Old photo of Nez Perce tribe traveling on horseback.
Student Application
Enjoy this brief introduction to Native Americans in the West through folk tales, where they lived, how they lived with each other and how they live today.
Learning Objectives
Students will gain a greater understanding of the contributions of different groups of American Indians from the West.
Students will realize the importance of culture, storytelling, arts, and the respect for nature in different American Indian groups.
Students will understand how the cultures of those groups...
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