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Two Indigenous men wearing traditional attire, including feathered headdresses and beaded necklaces, pose for the photo.
Portrait of a Native American man with long hair and a feather in his headdress, dressed in traditional attire.
A rocky hill surrounded by tall pine trees under a clear blue sky with scattered clouds.
Portrait of a Native American man wearing a traditional feather headdress and ceremonial attire.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

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Two Indigenous men wearing traditional attire, including feathered headdresses and beaded necklaces, pose for the photo.
Native Americans
Lesson - 8 Activities

Lesson

8 Activities

55 Min

Native Americans have experienced discrimination at the hands of European settlers during the colonial era and the white majority in the United States for over four hundred years. In that time, there have been a wide variety of policies towards Native Americans, some with good intentions and some bad, but none seemed to resolve the clash of cultures and the difficulties faced by Native Americans. They have rarely enjoyed liberty and equality in the American system of self-government.
55 Min
Portrait of a Native American man with long hair and a feather in his headdress, dressed in traditional attire.
Sitting Bull’s Purpose at Little Bighorn
Lesson - 1 Activities

Lesson

1 Activities

45 Min

How did Sitting Bull fulfill his purpose throughout the Battle of Little Big Horn?
45 Min
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George Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Essay - 3156 Words

Essay

3156 Words

By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of the settlement of the West from 1877 to 1898.
Portrait of a Native American man wearing a traditional feather headdress and ceremonial attire.
Treat All Men Alike: Chief Joseph and Respect
Lesson - 2 Activities

Lesson

2 Activities

45 Min

In this lesson, students will review the words and actions of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce people in the Pacific Northwest. They will identify examples of people treating one another with respect and examples of disrespect.
45 Min
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To Have a Voice: Tecumseh’s Purpose
Lesson - 1 Activities

Lesson

1 Activities

45 Min

How did Tecumseh attempt to form a strong Native American Confederacy?
45 Min
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Tecumseh and the Prophet
Essay - 2391 Words

Essay

2391 Words

How did Tecumseh and the Prophet resist U.S. expansion?
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American Indian Activism and the Siege of Wounded Knee
Essay - 2489 Words

Essay

2489 Words

Explores American Indian activism in the 1970s.
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American Indians in American Art
Lesson

Lesson

Students should be familiar with the increasing tensions between American Indians and U.S. settlers discussed in the Chapter 5 Introductory Essay: 1800-1828 and the following Narratives: The Lewis and Clark Expedition ,Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans , and Tecumseh and the Prophet.