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 CC Standards and Objectives
• Common Core Standards:
 4.SS.1.3.1 Identify the five federally recognized American Indian tribes in Idaho: Coeur d’Alene, Kootenai,
Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce, and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and current reservation lands.
 4.SS.1.3.3 Identify and discuss similar and different key characteristics of American Indian tribes in Idaho.

 Objectives
Students will be able to:
 Identify each American Indian tribe in Idaho
 Analyze the similarities and differences of each tribe
Coeur d’Alene Tribe
• Where did they live?
• Coeur d’Alene lake and river
• Food
• Roots, seeds, nuts, fruits, salmon,
trout, other animals and birds
• Weapons
• Spears, clubs, knives, and bow and
arrows
• Enemies
• Shoshone and Bannock tribes
Bannock Tribe
• Where did they live?
• Great Basin
• Food
• Berries, nuts, roots, leave, fish, and wild animal
• Weapons
• Bow and arrows, stone knives, spears, rabbit sticks, and digging sticks
• Enemies
• Coeur d’ Alene
Paiute Tribe
• Where did they live?
• Great Basin
• Food
• Nuts, berries, roots, stalks, bulbs, leaves, fish, and wild animal
• Weapons
• Bow and arrows, stone knives, spears, rabbit sticks, and digging sticks
• Enemies
• Coeur d’ Alene
Nez Perce
• Where did they live?
• Bitterroot Mountains and Snake River
• Food
• Salmon, steelhead trout, berries, bitterroots, onions, nuts, and seeds
• Weapons
• Spears, knives, bow and arrows, and clubs
• Enemies
• Paiute and Bannock tribes
What did we learn?
Tribes:
Coeur d’ Alene
Bannock
Paiute
Nez Perce
We found out what type of food each tribe ate, what kind of weapons
they used, where each tribe lived, and who their enemies were.
 Check for Understanding
Look at the sheet that is on your desk. Pick two tribes and fill out the
Venn Diagram. List three similarities and differences. After, write an
opinion paragraph about one specific tribe.
 More fun facts about Idaho and the
Native American tribes

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