Content tagged with Native Americans:
Now that you have read about Native Americans, try the tasks below.
Thanks to Disney you probably remember Hiawatha, who was portrayed as a cute guy with a feather in his hair? You have probably not forgotten about the Disney version of the beautiful Pocahontas either? Apart from being Disney characters, what do they have in common?
Pre-reading: What could we learn from our ancestors? How can we get access to their stories? Maybe the Native Americans could teach us a lesson or two about this?
Nature was a primary concern to Native Americans. Various tribes, like the Paiutes in the American West, have come up with numerous myths and legends to explain phenomena in nature. What does this myth try to explain?
A Paiute Myth
The award winning author Sherman Alexie is famous for his screenplays, novels and short stories about being Indian in the U.S.A. today. In this interview he tells about his health problem as a child, life on the reservation, how alcoholism touched his family and the decision that would change his his life forever: Leaving his reservation. Why do you think he had to leave?
Excerpt: Chapter 2, "Why Chicken Means so Much to Me"
Pre-reading activity: Growing up in poverty means that you may go hungry, and that sleep is the only thing you have for dinner. What do you think is the worst thing about being poor?
