On the first day of lesson #7, students learned about the six main groups of tribes that settled in the United States thousands of years ago. Students located and labeled each group on a map and zoomed in on the state of Wisconsin for our local history on the second day. They learned that Wisconsin Native Americans lived in wigwams and used all the natural resources while hunting, fishing, trapping, harvesting and practicing early agricultural techniques for survival. The Eastern Woodland Indians (Ojibwa and Dakota) inhabited our region and harvested wild rice, Manoomin or good berry, in the Lake Menomin area before it was dammed up in two areas. The class acted out the wild rice process and examined the rice before and after the removal of the outer husk. On the final day of the lesson, students listened to a Native American story, and learned that Native American tribes used symbols (pictographs) to communicate to each other because they spoke different languages. Students studied the symbols and then created their own version of a "buffalo" story shawl.
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| Students view a historical photo and take initial notes using the Big 6?s. |
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| Identifying family members on a canoe journey. |
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| More note taking for our Native American Studies. |
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| Mrs. Kneeland explains the outside husk of wild rice. |
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| Students stand and act out the steps of the wild rice harvest. |
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| Mrs. K. reads aloud a Native American story. |
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| Hard at work adding symbols to our story shawls |
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| Group photo our buffalo story shawls. |
While teaching at the high school, I loved inserting wonderful aspects of American Indian culture. Thanks for making your students aware that we still have cool Ojibwa neighbors. I love the buffalo story shawl picture.
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