How to Teach Native American Tribes!

Muscogee by Cierra, Aimee, and Angelina

• The great seal is a trademark of their tribe (plow and they aer diffing their crops)
• They were known as the Creek Indians
• Believed to have been created to guard against other larger Indian tribes of the region
• One of the 5 Civilized Tribes
• Located in the South and had a warm climate
• Canyons, high plains, and mountains
• Nomadic tribe because they moved a lot
• Religion: Protestant
• Creek men hunted deer, wild turkeys
• The homes of the Muskogee- Mound Grass Houses, Wattle and daub houses, and Creeks building American-style log cabins
• Famous people: Lt. Col. Ernest Childers, Acee Blue Eagle, William McIntosh and John Harjo

3 Pluses

1. I loved the images that you used on your slides, it made the presentation aesthetic!
2. You definitely had all of the information about the tribe to pull together the topic all together
3. I loved that you included the Creek Stomp Dance and the native tribe Song

1 Wish

1. I wish that for the interactive activity you would have made us get up and out of our chairs and do the Creek Stomp Dance around a fake fire. I feel like that would have been a perfect way to pull the lesson together!

Navajo Tribe by Marie, Ganny, Alexis, and Mikaeyla

• One of the largest tribes in the United States
• Second largest Native American Tribe
• Known as the Dine tribe- comes from the word "the people"
• "The children of the holy people"
• Earth mother= Important and sacred God
• Navajos believed in gods that they called Holy People, they believed it was curcial to praise they would use heir powers against them
• They worshipped the sun, winds, and watercourses
• They are cautious about death-they try not to talk bout it because they feel like it will happen to them
• Located throughout Northeast Arizona, New Mexico and Utah
• Region- Southwest Region of the US
• Movement- The Indians are known to have inhabited the US since before Columbus
• Culture: Geared towards family life and events

3 Pluses

1. I loved that you incorporated the parts of geography! It tied this entire lesson together so great job!
2. I loved the images and videos that you used. I feel like this was a very well thought out presentation and it was visually captivating!
3. All of the teachers used their teacher voices and were very knowledgeable about the topics! This was a great presentation.

1 Wish

1. I wish that you had us (the students) pick out the food from the Food bag and guess what the Dines used to eat based off of the images.