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Weewish Tree, 1974
Descriptors: Agriculture, American History, American Indian Culture, Books
Densmore, Frances – Roots, 1977
A biographical sketch of Frances Densmore, ethnologist of Native American music, and seven articles describing the lives of the Dakota and Ojibwe people as Densmore saw them are presented. The biographical sketch recounts Ms. Densmore's study of Ojibwe music and her ability to copy songs from memory when listening to them at fairs or attending…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Child Rearing, Childrens Literature, Clothing
Densmore, Frances – 1979
Using information obtained between 1907 and 1925 from members of the Chippewa tribe, the Bureau of American Ethnology, and the United States National Museum, the book describes various Chippewa customs. Information, collected on six reservations in Minnesota and Wisconsin and the Manitou Rapids Reserve in Ontario, Canada, is provided concerning…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Beliefs, Child Rearing, Clothing
Download full textZane, Polly; Zane, John – 1976
In this unit, students from grades 4 through 12 study the cultural areas, traits, and life-styles of the North American Indians before settlement by the white man. Students examine the cultural traits of the Indians who live in 12 cultural areas to note the cause-and-effect relationship of traits to the environment and to make comparisons between…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Art, Bibliographies
Roosmann, Margaret; And Others – 1978
A sample packet on the life of the Pawnee people, developed for use by upper elementary teachers, includes unit objectives, an overview and rationale for the unit, and sections on Pawnee belief systems, stories and storytelling, food, clothing and hairstyles, shelter, social structure, and art. The sections on aspects of Pawnee life contain…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Literature, American Indian Studies
Janda, Janet – 1984
The purpose of this curriculum guide is to suggest content and appropriate activities for the study of Washington State Indians and is designed as a supplement to regular social studies curriculum for grades K-3 and 4-6. Objectives for studying about Indians in three geographic regions in Washington (the Coast, Puget Sound, and the Plateau) are to…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Reservations, American Indian Studies
Roessel, Robert A., Jr. – 1980
One in a continuing series on Navajo history and culture, this volume contains nearly 200 photographs depicting Navajo life from 1860 through 1910. The period includes the United States' campaign against the Navajo leading to the Long Walk and encampment at Fort Sumner, the return to Navajo lands and the establishment of Fort Defiance, and the…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
