Keywords: Native Americans
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After Columbus, Fall 2003
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Abstract: Sometime after 1492, the concept of the New World or America came into being, and this concept appeared differently — as an experience or an idea — for different people and in different places. This semester, we will read three groups of texts: first, participant accounts of contact between native Americans ... More »
Artifact Classification (Archaeology)
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Abstract: In their study of artifact classification students will use pictures of artifacts or objects from a teaching kit to classify artifacts and answer questions about the lifeways of a group of historic Native Americans.
California Cultures
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Abstract: California Cultures documents California's rich history of diversity and multicultural contributions. This collection including photographs, documents, newspaper clippings, political cartoons, works of art, oral histories, and other primary sources draws from Calispheres total content, and also features ... More »
Crow Nation
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Abstract: This site provides information about the Crow Nation. Topics include geography, language, lifestyle, lineage, scouts, government, constitutional controversy, leadership, mythology, chiefs, the Crow fair, films, further reading and external links. The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Apsáalooke, are ... More »
Native American Assimilation
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Abstract: Beginning in the 1700s, the Spaniards built the California Missions to make contact with Native Americans in the hope of converting them to Christianity. One painting by a Russian artist depicts a group of Native Americans dancing in front of Mission Dolores in San Francisco; a later photograph shows ... More »
Pottery Traditions in North Carolina (Native American)
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Abstract: To archaeologists, pottery is an important artifact because it can often indicate how old a site is. Students will learn how to create a coiled pot using the same techniques as North Carolina Native Americans.
Spinning spider stories
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Abstract: This interdisciplinary lesson is designed to introduce students to the purpose and process of comparative literature. The literary selections may be altered according to audience and purpose, from grades 5 through 8.
The Conquest of America, Spring 2004
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Abstract: In this course the conquest and colonization of the Americas is considered, with special attention to the struggles of native peoples in Guatemala, Canada, Brazil, Panama, and colonial New England. In two segments of the course-one devoted to the Jesuit missionization of the Huron in the 1630s, the other ... More »
The Transcontinental Railroad
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Abstract: In 1862, Congress passed and President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Bill, which granted public land and funds to build a transcontinental railroad. The Central Pacific Railroad would lay tracks from California heading east, and the Union Pacific Railroad would lay tracks from the Missouri River ... More »
