Native American Tribe Project
Focus on the following information:
- Tribes and Geographic Features Expert
- Include a map
- Where did they live? What are the states that currently make up that region?
- Describe the geography of the area.
- Food and Hunting Expert
- What did they eat?
- How did they hunt for food?
- What tools did they use?
- How was the food prepared?
- Shelter and Transportation Expert
- Describe the type of home they lived in.
- Did they use different shelter depending on the season/weather?
- What natural resources were used to construct the home?
- Did they travel from place to place?
- Clothing and Technology Expert
- What did they wear?
- How was their clothing affected by the climate and natural resources?
- What “technology” did they have? (tools, arts and crafts, natural resources)
- Customs and Traditions
- What were their religious beliefs or burial practices?
- Did they have a government?
- What kind of games did children play?
- Were they known for anything – making jewelry, weaving, etc.?
These links may provide useful information to help students with the project:
Native American Resources - http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Thanksgiving/Native.html
Kid Info Native American History - http://kidinfo.com/american_history/Native_americans.html
Native American Tribes - http://native-languages.org/languages.htm
Index of Native American Nations on the Internet - http://hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAnations.html
Individual Native Nations - http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/nations.html
Native Web Database - http://nativeweb.org/resources.php?type=1
Native American Website for Kids (only has info on Cheyenne, Inuit, Navajo and Kwakiutl) - http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/NativeAmerhome.html/nativeamhome.html
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - http://nmai.si.edu/home/
Think Quest Library (websites created by kids from all over the world) - http://thinkquest.org/pls/html/f?p=52300:30:1640502259188865::::P30_CATEGORY_ID:CPJ_NATIVE_AMERICANS
The Hawaiians - http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&CategoryID=305
The Aleut - http://www.aaanativearts.com/alaskan-natives/aleut.htm
The Official Seminole Tribe Website - http://www.semtribe.com/Culture/
The Seminole - http://www.indians.org/articles/seminole-indians.html
Seminole Tribe Museum - http://www.ahtahthiki.com/Permanent-Exhibits-Seminole-Tribe-FL-Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki-Museum.html
Facts for Kids: The Wyandot/Huron - http://www.bigorrin.org/wyandot_kids.htm
Wyandot/Huron - http://www.nanations.com/wyandot/history.htm
The Huron - http://native-american-indian-facts.com/Northeast-American-Indian-Facts/Huron-Indian-Facts.shtml
The Haida - http://www.angelfire.com/ca/janechaos/haidapaper.html
The Encyclopedia (Haida) - http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Haida.aspx
Native American Resources - http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Thanksgiving/Native.html
Kid Info Native American History - http://kidinfo.com/american_history/Native_americans.html
Native American Tribes - http://native-languages.org/languages.htm
Index of Native American Nations on the Internet - http://hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAnations.html
Individual Native Nations - http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/nations.html
Native Web Database - http://nativeweb.org/resources.php?type=1
Native American Website for Kids (only has info on Cheyenne, Inuit, Navajo and Kwakiutl) - http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/NativeAmerhome.html/nativeamhome.html
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - http://nmai.si.edu/home/
Think Quest Library (websites created by kids from all over the world) - http://thinkquest.org/pls/html/f?p=52300:30:1640502259188865::::P30_CATEGORY_ID:CPJ_NATIVE_AMERICANS
The Hawaiians - http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&CategoryID=305
The Aleut - http://www.aaanativearts.com/alaskan-natives/aleut.htm
The Official Seminole Tribe Website - http://www.semtribe.com/Culture/
The Seminole - http://www.indians.org/articles/seminole-indians.html
Seminole Tribe Museum - http://www.ahtahthiki.com/Permanent-Exhibits-Seminole-Tribe-FL-Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki-Museum.html
Facts for Kids: The Wyandot/Huron - http://www.bigorrin.org/wyandot_kids.htm
Wyandot/Huron - http://www.nanations.com/wyandot/history.htm
The Huron - http://native-american-indian-facts.com/Northeast-American-Indian-Facts/Huron-Indian-Facts.shtml
The Haida - http://www.angelfire.com/ca/janechaos/haidapaper.html
The Encyclopedia (Haida) - http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Haida.aspx
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