2nd Grade Science: Birch Bark Lesson
Includes instructions for making a model canoe and a basket.
Includes instructions for making a model canoe and a basket.
Contains links to historical overview and nine lesson plans, including: Mascots, Symbols, and Name; Federal Indian Policy: Historical Roots and 19th Century Policies; Indian Boarding Schools; Red Power; and American Indian Tribal Gaming.
Discusses how the demand for beaver pelts brought about a new economy, the shift from hunting beaver to hunting bison, and the impact of missionaries.
Chapter from Chapter from Montana: Stories of the Land by Krys Holmes..
Uses the Madison Buffalo Jump State Park as a starting point to discuss the buffalo's importance in the economies, cosmologies, social organization, and spiritual life of Indigenous peoples of the plains. Recommended for use with Grade 9-12 students.
Science unit also teaches Haida vocabulary. Intended for use with Grades K-1.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.