Coming to America
Two Reasons People Move
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Native Americans believed that spirits were present in...
In every natural thing. Animals, plants, people, even rocks
Work was primarily divided in Native American Cultures based on...
Gender. For instance, Men hunted and fished and Women farmed
3 ways native Americans preserved their culture
Examples include:
Oral Histories
Rituals
Practicing Handicrafts
The primary theory of how First Americans came to America
They walked across the Bering Land bridge
One of this is NOT a purpose of Totem poles:
to preserve ancestry
to preserve histories
to preserve the memory of people
to preserve events
to shame people
to worship the spirits
to worship the spirits
4 ways native Americans nourished themselves
Fishing
Farming
Hunting
Gathering
2 Common Elements of Native American Folklore
Examples include:
A Moral
A Trickster
Animals (may Talk)
Spirits
Connecting the natural and supernatural world
Oral Traditions
The First Americans came from this country and went to this US state
Russia and Alaska
Native Americans of this region made totem Poles
Pacific North-West
3 reasons Native Americans Traded.
To get what they needed
To be friendly
To Show Respect
Two difficult issues Native Americans Face Today
Examples include:
Sovereignty and treaty rights
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Access to healthcare and healthcare disparities
Educational challenges and opportunities
Environmental justice and land protection
Economic development and poverty/unemployment
Cultural preservation and language revitalization
Representation in media and government
Water rights and access
Criminal justice disparities
Access to and voting rights
The Second group of Native Americans came to the US by this method
by Boat from Oceania
They generally decided what someone's spirit animal for an individual totem would be
Elder or family member
In the social structure of Native Americans, who had power, who had wealth?
Native American societies were typically quite equal in wealth. Sachems or chiefs did have some power, but required the support of the people. Shamans had some power over the religious and spiritual world.
Which 5 of these elements are broadly shared among all North American Native cultures:
religion/spirituality
clothing
diet (what they ate)
trading
preserving their culture
living in harmony with nature
housing
language
social structure
religion/spirituality
trading
preserving their culture
living in harmony with nature
social structure
Where did the second group of Native Americans first arrive in the United States
The South West
Name 2 spirit animals and what they represent (Hint: think about Brother Bear or your totem project)
Bear= Love
Eagle= Guidance
Wolf= Wisdom
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If the Spirits are not properly Honored, name 3 examples of what can happen
Examples will Vary:
Hunts may go badly
Crops might Fail
Wars will go badly
Disease could spread
Did Native Americans trade land with each other why or why not?
No, land was sacred and its "ownership" was communal and shared by the people.