING. PURPLE
AND BLACK BEADS REPRESENT SERIOUS EVENTS, OR
IMPORTANT AGREEMENTS.
MAKE YOUR
OWN
WAMPUM!
NATIVE AMERICAN
REGION REPORT!

NATIVE AMERICAN REGIONS ARE SPREAD OUT

ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AND EVEN
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES!

YOUR JOB IS TO PICK A REGION, AND USE

YOUR CHROME BOOKS TO RESEARCH THE
REGION YOU CHOSE!

FILL OUT EACH PART OF THE PAPER TO LEARN

ABOUT A SPECIFIC NATIVE AMERICAN REGION!

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING REGIONS:

EASTERN WOODLANDS, GREAT PLAINS, GREAT

BASIN, SOUTHWEST OR PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
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NATIVE AMERICAN
REGION RESEARCH
The region I chose is: __________________________________

Three tribes in this region: Write the most common type of

houses/shelter in this region and
draw a picture of it!

Write what the most common

food is in this region, and draw a
picture of it!

Describe the clothing worn in this

region:

What is the name of the current

leader of this tribe?

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 NATIVE
AMERICAN
REGION
RESEARCH
 NATIVE AMERICAN
HISTORIC SYMBOLS

WHEN THE EUROPEAN EXPLORERS WERE ARRIVING IN

AMERICA, THEY FOUND THAT NATIVE AMERICAN DID NOT
COMMUNICATE WITH LETTERS, OR WORDS LIKE WE DO
TODAY. THEY COMMUNICATED THROUGH SYMBOLS CALLED
PICTOGRAPHS!

THESE PICTOGRAPHS WOULD BE PAINTED ON ROCKS TO

COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER OR TO TELL STORIES.

1. LOOK AT THE SYMBOLS PROVIDED

2. WRITE THREE MESSAGES USING AT LEAST 3
SYMBOLS PER MESSAGE
3. WRITE YOUR TRANSLATION OF THE MESSAGE
UNDER EACH ONE.
4. IF YOU WANT TO FIND OTHER SYMBOLS, USE
YOUR CHROME BOOK TO RESEARCH WHAT
YOU ARE LOOKING FOR!
 NATIVE
AMERICAN
HISTORIC
SYMBOLS
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NATIVE AMERICAN
SYMBOL MESSAGES

Message #1:

Message #2

Message #3
NATIVE AMERICAN
MUSIC
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE TAKES GREAT PRIDE
IN THEIR MUSIC! FROM THE BEGINNING OF
THIEIR SETTLEMENT MUSIC HAS BEEN A WAY OF
COMMUNICATION, THERAPY, CELEBRATION OR
MOURNING. MUSIC IS VERY SPECIAL TO
INDIGENEOUS PEOPLE!

1. USE YOUR CHROME BOOKS TO GOOGLE

"NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC".
2. LISTEN TO A FEW MINUTES OF THE MUSIC.
3. WRITE A REFLECTION ESSAY ABOUT THE
MUSIC YOU LISTENED TO.
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NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC

After listening to the Native American music of your choice, how did the music make you
feel? What emotions did you experience? What sounds did you hear in the music? How does
this music compare to what we listen to today? Use correct punctuation and sentence
structure in your answer!
 NATIVE
AMERICAN
MUSIC
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"THE STAR PEOPLE: A

LAKOTA STORY" BY
S.D.NELSON

1. What was the first thing you noticed about Sisiter Girl and Young Wolf?

2. Between the Cloud People and the Star People who is which is your favorite
and why?

3. Talk about a time you felt like you had to protect someone or something in your
life, just like Sister Girl had to protect her brother.

4. Draw your own constellation using the constellations from the story as
inspiration!
 "THE STAR
PEOPLE: A
LAKOTA
STORY" BY S.D.
NELSON