South Dakota History

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South Dakota History

• Elements That Shape History

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Unit Goals

• Recognize the importance of the buffalo to the
  American Indian culture on the Great Plains.
• Compare buffalo populations on the plains over
  time.
• Define conquistadors, conservationists,
  delicacies, descendents, domesticated,
  endangered, extinct, nomadic, outmaneuver,
  preservation, stampede, vaccinate, zoologists.
• Identify Pte Oyate, Frederick Dupree, James
  ("Scotty") Philip, William Hornaday, American
  Bison Society.

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Lesson 1
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Focus Questions

• How did the buffalo get its name?
• What common animal is related to the buffalo?
• Why were/are buffalo able to do so well in North
  America?

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Lesson 2American Indians and the Buffalo
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Focus Questions

• Why were buffalo so important to the American
  Indians on the Great Plains?
• How did people hunt buffalo before they had
  horses?
• How did hunting change after they got horses?

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Winter Count Project
What Story Does It Tell?
Helpful Links
http//www.sdhistory.org/ed20buff19.html
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Lesson 3Preservation of the Buffalo
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Focus Questions

• Why did the buffalo nearly become extinct?
• Name two South Dakota men important in saving the
  buffalo. What did they do?

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Lesson 4The Buffalo Today
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Focus Questions

• Can you think of places or things named for the
  buffalo in South Dakota and in other states?
• Why might states, companies, or sports teams want
  the buffalo as a symbol?

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Buffalo Head Art Project
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What Did You Learn About The Buffalo In This Unit?

• Journal your thoughts in your SD History
  portfolio.
• Continue your PowerPoint presentations by
  creating a slide on the buffalo in SD.