Title: Kansas Tribal Tribune News
1Kansas Tribal Tribune News
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By Larry Tinsley
2The 9 Tribes of Kansas
- Objective Students will write a newspaper
article depicting each tribes customs, art,
food, and housing. Students will use the internet
to gather their information. 7th grade benchmark
1 - Student compares and contrasts nomadic and
sedentary tribes in Kansas (e.g., food, housing,
art, customs) Students also research the 9 tribes
of Kansas and determine which was nomadic and
which was sedentary.
3ESL Objectives in English
- Identify where the tribes are on the map by using
words such as to the left, above. below, to the
right, in the center, next to, etc... - Understand that some Indians wandered (nomadic)
and set up homes and others farmed the land
(sedentary) - Know that not all tribes were alike Be ready to
give an oral report in English comparing and
contrasting two different tribes.
4Indian Index
- Cheyenne
- Arapaho
- Apache
- Kiowa
- Comanche
- Wichita
- Pawnee
- Kansa
- Osage
- Web-based Research
- Support conclusions
- Cultural similarities
- Locate original homelands
- Create a newspaper article that clearly defines
the objectives
5Cheyenne Warriors
www.sonofthesouth.net
6Arapaho Woman Son
www.axel-jacob.de/mother1,html
7Apache Indians
www.csulb.edu
8Kiowa Indian Child
9Comanche Mama Baby
www.firstpeople.us
10Chief of Wichita Indians
www.texasindians.com/wichita.htm
11Pawnee Men
www.nativeamericans.com
12Kansa Indian Dance
www.issac-mccoy.com
13Osage Buffalo Hunt
14Indian Territory Map Locator for the 9 Tribes
www.whitemoonraven.com/articles/plainmap.html
15Click on the links to find out about the Indians
of the Plains.
- Explore the Indian Tribes and their culture
- http//www.42explore2.com/native4.htm
- b. Explore the histories of any tribe
- http//www.tolatsga.org/Compacts.html
- c. Mapping the whereabouts of the Plains Indians
- http//www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum20Info/Nati
ve-Americans/index.html - d. Native Languages Facts for Kids
- http//www.native-languages.org/kids.htm
16Important Vocabulary Words to Know
- Nomadic A person with no fixed residence who
roams about . - Sedentary Remaining or living in one area.
- Customs A practice followed by people of a
particular group . - Tribes families, clans, or other groups who
share a common ancestry.
17Sample News Article 1
- Our real name is siksika which refers to the
dark color of moccasins we wore (Who). We
originally lived in Montana and Alberta. (Where)
Women were in charge of the cooking and cleaning
and women owned the homes which were made of
buffalo hide and called tipis. (Objective) We
could pack our homes and move in less than an
hour. (Nomadic)) Our men were the hunters and
only men could become chiefs however, both men
and women could do artwork, tell stories, or play
music or make medicine. Our main food was
buffalo, but we also ate berries and small
animals. (Objective question)
18News Article 1 Continued
- We used long bows to kill the buffalo or drove
them off cliffs. Women, who were widows, could
also be warriors. We are famous for our fine
quill embroidery and beadwork. (Objective) We
believed that Earth was created by an Old Man
who came from the south and made the mountains,
prairies, and forests as well as the birds and
animals. Women came first from clay and then she
had a child which became man. These are the
beliefs and customs of the _____________________
Indians. - Answer Blackfoot
19Key Components of a Newspaper Article
- A. Who Name of tribe
- B. What things they did
- C. Where region of the country
- D. How What was special about the tribe?
- E. Finally Were they nomadic or sedentary and
why? - F. Other objective questions
20Activities
- Students are to finish writing a newspaper
article describing in complete detail the other 9
tribes - Articles will show whether tribe was nomadic or
sedentary, what was used for housing, food, and
art. Students will also show in the article a
custom that was followed and use the web sites
for their research. Use news article as a sample
or be creative and use your own ideas. - Try to locate the individual tribes on the map by
using the Tribal Map Locator website on slide 10.
21Pronunciation Guide for ELL Learners
- 1. Pronunciation po-'nE, pä- Pawnee
- 2. Pronunciation shI-'an, -'en - Cheyenne
- 3. Pronunciation k-'man-chE Comanche
- 4. Pronunciation 'kI--"wo, -"wä,- Kiowa
- 5. Pronunciation O-'sAj, - Osage
- 6. Pronunciation 'wi-ch-"to Wichita
- 7. Pronunciation -'pa-chE - Apache
22Websites for ELL Learners
- Las Tribus Nativas de Norteamérica
- http//personal.readysoft.es/jmcasaempere/twoframe
s.htm - Los Indios de las Llanuras
- http//www.cavall.net/tribus/grandesllanuras.html
- Los Nombres de Las Tribus
- http//www.osoblanco.scouthuelva.com/indios/nombre
s.htm
23Objectivos y Asignaciones
- Los estudiantes deben acabar el escribir de
un artículo periodídistico acerca de las 9
tribus. Los estudiantes deben decir si la tribu
era nómada o sedentaría. Diga qué fue utilizado
para la cubierta, qué tipo de alimento comieron,
y describen ejemplos de su arte. Utilice los
sitios de Web para su investigación y escriba en
su mejor español. - También, trate de localizar las tribus
individuales en el localizador del mapa en la
diapositiva 13.
24Más objectivos y Asignaciones
- Sea listo para informe oral en inglés demonstrar
en un mapa exacto donde estaba cada tribu por lo
que se refiere a cada una.. Utilice las palabras
como al lado, a la izquierda, a la derecha,
abajo, para indicar la dirección.
25Have You Mastered the Benchmark?
- 1. List the tribes that were nomadic and tell
why. - 2. List the tribes that were sedentary and tell
why. - 3. Can you describe type of housing, food, art,
and some cultural similarities and differences of
the tribes - 4. Can you find their original homeland on a map?
- When you feel that you understand the benchmarks
and standards completely, take the test! 80 or
higher is mastery!
26Final Assessment
- Students will take a test by reading other
student articles describing each tribe and will
tell whether tribes were sedentary or nomadic. - Students will identify the 9 tribes by reading
sample articles written by other students and
placing the names of the 9 tribes on a blank map
like the one in slide 10.