Wisconsin History Native American Tribes

Day 1 & 2: Wisconsin History (2)

Native Americans:

Read the following text to learn how differences among native tribes in the United States. When Europeans came over to the Americas there were already a number of different nations living here. We call these nations Native Americans today. Even though we call then all Native Americans each tribe is very different.

Native American Diversity - Newsela.pdf

Vocabulary - Describe how each of the vocabulary words relate to understanding Native American History.

Renaissance, Flourished, Diversity, Native Peoples, Reservations, Nomads, Customs, and Dwellings.

Part I Questions:

What made Europeans want to come to the Americas? (What motivated them?)
There is a lot of diversity amongst the different native tribes. What does this mean?
What experiences do the different tribes share?
What makes the tribes different?

Part II: Choose 1 Native Nation to Learn More About:

The Iroquois People
The Anasazi People

Iroquois Reading - Newsela.pdf

Anasazi Reading - Newsela.pdf

Vocabulary Part II: Choose 4 words from the reading to be vocabulary words. Write down why they are important to understanding the reading.

Part II Questions:

What is their name?
Where did they live?
What was important in their nation/culture?
What is unique (different) about their culture
Wisconsin currently has 12 different tribes who have reservations in Wisconsin. Think about what you learned about Native tribes in general and tribe that you learned more about. What do you think you can predict about the Wisconsin tribes?

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