Museum Entrance

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Museum Entrance
Welcome to Native American Foods
Hunting Room
Farming Room
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Room 2
Gathering
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Room 3
Hunting Room
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Room 4
Farming Room
Museum Entrance
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Baking Cornbread

• This picture shows a Native American women
  baking cornbread. She heats a rock in the fire,
  then places the wet cornbread on the warm rock to
  bake. She will then be able to share the freshly
  baked cornbread with her other hungry tribe
  members.

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m/tribe20data/portfolio20index/portfolio11.html
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Grinding Corn

• Native Americans are using rocks to grind up
  corn. They place the whole dried kernels of corn
  in a shallow hole of the bigger rock and by
  applying pressure and turning a rock in their
  hand, it grinds the corn up into a fine dust.
  They use this corn flour to make other items to
  eat.

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xhibits/a griculture/gallery/album01
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Carrying Water
Two Indian women are using large pots to carry
water back to their homes. They use well worn
paths back and forth from the sources that they
need to survive such as animal living grounds and
bodies of water. These Native Americans live in
a heavily wooded area. They are probably located
in the northern territories
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m/tribe20data/portfolio20index/portfolio16.html
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The 3 Sisters
This is a picture of the 3 sisters. Squash,
corn and beans were very popular to the Native
Americans because they were a very hearty plant
and grew easily in many different types of
climates. These types of vegetables were shared
with the early settlers and helped to greatly
enhance their daily nutritional intake.
Image acquired athttp//www.germantownbulldogs.or
g/indians/southwest.htmlsister
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California Indians Gathering Acorns
In California where trees are plentiful, Indians
appear gathering acorns. Although, Native
Americans could hunt, grow and harvest their own
food. At times, the land provided good and
useful food with no labor necessary other then to
gather at the natural harvesting time of year.
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rg/indians/ California.htmlacorns
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Gathering Mussels

• Next to the coasts, many Native Americans ate
  food from the sea. During low tide, after the
  water pulls farther away from the shore, an
  Indian is pictured here gathering mussels. The
  Indians probably used sharp rocks to pry the
  shells open for a fresh seafood meal.

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m/tribe20data/portfolio20index/portfolio9.html
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Gathering Berries

• Berries were available for harvest three seasons
  of the year. Here, a Native American woman
  gathers berries off of a tree probably during
  early spring or fall. Indians probably enjoyed
  different berries such as strawberries,
  raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries, and
  possibly apples.

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/tribe20data/portfolio20index/portfolio11.html
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Digging for Roots

• This is a picture taken of an Indian woman
  digging for roots. Roots were not just for
  eating by the Native Americans. They were also
  boiled to make tea. Certain roots were used for
  their medicinal value. They could be crushed and
  used to cure illness.

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/tribe20data/portfolio20index/portfolio11.html
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Deer Hunter

• This Native American has killed a buck deer. He
  has used a bow and arrow as his weapon of choice.
  You can also see, that he has used camouflage
  while hunting by covering himself with a deer
  skin that he probably killed in the past.
  Indians were very skilled hunters.

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rg/indians/ woodland2.htmldeer
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Northwest Indians Fishing

• Native Americans were skilled fisherman. As you
  can see they have built a type of chute for the
  fish to swim through. The Indians stand on the
  rocks and spear the fish as they swim by. The
  fish that get by will then swim back through the
  chute or get back into the river to continue to
  spawn

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g/ indians/northwest.htmlsalmon
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Hunting Buffalo

• This is a picture of Plains Indians on a hunting
  excursion. The Native Americans have camouflaged
  themselves with wolf furs. Hunting with bows and
  arrows, they are attempting to sneak up on a herd
  of buffalo. Buffalo was a main food source for
  the plains Indians but was hard to get until the
  Native Americans gain access to horses

Image acquired athttp//www.cobb.k12.ga.us/auste
ll/haon/food.html
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In Canoe Hunting Moose
Northern Native Americans are seen here hunting a
bull moose. They have caught him in the water
and as he tries to swim to safety, other men are
rowing the canoe, while an Indian prepares to
spear him from above. This would be a good kill
for the Indians as this would provide for them in
many aspects. Natives used every part of the
animals they killed.
Image acquired at http//www.nativeamericans.com/
Photos.htm
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Mound Builders Gardening

• A tribe of Mound Builder Indians is seen in this
  portrait gardening corn. Almost all Native
  American tribes grew a type of corn called maize.
  It was a hybrid type that was very hearty and
  could grow in the many different climates from
  around North America. As you can see people of
  all ages helping to finish the harvest.

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rg/indians/woodland2.html
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Harvesting Wheat
You can tell by this picture, that the Indian
shown has had exposure to European settlers by
the way they are dressed. This Native American
is harvesting wheat which will be ground up and
used to make many different types of whole grain
foods.
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m/tribe20data/portfolio20index/portfolio1.html
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Mound Builders Field
This is a picture of a Mound Builders field that
has been cultivated. It will now be able to be
planted with the next crop. It is important to
cultivate the land so that you can turn the soil
up. If the same soil is used year after year,
the crops will get progressively worse. Many
Indians also buried fish in the soil to be used
as a fertilizer for the plants.
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rg/indians/woodland2.html
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Hoeing Corn

• After Native Americans were exposed to the
  European settlers, they began using tools.
  Although they had tools before the settlers came,
  they were often made of animal bones. These new
  tools were made of wood and metal which were much
  more durable and held up longer. Here an Indian
  woman uses a hoe to get the weeds out of her corn
  .

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rg/indians/woodland2.html
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Donelle Stevens

• I moved from Las Vegas a year ago, from a small
  one horse town in northeast Kansas, and have
  been teaching 4th Grade at MJ Christensen ever
  since. Graduating from Jefferson West High
  School in 2001 and Bethany College in 2006 with a
  degree in K-8 Elementary Education, an
  endorsement in K-6 Adaptive Special Education,
  and K-12 Instrumental Music Education
  concentration. While in college I participated
  in many academic, music, and social groups
  including, Sigma Phi Omega Sorority, Sigma Alpha
  Iota Womens Music Fraternity, Multicultural
  Student Union, Bethany Student Education
  Association, Lindsborg Community Orchestra,
  Bethany Brass Ensemble, Bethany Woodwind
  Ensemble, Bethany Band, Jazz Band, Associated
  Music Students of Bethany College, Blue Dozen,
  Gold Key, Alpha Omega, and Blue Crew. My current
  hobbies are enjoying anything that includes
  spending time with friends and family.
• I can be contacted via email at
  dstevens_at_interact.ccsd.net

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