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Native Americans (Before Contact)

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Native Americans (Before Contact)
4 min5th6thSocial Studies
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Summary

A parody song on the many Native American nations across the continent and how their ways of life fit the land around them. A reminder that 'Native American' means many different peoples.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A parody song on the many Native American nations across the continent and how their ways of life fit the land around them.

  1. Why is it wrong to talk about Native Americans as if they were all the same?
  2. How did the land and climate shape how a nation lived?
  3. Name one Native nation and one thing about how they lived.

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: nation, culture, environment.

Try it: Pick one region and describe how its Native peoples used the land around them.