Native Americans
A quick summary on Culture, History, and Teaching Methods
Quick Facts
- 556 tribes of Native Americans and Alaskans in the US
- 22% of Native Americans live on tribal land
- 28.2% of Native Americans live below the poverty line
- 90,000 Native Americans are homeless
- Less than 50% do not have a sewage system
- Infant mortality is 60% higher than Caucasians
Culture
- Value family
- Believe in Mother Earth and Father Sky
- Tribes created language learning programs to teach future generations their language
- Value language and ceremony
- When forced into US culture, kids became distant to their family and culture
History
- Dominant race in the US before Columbus; 10 million in North America
- They might have been skilled farmers
- Established trade routes
- Pocahontas did not crush on John Smith, was married to Kocoum!
- Pocahontas is the symbol of religious conversion