Students will investigate North American Indians.  Each student will be assigned a home group
based on a particular area of the country and also will be assigned a role (task) to research

Home groups:
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
Great Plains
 
Roles:
adult male
adult female
child
chief/leader
medicine person/shaman

Instructions:

Each group will determine a particular Indian tribe found within their assigned region; each
member will research their assigned roles within that group; all members will contribute to a
group presentation which will highlight their roles

Tribal information must be historically accurate; students will create individual fictional
characters based on their assigned roles (also historically accurate) including a name and
representation of themselves

Presentations should be between 15 to 20 minutes; grades will be based on group presentation,
individual participation, creativity, and unique presentation components

In your group presentation, be sure to include the following information:

     •    location
     •    language
     •    government
     •    currency
     •    natural resources
     •    food
     •    hunting/farming
     •    shelter
     •    clothing
     •    customs
     •    celebrations
     •    weapons
     •    crafts
     •    myths and legends

* Please note: this activity is completely separate from the activity that you will develop individually