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Gateway Arch National Park

Indian Lore
  • Type: Other Education Materials
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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At the Museum at the Gateway Arch, scouts will learn about the traditions, practices, and histories of American Indian tribes in a variety of regions, but specifically about the Osage Indians who played a major role in the history of St. Louis.

Gateway Arch National Park

Plains Indians Traveling Trunk
  • Type: Traveling Trunk
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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In this traveling trunk, students will explore the culture of the Plains Indians with Chief Red Cloud. Red Cloud shares his vivid memories and precious belongings, telling the stories of his people and describing the days of the great buffalo hunts and the darker days of life on the reservation.

Gateway Arch National Park

American Indians and the Great Plains
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
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American Indians have lived in North America for thousands of years. All of the lands that make up the United States today were exclusively Indigenous lands long before Europeans first arrived about 500 years ago. The growth of the United States through westward expansion challenged traditional ways of life for many Indigenous tribes during the 1800s as more settlers crossed the Mississippi River for a new life in the West.

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

French and Indian War Activity
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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Representing the competing interests of the European nations on a global scale, set in the North American contenient. These battles ultimately shaped political and cultural divisions across the world, especially here in Louisiana that are still felt today!

Gateway Arch National Park

Plains Indians Scout Program
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
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Explore the culture of the Plains Indians. Learn about their dependence on the buffalo, what they ate, what they wore, and how they had fun. Takes place at the Museum at the Gateway Arch.

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

George Washington and the French and Indian War
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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Talk with one of Fort Necessity National Battlefield’s park rangers via video conferencing equipment about young George Washington and the French and Indian War. Using George Washington’s actions and writings students will see how his ambition, hard work and experiences helped him mature into the famous man we all know today.

Homesteaders, Immigrants & American Indians Curriculum Unit
  • Type: Other Education Materials
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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Homesteaders, Immigrants & American Indians Curriculum Unit.

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site

North American Indian Migration into North Dakota
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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This lesson plan compares and contrasts the Great Plains and the Central Lowlands, identifying different tribes territories on maps, and explaining the ways the climate regions influenced Upper Missouri Plains Indian culture in North Dakota.

Gateway Arch National Park

American Indians and the Great Plains (Distance Learning)
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
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In this distance learning program, students will compare and contrast their lives with that of traditional Plains Indian tribes during the 1800s. They will learn how tribes such as the Dakota, Lakota, Osage, and others used nature and the lands around them to shape traditional tribal customs, and discuss how westward expansion changed their way of life.

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site

North American Indian Migration into North Dakota
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the Great Plains and the Central Lowlands. Then, students will identify different tribal territories on maps. By the end of the lesson, students will answer the following essential question: How did the different climate regions of North Dakota influence Indian cultures in those regions?

Fort Scott National Historic Site

(1840s) Heartache and Tragedy: Fort Scott and Indian Removal
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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In this program, students explore various concepts related to Indian Removal-home, forced removal, prejudice. Students then participate in an activity designed to simulate the experience of the Cherokee tribe's movement westward along the Trail of Tears,

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Gran Quivira: A Blending of Cultures in a Pueblo Indian Village
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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The quiet remnants of the village of Las Humanas, now called Gran Quivira, only hint at the vibrant society that thrived here until the late 17th century. Today it is one of three sites that make up Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.

Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands Live Hike: Chumash Indians on the Channel Islands
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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Early Island Chumash had the same basic needs we have today, yet provided for them in different ways. Students participate in a live, interactive visit with a park ranger on Anacapa Island to learn how humans use the natural resources around them to provide their basic needs. A program goal is for students to develop an appreciation and stewardship of the American Indian culture on the park islands while learning about their own connections to the past.

Natchez Trace Parkway

Those Who Walked Before Us: American Indians of the Natchez Trace
  • Type: Distance Learning ... Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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There is always so much to learn from people who were here before us. Join us in this 45-minute program in learning about the people who called this place home for over 12,000 years. From the Paleo-Indian period, the Trail of Tears to today, the American Indians of Natchez Trace have seen it all.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

“They Fought Like Tigers” African American Soldiers and American Indian Soldiers
  • Type: Distance Learning
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
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Fort Scott was the base for one of the most diverse assemblies of Union soldiers during the Civil War. Significant numbers of African Americans and American Indians were recruited in this area. This program provides opportunities for students to discover their stories through small group activities, critical thinking and discussion. The program time is 45 minutes including time for questions and answers.

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

The French and Indian War 1754-1763: Biography Cards - Unit 7
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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In this unit students learn about 27 people who participated in the French and Indian War through biography cards written for the students to read. Each card is illustrated with artifacts, documents and a timeline of the person's life. There are nine American Indian, nine French and nine British biography cards. Included are four activities to help the students will learn interesting facts about the participants and how they were affected by the French and Indian War.

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

The French and Indian War 1754-1763: What Were They Fighting For? - Unit 2
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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This unit teaches the students what were the wants and needs of the British, French and American Indians. When there was conflict each group would fight to preserve what they wanted and needed. The three student reading outline what each of the three groups valued. The lesson includes background information and one student activity

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

The French and Indian War 1754-1763: Primary Documents and Artifacts - Unit 8
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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This unit includes one lesson plan: “Working with Primary Documents and Artifacts." Students read about one of 14 primary documents or artifacts associated with the French and Indian War, and then analyze the document or artifact.

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

The French and Indian War 1754-1763: How Did the Conflict Begin? - Unit 3
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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This unit teaches the students how the French and Indian War began. The students learn about George Washington’s 1753 trip to Fort LeBoeuf, read about George Washington in the French and Indian War, analyze the Fort Necessity surrender document and learn how Benjamin Franklin participated in the war. The lesson includes background information and four student activities

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

The French and Indian War 1754-1763: How Did The War End? - Unit 5
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
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This unit teaches the students about how the war ended with the Treaty of Paris, and what the consequences were to the different groups who were involved. Both the American colonists and the American Indians were not involved in the peace treaty. The lesson includes background information and one student activity, “Making Peace.”