Humans and the Environment
Nez Perce
It is important to understand how the environment affects our lives
and how we affect the environment. You will write an essay or develop a
presentation analyzing the interaction between a group of people and
their environment. Student Directions:
In a cohesive paper or presentation, you will: - Draw a conclusion about how people affect the environment and how the environment affects people.
- Explain how studying how people interact with the environment helps us understand current issues.
- Explain three or more ways people affect their environment as they meet their needs.
- Explain
how the environment influences the development of a culture's
lifestyle, traditions, and beliefs with three or more examples.
- Use a map to explain the interaction between people and their environment.
- List
two (in addition to the map) sources including the title and author of
each source that provide information on the interaction between people
and the environment.
Possible Essential Question: - How has the environment affected the development of a the Nez Perce?
- How
has the environment influenced the development of Nez Perces's lifestyle, traditions, and beliefs?
- How has the Nez Perce adapted to their environment in order to meet their needs?
Keywords:
- Native American
- American Indians
- North American Indians
- Names of individual tribes, such as Nez Perce or Tlingit
- Names of cultural regions, such as Pacific Northwest or Coastal
Primary Sources:
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American Memory “This digital collection features more than 2,300 photographs and 7,700
pages of text about the Northwest Coast and Plateau Indian cultures.
These resources illustrate many aspects of life and work, including
housing, clothing, crafts, transportation, education, and employment.” http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/wauhtml/aipnhome.html
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American Indians of the Pacific Northwest includes primary and secondary text sources, over 2,000 photographs,
and a special presentation of ten essays. Together, these materials
tell the story of Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest, from their
first contact with European explorers in the 18th century to life on
reservations in the 20th century. Primary sources include six treaties
and over 3,800 pages from the Annual Reports of the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/collections/pacific/history.html
- American Indians of the Pacific Northwest. "This site [from the University of Washington] provides an extensive
digital collection of original photographs and documents about the
Northwest Coast and Plateau Indian cultures, complemented by essays
written by anthropologists, historians, and teachers about both
particular tribes and cross-cultural topics. These cultures have
occupied, and in some cases still live in parts of Alaska, British
Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana." http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/index.html
- Museum of Arts and Culture. The
MAC has an extensive collection of artifacts and teacher resource
materials. A traveling trunk is also available. Call the Education
Department at (509) 363-5306 to arrange a presentation. http://www.northwestmuseum.org/northwestmuseum/
- "Discover the Inland Northwest Indians--the first people of this region. This
program will help students understand and appreciate the cultural
diversity of the traditional Plateau tribes by making connections
between what is described in their textbooks to objects and pictures
from the Museum's collections. Understand how history is impacted who
the people are today through this highly interactive presentation given
by a representative of a living culture."
Video Streaming:
- Elementary Video Adventures: Native Americans (Clip: Nez Perce)
When European settlers came to North America, it was inhabited by
tribes of people with strong cultural traditions and ties to the land.
What happened to those people and their customs? Explore the history
and cultures of the Cherokees, Venetie, and Nez Perce. Grade 3 - 5
©2001 Discovery Channel School http://www.unitedstreaming.com Grade: 3-5
This video contains - Native Americans: The First Peoples (21:00)
Examine the life-styles of Native Americans
who lived in the Eastern Woodlands, the Great Plains, the Southwest
Desert, the Pacific Northwest, and the Arctic. Witness what happened
when the white man arrived with his different cultural beliefs.
NOTE:
No full-length video program exists for the QuickTime format. To view
program, it will be necessary to select Windows Media standard format
(256k version) or Windows Media Hi-Speed (700k). Grade: 3-5
© This video contains 5 segments
- Native Americans: American Heritage Series (20:00)
Experience the rich history of the Native Americans
through the eyes of young Suzy Redhawk as she recounts the stories told
to her by her wise grandmother. From the rocky northwest coastline
through the desert mesas, across the Great Plains to the eastern
woodlands, Suzy visits the magnificent tribal cultures as they commune
with nature and provide valuable lessons in life. Grade: 3-5
This video contains
- Native Americans: People of the Plains (26:26)
The
Comanche, the Blackfeet, the Cheyenne, the Sioux…these and others
were the tribes of the plains. Each had a different name and a
different language. However, they all hunted the buffalo. It provided
food, clothing and
hide for their homes. Following a Sioux family, we see what happens
during
the day – hunting, cooking, preparing a tipi and play activities. The
men provided food and protection for the family, therefore were
responsible
for weapons and hunting. The women and girls were responsible for
cooking, clothing and setting up the tipi.
