Native americans 3rd nov 1
- 1. Native American Week Third grade November 1st thru 5th
- 2. Nomad Nomads are people who travel from place to place without having a home in one fixed place. Imagine if you did not have an address, but lived in a tent and you might sleep in a different places. This happened because people had to go looking for food. This life was true for all a very long time ago before people figured out that they could use seeds to plant , and grow their own food.
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- 6. Tribe A tribe is a group of people. When we talk about the Native Americans we can understand a tribe to be the group of people who hunt, gather and live together. Native American tribes named themselves, think of it like a moving city. Everyone in the tribe is going to work together for the good of everyone. Tribes still exist today in many countries.
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- 11. Chief A Chief is a king or leader in a tribe. Massasoit was one of the Wampanoag leaders. A chief will usually be wearing something different during a ceremony.
- 12. Warrior A warrior is a solider, someone who fights for their tribe. There were very few warriors because the Native Americans are and always have been very peaceful people. A warrior was skilled with a bow and arrow, some were able to tame (domesticate) horses basically they were amazing hunters.
- 13. Teepee A teepee is a tent in the shape of a cone. There is a hole in the top of the tent so that cooking can happen inside the tent and the smoke from the fire can get out. The teepee can easily be taken apart and put back together when the tribe decides to move. Teepees provide shelter from the harsh weather. Native American teepees were made of either animal skin (leather) or of birch trees (tree bark).
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- 18. Ceremony Any important thing that happens in our life we usually have a ceremony for. When a family has a baby and the want to Baptize it, the baptism is a ceremony. When people get married the wedding is a ceremony. When people die, we have a funeral- the funeral is the ceremony. The things I just mentioned are catholic ceremonies but other cultures and religions have their own ceremonies. There are even ceremonies in government, like the Changing of the Guards in London, England. Usually a ceremony has certain certain key parts that are done in an order. For example, part of a birthday ceremony includes a cake at the end, you don’t start the party with cake, the order is important.
- 19. Common ceremony Changing of the Guards Moscow, Russia
- 20. Common ceremony Changing of the Guards London, England
- 21. Common ceremony Changing of the Guards Washington D.C., United States
- 22. The Wampanoag Ceremony – our Thanksgiving The Wampanoag understood that you cannot keep taking from the earth without giving something back. It has long been customary for horticultural Indian people to have ceremonies in which they express their thanks for a bountiful harvest. The Wampanoag celebrated their harvest with a ceremony, the Nikkomosachmiawene, that combined feasting, dancing and ceremonial games with a “give away” in which people gave some of their possessions to the poor.
- 23. Canoe A Canoe is a very narrow boat. Usually a canoe is open on the top and big enough for two to four people to fit it. A canoe moves by a person rowing or pushing with a paddle.
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- 25. Moccasins A moccasin is a shoe made from deer skin or some other kind of soft leather. Usually the shoe was decorated with some kind of beading.
- 26. Tomahawk A tomahawk is an axe, a very useful tool for a hunter- gatherer tribe. A tomahawk is usually decorated as you see here.
- 27. Pottery Pottery is made from clay. It is made by shaping the clay and then heating the shape in an oven called a kiln. Pottery is one of the oldest art forms. In museums through the world you will find ancient pottery.
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- 29. Prairie Prairie is another name for grasslands. Much of North America has prairies. In a prairie there is mostly grass and wild flowers and not very many trees.
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- 32. Brave Someone who is brave has a lot of courage. When you are brave you do something even if it scares you because it is the right thing to do. Here are some examples: 1. I see a little kid in the hallway and a big kid is making fun of him. Even though I am scared of the big kid I tell him to leave the little one alone and to pick on someone his own size. I was brave to stick up for the little kid. 2. I know that an adult is asking me to doing something wrong, I may get yelled at but I stick up for myself anyway. I bravely defended myself. 3. Firemen run into a burning building to rescue a family stuck in a house. The firemen bravely rescue the family.