Learners are introduced to the events of the Wounded Knee massacre. In groups, they compare and contrast the Native Americans view of the event and the soldier's view. Using primary source documents, they identify differences in the...

Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Westward Expansion instructional activity, students examine sources regarding the Battle of Wounded Knee from the perspective of Lakota fighters...

Eleventh graders discuss the wars with the Plains Indians and the subsequent cultural difficulties of assimilation. Part of the lesson examines the clash of cultures and beliefs about land ownership. Prior to taking a quiz, 11th...

Students examine the incident at Wounded Knee. Using photographs, they try to determine what happened at the site and list the items they see in the pictures. In groups, they act out the incident and discuss their emotions of the event.

Students draw two political cartoons. They compare the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890 to the stand-off that took place at Wounded Knee in l973. They examine the role that Manifest Destiny played in the West.

Practice vocabulary related to the days of the pioneers, wagon trains, and sharp shooters like Bill Cody. Here you'll find 20 key terms that could fit easily into any lesson on pioneer life or westward expansion. 

Fifth graders study the events that occurred during the Sand Creek Massacre and write about them in their journals. They make comparisons between the events at Sand Creek and modern day human rights events.

Eleventh graders analyze information presented in a timeline and then create a time line. They put the following events in order from oldest to recent: Telephone invented (1876), Massacre at Wounded Knee (1890), First transcontinental...

Students focus on three incidents: the Chiapas uprising, the occupation of Alcatraz and the occupation and subsequent battle of the Wounded Knee reservation.

In this literature instructional activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Richter's A Light in the Forest. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.

Students investigate the Alcatraz Proclamation. In this Native American lesson, students research Native American history and activism as they examine the Alcatraz Proclamation of 1969.

Students explore major events in Native American history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In this American history lesson, students listen to lectures, examine photographs, and analyze music regarding Native American history...