Native Americans

in Ohio

By Dan Elmeier &

Carlena Grayson

Table of Content

• Introduction• History• People in Societies• Geography• Economics• Government• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities• Social Studies Skills and Methods

Introduction

• Grade level: 4th

History

• Construct timelines with evenly spaced intervals for years or decades to show the order of significant events during 1669-1800.

• Describe the earliest settlements in Ohio by the Prehistoric Native Americans.

History

• Explain the cause and effects of the frontier wars of the 1790s, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers, on American Indians in Ohio and the United States.

• Explain how Ohio progressed from territory to statehood, including the terms of the Northwest Ordinance.

• Describe how the American Indians played an important role in shaping the history of Ohio then and now.

Websites

• Teaching Children United States History with Timelineshttp://inquiryunlimited.org/timelines/histNatAm.html

• One State Many Nationshttp://ch4549.org/onestate/lessons.htm

• Ohio History Centralhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=473

• O*HI*O Definedhttp://new.oplin.org/ohiodefined/statehood.htm

• Native American Culturehttp://www.greatdreams.com/native.htm

People in Societies

• Describe the cultural practices and products of Native Americans who have settled in Ohio over time.

• Compare and contrast the historical Indian tribes in Ohio. (Adena, Hopewell, Fort Ancient, Shawnee, Delaware, Ottawa, Miami, Mingo and Wyandot)

People in Societies

• Write a report on a famous Native American from Ohio. (Blue Jacket, Tecumseh, Cornstalk, The Prophet, Pontiac, Logan and White Eyes)

People in Societies

• Explain how the Native Americans settled in Ohio and why different nations of Indians interacted with their environment in different ways.

• Describe the impact of the expansion of European settlements on the Native Americans in Ohio.

Websites

• Native American Religion in Early America

http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/eighteen/ekeyinfo/natrel.htm

• Ohio Tribeshttp://500nations.com/Ohio_Tribes.asp

• Native American People of Ohiohttp://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/elempath/nativamer/

• American Indians Studieshttp://americanindianstudies.osu.edu/ohio.cfm

• Subject Category- immigration

http://omp.ohiolink.edu/OMP/Subject?subject=immigration

Geography

• Use maps to identify the location of major physical features in Ohio. (Great Serpent Mound, Seip Mound, Miamisburg Mound and Battle of Fallen Timber)

• Describe and compare the landforms, the climate, population, and vegetation of places and regions in Ohio.

Geography

• Use linear scale to measure the distance between places on the map.

Geography

• Identify the location of the natural resources available to the Native Americans.

• Identify how environmental processes, such as weathering and elevation, influenced human settlement in Ohio.

Websites

• Indian Battles, Movement, and Eventshttp://www.42explore2.com/native2.htm

• World Atlas Travel

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/oh.htm

• Geology.comhttp://geology.com/cities-map/ohio.shtml

• Ohio Native American Pathfinderhttp://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/elempath/ohiona/

• Shaded Elevation Map of Ohiohttp://dnr.state.oh.us/portals/10/pdf/sem_spec.pdf

Economics

• Read through the textbook about the economics of early Ohio Native Americans

• View video clip about the Shawnee, Miami and other Indian tribes in Ohio focusing on how they had a system of money

• Talk about how each member of the Shawnee, Miami and other Indian tribes contributed to the economy

Economics

• Complete worksheet on the Indian tribes in Ohio about how they traded with other Indian tribes and settlers

• Take quiz over the economics of the Ohio Indian tribes

Websites• Miami Indians

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=606

• Shawnee Indians

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=631http://www.tolatsga.org/shaw.html

• Ottawa Indians

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=614

• The Early Years of the United States

http://economics.about.com/od/useconomichistory/a/early_years.htm

Government

• Read in textbook about the Government system the Ohio Indians used

• Setup the classroom to run much like the Ohio Indians did

• Read about the different Indian chiefs who ran the Ohio Indian tribes

Government

• Talk about how the United States Government affected the way of life for the Ohio Indian Tribes

• Take test over the many great Indian Chiefs of Ohio

Websites

• Native Americans Of Ohio http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/elempath/nativamer/

• Government And Politics

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/topic_entries.php?nm=government_and_politics&rec=10

• Native Americans in the United States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States

• American Indians: Laws and Policieshttp://academic.udayton.edu/race/03justice/nalaws.htmafds

• Native American Policy http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761584405/Native_American_Policy.html

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Describe how the Northwest Ordinance and the formation of the Northwest Territory was the beginning of the end for the Ohio Indian tribes

• Talk about the Treaty of Greenville and talk about how losing land claims changed their lives

• Students read about the Indian Removal Act and how it affected the Ohio Indian tribes

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Talk about the Treaty with the Shawnee of 1786

• Have students do a in-depth report in groups about one of the Treaties that affected the Ohio Indian Tribes

Websites• Where did Ohio’s tribes go?

http://www.cleveland.com/tears/graphics/tribes.pdf• Treaty of Greeneville (1795)

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1418• Northwest Ordinance

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1747Northwest Territory

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=772• Treaty With the Shawnee : 1786

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/ntreaty/shaw1786.htm

Social Studies Skills and Methods

• Students write a short essay about the lives of the Ohio Indian tribes

• Students create a Ohio Indian tribe word bank for a quiz or test

• Students create a website about different Ohio Indian tribes

Social Studies Skills and Methods

• In groups, students learn about one of the Ohio Indian tribes and then teach it to the rest of the class

• Students draw a picture of an important event from what they learned about the Ohio Indian tribes

Websites

• EdHelperhttp://www.edhelper.com/

• Native Americans http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Native_Americans/

• Teacher Helpershttp://teacherhelpers.homestead.com/

• Native Americans - Teacher Resources http://www.teachervision.fen.com/native-american-heritage-month/teacher-resources/6648.html

• U.S. History - Native American: Lesson Plans http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subcategory=25&grade=0&Display=Display