Grade: 3-5
This video contains Elementary Video Adventures: Stories from American History
- Meet several Native
American groups and see how they have lived in harmony with the land.
Ride with the cowboy as he herds cattle along the trail. And examine
how the steam engine changed the course of American history. NOTE: No full-length video program exists. To view segments, it will be necessary to click on the Video Segments tab.
Grade: 3-5
This video contains
- Expedition of Lewis and Clark, The: 1804-1806 (16:00)
Witness
Lewis and Clark's exploration of the West, complete with diary
excerpts, encounters with Native Americans, the beautiful and
threatening landscape, and a summary of their objectives and
accomplishments.
Grade: 3-5
This video contains Journey of Sacagawea, The (55:42)
Many
mysteries surround her. More mountains, lakes and streams bear her name
than any other North American woman. Across the Nation statues have
been erected in honor of her memory. This one hour program explores the
life of Sacagawea from the rich oral history of the Augadika Shoshoni,
Mandan Hidatsa and the Nez Perce Native American tribes, as well as the historical account taken from the journals of the Corps of Discovery.
Grade: 9-12
This video contains -
The
history of 19th-century America is the story of struggles between
settlers moving west and Native Americans trying to hold on to their
ancestral territories. The clash between lifestyles and land rights
forged a new land and unified an American culture, but in the process a
venerable way of life was destroyed. Follow the Cherokee, Dakota,
Lakota, and Nez Percé as they fight to keep their homelands. Produced by Discovery Channel School.
Grade: 6-8
This video contains
Lewis and Clark: Tools of Survival (20:51)
See
how the members of the Lewis and Clark expedition learned survival
skills from the Native Americans. Included is Nez Perce canoe making. Grade: 3-5
This video contains
Additional Links
ChiefsLegendsShelters
Food
MissionariesClothing
Art
Games
Digital Images
Tribes and Nations
Dewey Numbers:
- 398.2 -
Folklore
- 970.004 - History, North
America
- 970.1 - Indians of North
America
- 973 - History, United
States
- 979.5 - Nez Perce
Non-Fiction:
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Ansary, Mir Tamim. Plateau Indians. 2000.
An introduction to the history, dwellings, artwork, religious beliefs,
clothing, and food of the various Native American tribes of the Plateau
Region between the Cascades and the Rocky Mountains.
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Barenblat, Rachel. Washington : the Evergreen State.2002. Illustrations and text explore the history, geography, people,
politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of the
state of Washington.
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Barth, Kelly. Native Americans of the Northwest plateau. 2002.
Examines the lives of Native American populations of the Northwest
plateau, an area that stretches from central British Columbia in Canada
south through the U.S. to eastern Oregon and Washington and most of
northern Idaho and northwest Montana, discussing the history of the
tribes, tribal interactions, spiritual life, struggles for land, and
other topics.
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Boule, Mary Null. Plateau region : Cayuse, Walla Walla & Umatilla people. 1999. Presents a brief introduction to the history, culture,
traditions, and beliefs of the Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Umatilla people
of the plateau region of North America.
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Erdosh, George. Food and recipes of the Native Americans. 1997.
Describes the different kinds of food and methods of cooking that had
been common to Indians in each of five areas of the United States.
Includes recipes. Lexile: 770
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Moore, Sharon. Native American foods and recipes. 2002. Discusses Native American cultures by focusing on their food and recipes.
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Thompson, Linda.People of the Plateau.
2004. Examines the history of the Plateau people and how they may have
come to what is now the United States, explains what they believe about
their origins, and looks at aspects of their daily lives and beliefs. - MacGregor, Carol Lynn. Lewis and Clark's bittersweet crossing. Caldwell, ID : Caxton, 2004.
