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NATIVE AMERICANS- CASE STUDY
SAARI
UNIT GOAL: Explain the events between Native Americans and the US in the later 1800’s that lead to the control and closing
of the Western Frontier. Evaluate the culture of Native Americans to understand why events like Little Big Horn and
Wounded Knee occurred and changed Native American life. (Draw comparisons from Columbus’ time to current events).
1) Keywords: (8 pts)
1) Treaty of Fort Laramie
2) Sand Creek Massacre
3) The Black Hills
4) George Armstrong Custer
5) Battle of Little Big Horn
6) Crazy Horse
7) Dawes Act of 1887
8) Wounded Knee Massacre
Starter: Preview Video- Discuss meaning with class (5 minutes).
Update Map Worksheet (own time).
2) After reading in the text book on pages (408-414) answer these questions: (5 minutes) (10 pts)
A) How did Native Americans depend on the Buffalo (Also known as Bison; page 413)? (Discuss)
B) How many Buffalo were there in 1800?
By 1870?
By 2000?
By 2017? (Page 411/413)
C) Why did the numbers decrease from 1800 to 1870? Why did they improve by 2000?
3) Watch the video from “Dances With Wolves”, make observations and answer the questions below from the video
(25 minutes). (10 pts)
a) What did the herd of Buffalo sound and feel like?
b) Why were the Native Americans singing and dancing around the fire?
c) At first the Native Americans attacked the white soldier. Why did they treat him nice afterwards?
d) How do you say Buffalo in the Sioux (Native American) or Lakota language?
e) Why was the white soldier impressed with the Native Americans as they moved to find the Buffalo?
f) What did the white hunters want the Buffalo for? Why is this bad for Native Americans?
g) What skills were needed to hunt the Buffalo?
h) Would you eat fresh Buffalo liver or heart? Explain.
i) In your opinion, without the Buffalo, what will happen to Native Americans way of life on the Great Plains?
j) What did the white soldier mean with “there was only a confusion of a people not able to predict the future.”
4) Native American Games: Follow Mr. Saari outside to play Native American games for children. (20 minutes).
What games did you play when you were young or in elementary school?
Why did you play those games? (5 pts)
Game
Goal of Game
Skills Used
Relate to NA
Fun? Similar to?
Catch Ball
Blindfold
Yell Run
Laughing Still
Silence
5) Battle of Little Bighorn: Use website. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pfcuster.htm (5pts)
A) Who won the Battle of Little Bighorn?
B) Why is this called Custer’s Last Stand?
C) What did the Native Americans do to the bodies? Why?
D) Who were the main leader(s) for Native Americans?
E) How will the United States react to the results of this battle?
6) Watch the video about the ghost shirt. Answer the questions about the Ghost Shirt Video on back of Great Plains
Map.
7) What does Wounded Knee symbolize concerning the Wars between the U.S. and Native Americans (from the Ghost
Shirt video)? What happened to Native American land from 1819 to 2000 (page 411) (2 pts)
8)
(The Battle of) Little Big Horn vs. Wounded Knee (Massacre). Why is one called a battle and the other called a
massacre if about same number of people died? (Discuss/Images). (10-15 minutes). (2 pts)
9) What was the Dawes Act of 1887 (page 412)? How does this affect the U.S.? Native Americans? (3pts)
10) Watch the video from Ted Talks. Write a paragraph about your thoughts of his story. (5 pts)
11) From the past (Columbus) to now, how would you analyze the history of Native Americans up to 1890? SKIP TEST
12) Railroad Image SKIP TEST
WOUNDED KNEE
Little Big Horn:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pfcuster.htm
Wounded Knee:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pfknee.htm