This lesson introduces the Native American tradition of seasonal rounds and also discusses the important connection between land, food, nutrition, and energy for Native American people in Oregon. Many tribes migrated seasonally, based on the food sources that were available in a given place at a given time. Tribes and smaller bands of Native people would often travel several hundred miles in a few weeks to get to the next food-gathering source in time.In this lesson, students will reflect on their own lives and the foods they eat throughout the year while also learning about the food traditions of Native American people in Oregon. This lesson will also help students understand the close connection that Native Americans in Oregon have with the land.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Life Science
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Lesson Plan
- Author:
- Aujalee Moore
- April Campbell
- Oregon Open Learning
- Date Added:
- 07/28/2023