Week 21: Indigenous Tribes, Wyoming and Oregon
Homeschooling moms must fill up their knowledge bank in order to give the best to their kids. The more mom knows, the better she can teach. Research these topics and share the general idea with younger kids. For older kids, you might invite them to pick a topic to research.
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| Ute Indigenous Couple |
Topics for Week 21
Chumash Tribe
Puebloan / Hopi Tribe
Oregon Trail
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Discussion Questions
Ute Tribe
Research ancient petroglyphs of the Uto-Aztecan group. What are some common motifs?
What does the word nomadic mean?
Chumash Tribe
What does the word Chumash mean?
What evidence is used to support the idea that the Polynesians visited the Chumash tribe?
Look at ancient petroglyphs of the Chumash tribe and compare them with Ute petroglyphs.
Hopi Tribe
Travelers followed the Oregon trail with wagons pulled by two or four oxen which were less likely to be stolen by who?
People did not ride in wagons for what practical reason?
What invention ended the use of the Oregon trail for overland travel?
Books (all links go to Goodreads)
Videos
Activities
The Scattered Stars (Cochiti Pueblo Southwest Poem)
Why are the stars
scattered all through the sky?
Sky Bear says it happened long ago, when the people came
from the underworld.
Our Mother, the Mother
of All the People,
gave one little girl named Ko-tci-man-yo a bag made of white cotton
for her to carry.
Do not open this bag, Our Mother said. But as they walked for many days, Ko-tci-man-yo felt that bag grow heavy.
One night, when they stopped, Ko-tci-man-yo climbed up to a hill where no one could see her,
and then she untied the many knots to take just one small look inside. But when she loosened the last knot, the bag popped open
and bright things began to escape to the sky.
Ko-tci-man-yo quickly closed that bag, but only a few of the stars remained to be placed in the patterns in the sky. All the others scattered.
Thjey are still that way because of her curiosity.
Explain the Pueblo Indian explanation for constellations.
Explain that various cultures created myths to explain the constellations. In addition to various Native American Indian explanations, there were the Greek explanations of constellations. Show and identify several winter constellations.
Use black paper to illustrate a constellation
