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AMERIKIDS® TEACHERS AND HOME PARENTS GUIDE
NATIVE
AMERICAN ACTIVITIES in PONY EXPRESS RIDER
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products data base and fine historical narratives to meet the U.S.History Standards
suggested activities. For example:
 | Students can follow The Cheyenne Nation and its leaders to
learn about Native American Treaties and narratives, suggested in the U.S. History
Standards. |
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The Cheyenne Nation's history, with Chief Black Kettle (our
chief is Black Eagle) as it's leader, begins with this specific period, our characters,
the treaty of 1861, and ends with the infamous Sands Creek Massacre.
| AMERIKIDS products assist Teachers in
devising lesson plans and activities which expose the student to these
multi-cultural issues, and this historical period of Native Americans. Teachers
should be aware that this is well integrated into our products, but it can also be helpful
for any other Indian Nation study as well. |
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NATIVE
AMERICAN ACTIVITIES
The History of Indian Treaties of 1861
For Example, "Pony
Express Rider" considers the Treaties
of 1861 and the Cheyenne Nation. The plot objectives revolve around these treaties
and its components.
Activities for the teacher using a true to life Native
American Tribe, important tribal figures, treaties and customs:
| Draw upon stories and historical accounts
of leaders such as Black Kettle, George Bent, and Sarah Winnemucca in order to develop an
historical narrative, news report, or story of Native American efforts to hold on to their
lands, resist government policies of removal, and return to the customs of their
ancestors. |
| Examine personal stories of the
Cheyenne & Arapaho signing of the 1861 Treaty and the Pauite Wars by using such
sources as "Bent's Fort", "The Biography of Sarah Winnumucca," and
"The Story of the Sands Creek Massacre ".
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| Draw upon evidence from biographies and other
historical sources to appraise the survival strategies employed by Native
Americans such as: Black Kettle, Roman Nose, Truckee, and Old Winnemucca.
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| Draw upon the Cheyenne Nation and the history of
their Treaties, starting with the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 to the Fort
Wise Treaty of 1861, through to the Sands Creek massacre and the court martial of Colonel Chivington.
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| Construct a historical narrative or simulated
journal account of Cheyenne disruption from the perspective of Native
Americans. In developing the narrative, draw upon both primary and secondary sources, such
as accounts of The Cheyenne Tribes, famous paintings and artifacts, and President Lincoln
and President Johnson's letters. |
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| Draw evidence from historical fiction such
as the Pauite Wars, in the Story of Sarah Winnimucca, to examine accounts of the removal
of the Pauite Tribe. |
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BLACK EAGLE, Indian Chief BLACK KETTLE (or MOKE-TA-VE-TO I) Cheyenne Indian
chief (1803-68)
Born near Black Hills, S.D. he became chief of the Wuhtapiu
tribe in 1861 and was known as a peaceful leader. In 1861 he signed the Fort Lyons ( a.k.a.
Fort Wise), Colorado Treaty to make peace with the Government. In 1863 he traveled to
Washington D.C. where he met President Lincoln. Even during the 1864-65 Sands Creek
Massacre, when his close friend Lean Bear was killed by the military, he refused to go to
war. In 1868, General Custer attacked the peaceful camp of Black Kettle, killing him and
100 others.
| PAINTED EYES, Cheyenne Warrior,
Roman Nose (Woquini) , (1830-68) |
Leader of the Plains Indian Wars. He was famed for his long
feathered head dress which he believed protected him in battle. He lead the battle of
Platte Bridge in 1865 and the War for the Bozeman Trail. He refused to sign the
Treaty of
the Medicine Lodge Council. He died in the battle known by the Cheyenne as the "Fight
When Roman Nose Was Killed".
| PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN:
(1809-65) |
Lincoln was an extremely skilled politician, a good story
teller and the 16th president of the United States of America. "Honest Abe, the rail splitter", become the first
Republican president, bravely facing assassination threats, secession and war. He was
gentle and patient, but no one was more determined. He was tall, nearly six feet four
inches ,very thin, and appeared stooped. Born in a log cabin on the new frontier, he kept America
united as the "Union" despite great criticism, incompetent generals, and a
bitter tragic war with the Confederate States of America.
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