VSC wk 3 Indian Lore MB Submission

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Use this form to submit your work. Each participating Scout must complete a SEPARATE form to receive credit. You do not have to complete every requirement here. You will receive credit for the requirements you do complete.
SCOUT'S FIRST NAME (as registered for the class)*
SCOUT'S LAST NAME (as registered for the class)*
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If you completed the workbook, you may upload the file below and do not need to fill out the requirements below. If you do not submit the workbook, you can complete the questions below for requirements you did not complete during class.
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1. Identify the different American Indian cultural areas. Explain what makes them each unique.
2. Give the history of one American Indian tribe, group, or nation that lives or has lived near you. Visit it, if possible.
Tell about traditional dwellings, kind of life, tribal government, religious beliefs, family and clan relationships, language, clothing styles, arts and crafts, food preparation, means of getting around, games, customs in warfare, where members of the group now live, and how they live.
Traditional dwellings:
Kind of life:
Tribal government:
Religious beliefs:
Family and clan relationships:
Language:
Clothing styles:
Arts and crafts:
Food preparation:
Means of getting around:
Games:
Customs in warfare:
Where members of the group now live:
How they live:

3. Do TWO of the following. Focus on a specific group or tribe.
a. Make an item of clothing worn by members of the tribe. Upload photos of the item

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b. Make and decorate three items used by the tribe, as approved by your counselor. Upload photos of each item

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c. Make an authentic model of a dwelling used by an Indian tribe, group, or nation. Upload photos of each item

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d. Visit a museum to see Indian artifacts. Discuss them with your counselor.

Identify at least ten artifacts used by the tribe or nation, their shape, size and use.

Rows	Artifact	Tribe or Nation	Shape	Size	Use
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Artifact #4
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Artifact #10

4. Do ONE of the following:
a. Learn three games played by a group or tribe.
Game #1
Game #2
Game #3
Teach and lead one game with a Scout group. Upload video

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b. Learn and show how a tribe traditionally cooked or prepared food.
Make three food items.
Item #1
Item #2
Item #3
c. Give a demonstration showing how a specific Indian group traditionally hunted, fished, or trapped. Upload the video

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5. Do ONE of the following:
a. Write or briefly describe how life might have been different for the European settlers if there had been no native Americans to meet them when they came to this continent.

b. Sing two songs in an Indian language. Explain their meanings.

Rows	Song Name	Meaning
Song #1
Song #2

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c. Learn in an Indian language at least twenty-five common terms and their meanings.

Rows	Indian Term	Meaning
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d. Show twenty-five signs in Indian sign language. Include those that will help you ask for water, for food, and where the path or road leads. Tell your counselor what each sign means. Upload video

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e. Learn an Indian story of up to 300 words (or several shorter stories adding up to no more than 300 words). Tell the story or stories at a Scout gathering or campfire. If you cannot tell the story at a gathering or campfire, you can upload the typed out story. Otherwise, upload a video of you telling the story to the group.

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f. Write or tell about eight things adopted by others from American Indians.

Rows	What was adopted?	Who adopted it?
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g. Learn twenty-five Indian place-names. Tell their origins and meanings.

Rows	Indian Place-Name	Origin	Meaning
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h. Name five well-known American Indian leaders, either from the past or people of today. Give their tribes or nations. Describe what they did or do now that makes them notable.

Rows	Name	Tribe or Nation:	Notable Actions:
Leader #1
Leader #2
Leader #3
Leader #4
Leader #5

i. Attend a contemporary American Indian gathering.
Name of Gathering:
Date:
Location:
Discuss with your counselor what you learned and observed. Include in your discussion any singing, dancing, drumming, and the various men’s and women’s dance styles you saw.

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