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NEW DIMENSION MEDIA/QUESTAR, 2004 Grade Level: 5-8 15 Minutes

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2) What pods did the and Man& Indians trade with the Whites? How did trabg with white settlers change TEACHERIS GUIDE Narive Anlerial life? St. Louis to Ft. Mandan 3) How did the Hidasas and Mandam feel when they firs nlcounterrd the Corps of Dimry? How do you dunk the Cnrps of Discovery felt when rhey first encountered d~eHidmas md Mmh~s?Did Merent tribes act differently to the (Sacagawea Series) Corps? How? 4) What messages did the send from Washirgon? What dd the sale of the Louisiana ltrrirory mean Grade Level: 3-8 for Native Americans? Why did the Corps of Discovery give me& to the clliefs? What did the n~edalssy~nbolize? Subject area: Social Studies, U.S. History, U.S. Geography & (:ultnres, 5) How did dlt. ciifferent tribes ctxnrnuniwre? Why was this necessary? How did L&s and Clark communicate with Native Anlericm Studies the H~&o;ls?Do you think there auld be my problenx conmlunicating rhk way? What foml ofwritten conununicadon SYNOPSIS: did Saapwea's people use? 6) How were Ifls and Clark similar to some Native American leaders? How were they different? Descrilx the main Seventeen-year-old Sacagawca tells the story of her cxciting voyage with the Corp:,of Di.scovery. qu'diries and activities that Sacqwea noticed about each. This program chronicles her first encounter with the explorers at Fort Mandan. She describes 7) Wadd the Mandam d York' Why did the Hichtsns and Mmdms honor him? In what way were York md being captured by a Hidatsd warrior and &en from her Shoshoni tribe to live as a servant in Saqawtxis ciraunstances alike? the Fort Mandm area; the arrival of Lewis ;uld Clark Corps of Discovery; their interactions 8) Why did the Chpof Ilisct~vcryneed to take Saqwea on the next parr of their journty? How did she feel about wirh the md during rheir winter sray at Fort Mruldan, and their decision leaving d~t.Hidatsa village? Wmdid she meal when she said the journey woudd be a horneconkg to her? to take Sacagawea wirh them to her Shoshoni village as an interpreter. Note: There are disagreements ~hx~trhe English spelling and pronunciations of some Native ADDITIONAL ACIMTES: American names. Saw~,~was is sometimes spelled Sacajawe~Some people put the emphases 1) Research the language, religious brliefi, villages, aid life\ryles of the Shoshoni and Hidatsa tribes. How are the tribes on the first and on the penultimate yllables whde others en~phasi~ethr strond mci penuldrnare alike? How are they cWermt? What chdenges did Saqawea face when she was first taken to the Hidatsa &gel sflal~les,and some pmple pronounce a sofi 'y(j) sound while others pronounce a hard "'<. How did she rcact to her clxdenges? How would you ract to them? Shoshoni may also lx spdled . 2) Have students write dmut the (bps of Dimvery's &K at Fort Mandan from York's point of view. What was Yak's role in the Corps? How did he feel l&~ut the joumcy? What were his impressions of the Hidarm and Mandans? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: How did he frel about how dle Native Anleriaa crated him? j)Iuc-;~te Fort Mandm on a map and invesripre d~eAnate, lan~xn~s,and plant and aiimd life ofthe area. How did the Hidatsay and Mnbuse dle resources of heir land? How were their lkstyies fiecred by where they lived? Why bd these two tribes live together?Was that an unusual arrangement for Narive American peoples? Objective 2) Students wd be ahlc to describe d~eCkrps of Ili.\ctwer?.'sencountm with the Hidaaa 4) Investigate how to nuke supr kom maple rrw sap. Thr Massachusetts Maple Producers Posociarion website. and Mandm tribes hmSa~pwcis point ofview uuwnlrro-nlr&.oy, provides uhnllarion about n&ng maple syup and sugar. C)bjective 3)Sn~dents ndl he ahle to compare aid contrast elements of Native hcricul and 5) Invite an inululigr;lnr to class to share their experiences in a nmv cuhre. Ask them to describc the dunate, geog~aphy, E~uopcmAnleriai culnlres plancc, animals, and hdsof their counq, as well JS xmme of rheir culrurd madtiom. Ask your <~~~esrto discuss their first encounters with American culme, customs, and food. Renind snlderlts that Saqweaand dle Corps of Discovery were Otjective 4) Students d be able to explain how Sac~awbec;urie a translator hr the Corps of also encountering new cultures and Imds for dle first tune. Another alternative is to invite sonlcvnc who has lived in or Ikovery arid the only kmalc mcnltm of the expedition visited a counq with a culture very ch&ercnt konl his or her own.

PREVIEWING QUESTIONS AND ACTMTIFS: On a rnap, point our the territory held by dle before the Iuuisiana I'urch:~. I'oinr out REIAIED NEW DIMENSION MEDIA TITLES: the land acquired in thr Louisiana Purchae. Why did this land need to be explored? Review the Colonial I.& Series purposes of the Irwis and Clark expedition (to find a water route acnxs the continent. wport on the African An~eria~History Series hdxape, pl;ults and alunds hund in the territory and establish good relationships with Native (;reat Native American Lcaders Series Amerials). 'What cldlenges sic you dink the Corps of Dmvery hcd on their voyage? Would it Ckit Native Arnerican Nations Series have been cHcult to esrahlish good relations wid1 the Native Americans thy encountered? Why or More Thm Rows and Arrow why not? FOR INFORMATION, OR TO ORDER CONTACT: POST-VIEWING QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION: NEW DIMENSION MEDIA 1) Under what conditions tlid S:~qaweacome to live with the HicL~tsa'Why did rhr Hiclatu A QUESTAR COMPANY warriors art&&her Shoshoni hunting pq?What was Sacapwt-is position in chc Hidatsa-Mandm www.~~dmquestar.co~n society? What kind of work did she do when she lived with the Hidarsa? When ciid she stop (x-ing 680 N. Lake Shore Drive, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 6061 1 'I servant? Why didn't Sacqawea nluid hei~%married to C~lxuho~uicau? 800.288.4456