Indians_of_North

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History of Indian Tribes of North America

QUESPER: QUESTIONS: What tribe will I study? _______________________

What do I know about the Indian tribe?	What do I want to know ?

QUESPER: MY QUESTIONS

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Broad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. Narrow

Indians of North America

Southwest

Plains

Southeast

Tribe Names

Famous American Indians (Examples)

Pacific Northwest

Plateau

Northeast

Blackhawk

Sequoyah

Powhatan

QueSPER: PRODUCE What will I make? _____________________________

My Name ________________________ American Indian History Report Notes

Name of tribe:	Where did they live?
DRESS : What did they wear?	FOOD: What did they eat?
MEN: What did they do?	WOMEN: What did they do?
HOME: What did their houses look like?	MORE FACTS I FOUND

Teacher Notes

Elicit questions from students using basic question words: who, what, when, where, why, how.

Basic Questions

What is the Indian tribe name? _______________________________________

Where does this tribe live? __________________________________________

State _______________________ Part of the country ____________________

History of the Tribe

How long have they lived there?_______________________________________

What were their historical houses like?__________________________________

How did they dress?________________________________________________

What did they eat? ______________ __________________________________

What work did men do? _____________________________________________

What work did women do? __________________________________________

What ceremonies did they have? __ ___________________________________

What stories did they tell? ___________________________________________

Were any chiefs well-known to European settlers? ________________________

Names of Tribes

Area of the Country	Names of Tribes
Pacific Northwest
California Coast
Southwest
Plateau Basin
Plains
Northeast Woodland
Southeast

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