American Indian Studies Course Introduction

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American Indian StudiesCourse Introduction

• Ms. Brayboy Ms. Holland

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Starter Tuesday, August 28Get in your assigned
seat take out your signed syllabus
Jessica
Kate
Princess
Kyle
Samantha
Miranda
Brittaney N.
Corey
Meghan
Paige
Lauren
Ben
Eva
Sofe
Revonda
Brandon
Kiara
Brittany C.
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Expectations of AIS Students

• This course requires
• advanced work, since this is a Social Studies
  elective
• a great deal of reading
• outside work on projects and,
• application of the ideas concepts in American
  Indian Studies
• Come to class prepared everyday with materials
• No HOGS ! No LOGS! Everyone must participate in
  class and in group work!

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Class Materials

• 3-Ring Binder Paper for Notes
• Spiral Notebook for Starters
• Pens pencils
• Supplies for projects to be announced throughout
  the semester

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How much do you know about American Indian
Studies Quiz?

• Where did the first Americans come from?
• True or False. Most Native Americans share
  similar customs, language, and cultures.
• Do most Native Americans want to be called
  Native American, American Indian or Indian?
• American Indians have just recently been living
  in Robeson County? True or False.
• What were some of the jobs of American Indian
  women in ancient times?

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How much do you know about American Indian
Studies Quiz?

• 6. What part of America did Columbus explore?
• The English were the first Europeans to come to
  America. True or False.
• Millions of Native Americans died mostly in
  battles when Europeans first came to America.
  True or False.
• Who was Pocahontas?
• Name the 8 tribes recognized by the state of
  North Carolina.

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How much do you know about American Indian
Studies Quiz?

• Who was Henry Berry Lowrie?
• What is a pow wow?
• Native Americans, as a group, feel anger toward
  the government the United States for how they
  have been treated in the past. True or False?
• The Lumbee get their name from the Lumbee River
  that runs through their homeland in Robeson
  County. True or False?
• Most Native American tribes get along well with
  each other because they share common needs and
  values. True or False?

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StarterFriday, August 31

• Study for test
• World Map
• Terms

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StarterThursday, January 25

• On a piece of paper to turn in (NOT in your
  starter notebook) list the following
• Your name
• Your class schedule (name of class teacher)
• Anything extracurricular activities you are
  involved in (sports, JROTC, band, Allied Health,
  etc.)

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StarterFriday, January 26

• In your starter notebook, draw a large stickman
  (one that takes up the entire paper) and wait for
  further directions.
• Head- 2 things you DREAM about or THINK about
• Eyes- 2 things you SEE/SEEN or ENVISON
• Heart- 2 things you FEEL or DESIRE
• Hands- 2 things you ACCOMPLISHED/ACTION
• Feet- 2 places you have TRAVELLED

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Course Review

• Name one of my pet-peeves.
• Why are you required to have a starter notebook?
• Where do you find the date posted everyday?
• Where do you find when assignments are due in
  this class?
• What do you do if you dont bring a pencil to
  class?
• What are you expected to bring to class everyday?
• What is the eating/drinking policy in this class?
• What is the bathroom policy in this class?

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Course Review

• How many days to you have to make up missed work
  when you are absent?
• How can I get missed work?
• What do you do if you need to know how to spell a
  word?
• Where do you turn in your work?
• Where do you get your graded papers?
• Where is the craft cart?
• What are some of the requirements/expectations of
  this class?

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Where did the first Americans come from?

• There are many theories
• Most scholars believed the Indians migrated over
  1000s of years from Asia via an ice bridge during
  the Ice Age

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True or False. Most Native Americans share
similar customs, language, and cultures.

• FALSE!
• All Native American tribes are extremely unique,
  with different cultures
• The culture of tribes is determined by their
  ENVIRONMENT, or where they live

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Do most Native Americans want to be called
Native American, American Indian or Indian?

• About 50 prefer Native American
• About 50 prefer American Indian
• The only name that is CORRECT is to call someone
  by their preferred TRIBAL name!

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American Indians have just recently been living
in Robeson County? True or False.

• Native Americans have lived in Robeson County
  since the end of the last Ice Age
• 10,000 years ago!

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What were some of the jobs of American Indian
women in ancient times?

