Your
job as Tribal Expert is to become acquainted with the Native American
tribes mentioned in the book, Sacajawea.
You will also be the storyteller for your group.
You need to be aware of the Native American way of thinking
And approaching life in contrast to the White way.
Task 1
Read
the poem “Birdfoot’s Grandpa” by Joseph Bruchac.
Compare
it to a part in the book Sacajawea.
Write
about it in your journal.
Task 2
Read
four Native American creation myths
(including the Shoshone one in the book).
Write
a comparison of the four myths.
Task 3
Read
the Coyote stories in Sacajawea.
Find
out what the coyote symbolizes in Native American Culture.
Is it always the same?
Task 4
Read
the lyrics for the song “Colors of the Wind.”
The
song illustrates a point of view of the Native American
opposing the White point of view.
Find
quotations from the book Sacajawea that are evidence of this.
Task 5
List
all the tribes mentioned in the book.
Make a
chart comparing the tribes to Iroquois of upstate New York.
Online Resources
Citations:
Webring, Marie. Arrow.” And “Native American background.” Online image.
Backgrounds by Marie. 2 July 2003.
http://www.artistic-designers.com/bkgds/nat2.html.