Describes the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the American West in the early 1800s, focusing particularly on the time the group spent with the Shoshoni and Nez Perce Indians in Idaho.
- Lassieur, Allison. The Nez Perce tribe. Mankato, MN : Bridgestone Books, c2000.
An overview of the past and present lives of the Nez Perce tribe including their history, homes, food, clothing, family life, customs, religion, and government.
- Nelson, Sharlene P. The Nez Perce. New York : F. Watts, c2003.
The early ways -- Times of change -- Broken promises -- An unwanted war -- More promises broken -- A people renewed. Examines the history, culture, traditions, and beliefs of the Nez Perce Indians, and looks at the lives of modern Nez Perce. Includes a time line and glossary.
- Raymer, Dottie. Welcome to Kaya's world, 1764 : growing up in a Native American homeland. Middleton, WI : Pleasant Company, c2003.
A detailed, photo-illustrated overview of the Nez Perce Native Americans' history and culture, focusing on what life was like for children and young adults. Covers longhouses and tepees, toys and games, food, clothing, courting, and other aspects, and includes tribal myths and legends.
- Bial, Raymond. The Nez Perce. New York : Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish, c2002.
Photographs and text profile the history and life of the Nez Perce Indians.
- Press, Petra. The Nez Perce. Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, c2002.
Who are the Nez Perce? -- Life on the plateau -- Building homes to suit the climate -- The full-time job of finding food -- Family and community -- Belief in a Great Spirit -- The arrival of European explorers and traders -- The spread of death and violence -- Manifest Destiny -- Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War -- The twentieth century and beyond. Presents an illustrated introduction to the culture and history of the Nez Perce people, a Native American group that originated in the northwestern United States.
- Stout, Mary, 1954-. Nez Perce. Milwaukee, WI : G. Stevens, 2003.
A discussion of the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Nez Percé Indians.
- Takacs, Stefanie. The Nez Perce. New York : Children's Press, c2003.
The Nez Perce homeland -- Community life -- Daily life -- Settlers arrive -- The flight of the Nez Perce -- The Nez Perce today. Examines the history of the Nez Perce people, originally from Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, discussing their communities and daily lives, and looking at how things changed for the tribe with the arrival of white settlers. Includes information about modern-day Nez Perce.
- Englar, Mary. Chief Joseph, 1840-1904. Mankato, Minn. : Blue Earth Books, c2004.
"I will fight no more forever" -- Life in Wallowa Valley -- The white men come -- Joseph becomes chief -- The Nez Perce war -- Life after the war. A biography of the peace chief who ended the Nez Percé War by surrendering to United States soldiers in 1877, believing that he would be permitted lead his people back to their ancestral lands in Idaho. Includes a recipe for berry fritters and directions for "the stick game.".
Fiction:
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O'Dell, Scott. Thunder rolling in the mountains.
Houghton Mifflin,1992.128p. In the late nineteenth century, a young Nez
Perce girl relates how her people were driven off their land by the U.S.
Army and forced to retreat north until their eventual surrender. Lexile:
680 (128 pages)
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Raymer, Dottie. Welcome to Kaya's world, 1764 : growing up in a Native American homeland. 2003. A detailed, photo-illustrated overview of the Nez Perce Native
Americans' history and culture, focusing on what life was like for
children and young adults. Covers longhouses and tepees, toys and
games, food, clothing, courting, and other aspects, and includes tribal
myths and legends. Lexile: 1060 (60 pages) (There are additional titles in this series)
EALRs:- 3.2.1 Understands and analyzes how the environment affects cultural groups and how cultural groups affect the environment.
- 5.4.1 Draws conclusions using at least two clear, specific and accurate examples in a paper or presentation.
- 3.1.1 Understands and applies how maps and globes are used to display the regions of North America in the past and present.
- 5.4.2 Prepares a list of resources, including the title and author for each source.
Page prepared by
Trish Henry, Prairie View Elementary
thenry@mead.k12.wa.us 
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