• To take care of everything around the home,
  inside and out
• Women were the farmers of the tribe (men were the
  hunters!)

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What part of America did Columbus explore?

• Columbus did NOT come to the United States
• Columbus explored islands in the Caribbean

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The English were the first Europeans to come to
America. True or False.

• Christopher Columbus sailed for the Spanish
• Other European nations that explored the New
  World were the Portuguese, French, English
• They all came to America for different reasons

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Millions of Native Americans died mostly in
battles when Europeans first came to America.
True or False.

• FALSE
• Millions of Native Americans died from DISEASE
  not battle
• Native Americans had no immunity

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Who was Pocahontas?

• Daughter of Chief Powhatan who was an ambassador
  for her people the Jamestown settlers

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Name the 8 tribes recognized by the state of
North Carolina.

• Haliwa Saponi
• Cherokee
• Waccamaw Siouan
• Lumbee
• Coharie
• Sappony
• Meherrin
• Occaneechi Saponi

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Who was Henry Berry Lowrie?

• Lumbee (Tuscarora) teen who rebelled against the
  Robeson County government during Reconstruction
• The rights of Native Americans were taken away
  during this time
• HBLs father brother were lynched he promised
  to avenge their deaths
• He also helped the poor people of Robeson County
  (Robin Hood)

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What is a pow wow?

• A Native American festival/celebration/gathering
• Includes dancing, drumming, vendors, food,
  fellowship with friends

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Native Americans, as a group, feel anger toward
the government the United States for how they
have been treated in the past. True or False?

• False!
• Individuals may feel this way
• As a whole, American Indians are very patriotic
• Remember This is their Native homeland!
• More Native Americans serve in the military than
  any other ethnic group!

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The Lumbee get their name from the Lumbee River
that runs through their homeland in Robeson
County. True or False?

• True
• The Lumbee (or Lumber) River has provided
  protection, isolation, and food for Indian people
  in this area for 1000s of years
• In 1956, the Lumbee people voted to name the
  tribe Lumbee

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Most Native American tribes get along well with
each other because they share common needs and
values. True or False?

• True False
• Each tribe is unique and has its own unique needs
  and values

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World Map
TEST on Friday!

• Directions Label color the U.S. map. Label
  the following

• The 7 Continents
• The United States
• Canada
• Mexico
• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean
• Alaska
• Great Britain
• Spain
• France

Use the atlas in the World Cultures book, pages
776-777
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For your test on Monday

• World Map
• Important American Indian Studies terms you MUST
  know (8 terms)!

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Culture

• The way of life of a people
• Includes dwellings, food, clothing, holidays,
  religions, arts, language, customs, etc., etc..
  EVERYTHING

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Region

• An area of a nation or state
• Native Americans are divided into 10 culture
  regions

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Tribe

• An organization of people with common ancestors,
  living under a chief or leader
• Today, Native American tribes often prefer to be
  called nations because they have government
  organizations
• They are considered independent nations within
  the U.S.

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Sovereign

• Independent of all others
• In the U.S., tribes are considered independent
  nations with authority over their own people

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New World vs. Old World

• The Old World includes the continents Europe,
  Africa Asia
• The New World is the Americas (North South)
• When Columbus located the Americas, an exchange
  between these two worlds began

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Indigenous

• Native of a place (plant, animal, people)
• Original inhabitant of a place

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Federal

• Pertaining to the NATIONAL government of the
  United States
• There are three levels of government
• 1. federal (national),
• 2. state, and,
• 3. local

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Which is correct? Indian American
IndianNative American
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Indian

• Indios is the name Columbus gave the people he
  encountered on his voyages
• He thought he was in the Indies (islands of
  India)
• The people were misnamed, but the name has stuck
• Common English terms contain the word Indian
  (Plains Indians, French Indian War, Indian
  summer)
• Many American Indian people use this term among
  themselves

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Native American

• Used to correct Columbus mistake of calling
  the native people Indians
• It eliminates confusion between Natives of
  America people from India
• Used in formal contexts
• Some dont like the term Native because of the
  theory that Indians migrated from Asia (making us
  ALL immigrants and no one a true native of this
  continent)

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American Indian

• Some dont like this term because it contains
  Indian
• This term applies to all the native peoples
  throughout the Americas, except for Alaska Natives