Native Americans
and
Settlers in Kentucky

 

Introduction
The wilderness area we now call Kentucky was a hunting and battle ground for the Cherokee, Shawnee, Iroquoi and Chickesaw Indian tribes long before the settlers came across the mountains from the eastern sea coast.   The settlers brought dramatic changes to the region and their arrival marked the beginning of a new era in Kentucky's history.  As the settlers moved into this lush meadow land they came into contact with the various Indian tribes.  Soon conflicts arose over who had the right to use this fertile land.  As a result of these encounters many myths and stereotypes of Native Americans exist today.

 

Task
Your task is to help set the record straight by contributing to a class mural which accurately depicts the lives of the Native Americans and the settlers.  You and your partner will conduct research to collect information from online resources, books and videotapes to find the facts about the lives of these people from long ago.  Complete your research worksheet.   Find the characteristic you have been assigned on your sheet.  Create an illustration which shows this aspect of the lives of Native Americans and the settlers.  As a class share your illustrations and create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the lives of these people from history.  Illustrations will be displayed together to create a mural of the Lives of Native Americans and Settlers in Kentucky.

 

Process
1.    Go to the websites below to begin your research to complete your worksheet.
2.    Use books and other classroom resources to assist you with your worksheet.         
3.    Identify which characteristic of which people you are to illustrate.
4.    Illustrate this characteristic.
5.    Share with class.

 

Learning Advice
You and your partner should take turns using the computer and writing information on your worksheet.  Both of you should have had the opportunity to work on the computer.

You do not have to read everything at each website.  As you go to each website skim the text looking for keywords from your worksheet.  Once you have found the keyword stop and read that section of the website carefully.  Be sure to fill out everything on your worksheet.

 

Resources

http://www.dickshovel.com/shaw.html  
history and culture and language of the Shawnee 

http://www.dickshovel.com/Cherokee1.html  
history and culture and language of the Cherokee 

http://www.ohiokids.org/kids/ohc/history/h_indian/tribes/shawnee.html  
elementary language info on the Shawnee 

http://www.ohiokids.org/kids/ohc/history/h_indian/people/tecumseh.html  
good perceptions of the Indians feelings of the territory 

http://www.ohiokids.org/kids/ohc/history/h_indian/artifacts/index.html  
Shawnee tools/artifacts 

http://www.ohiokids.org/kids/ohc/history/h_indian/life/religion.html 
Shawnee religion

http://www.ohiokids.org/kids/ohc/history/h_indian/pictures/index.html 
Pictures of things related to the Shawnee

http://pages.tca.net/martikw/samuel.html 
story of a child who traveled on the trail of tears 

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/departments/anthro.html/outreach/Indbibl/index.html  
bibliography site of books

Evaluation

 

Research Worksheet

    

Illustration
4 Worksheet shows evidence of  research using multiple sources.

Worksheet is compete with accurate information.

Worksheet shows evidence of teamwork.  

 4 Picture is historically accurate.

Picture shows evidence of students understanding of this aspect of the people group.

Picture is neat and colorful. 
3 Worksheet shows evidence of research using minimal sources.

Worksheet contains mostly all accurate information.

Worksheet shows evidence of teamwork.

 3 Picture is historically accurate.

Picture shows evidence of minimal understanding of this aspect of the people group.

Picture is neat and colorful.
2 Worksheet shows evidence of research of only one source of information.

Worksheet contains only partially correct information.

Worksheet shows little evidence of teamwork. 

 2 Picture is partially historically accurate.

Pictures demonstrates students lack of understanding of the people group.

Picture is not neat and colorful.
1 Worksheet shows evidence of little to no research.

Worksheet contains mostly inaccurate information

Worksheet shows evidence of no teamwork. 

 1 Picture is historically inaccurate

Pictures demonstrates students misunderstanding of the people group.

Picture is not neat and colorful.

 

Conclusion