[beauty]

I got 2 do an essay on Sioux sacred lands. N apparently the Sioux burried their tribe members on it but how?
Dad says they left em on hammocks to be eaten by animals. Is this true? If it is did they do tha to comit the body back to the earth to begin the cycle of life over?

[Mrs Faithorn]

I typed "How did the Sioux bury their dead?" into Google and found this:

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Q. How did the Plains Indians bury their dead? Were there some tribes who buried in the ground?
Erika H., Langenhagen, Germany, 1993 — Ref # 176

A. Some Plains Indians did bury their dead in the ground. However, many of the Northern Plains, such as the Sioux, Cheyenne and Crow buried their dead in upright scaffolds. A scaffold was formed by erecting four poles and creating a frame in which the body could be laid. Often, important objects that belonged to the individual were also placed with the body.
Emma I. Hansen — Curator, Plains Indian Museum

on this page http://www.bbhc.org/Q/Ques_Page.cfm?Ques_I...6&Q_SubCat=10-4

Not about the Sioux sacred lands as such but I came across this site on Plains Indian Culture which may come in useful for further work on the Sioux.

I'm afraid I don't teach this topic and don't know the answer to your final question, though it sounds a reasonable assumption to me.

[BabyBanana]

Hello i need someone to like tell me what to write on a general introduction to the plain indians ..


Thanks.. in advanc!!

[Mrs Faithorn]

I don't teach this topic, and I'm not sure whether you mean what should you put in an introductory paragraph or what should you include in a general essay. Either way, if it were me I think I would include the following:

If you mean an introductory paragraph I think that is all I would mention-
~ where the Plains Indians lived
~ the names of some of the tribes
~ the importance of the buffalo to their lifestyle and culture.


If you mean a general essay then I would include what I have said above and also go into some detail about:
~ the buffalo and its importance to their basic needs (food, shelter and clothing)
~ their homes (tepee)
~ their ceremonies and religious beliefs
~ warfare

This site on
Plains Indian Culture is a good general introduction.

Perhaps one of the other teachers who answers questions here and who teaches the topic can give you more advice.

[Mr Field]

Mrs Faithorn has offered you some excellent ideas. If you are focusing upon an introductory paragraph then the links on this page will be helpful: http://www.schoolhis...ks/native.shtml

[BabyBanana]

Hello,

Its for a project for school and im not sure still on what to write am i suppose to write about clothings, customs, acommodation reigoon and the warfare.

Shall i use different pages for that or shall combine it all on one paige..

please help Thanks.

[Mrs Faithorn]

If I were your teacher and had just set a very general piece of work asking pupils to research and then "do a Project" about Plains Indians without giving any particular instructions as to what I wanted (which I wouldn't actually do), then I would expect the following for a 'good' piece of work.

* A cover page with a heading/project title and perhaps a suitable picture together with the pupil's name and class.

* A contents page - listing the topics covered and the page number for each one.

* An 'Introduction' page in which the project information is outlined - and perhaps some very general information about the Plains Indians (eg where Native Americans came from originally, about there being many different groups etc.)

* A page of information about each of the topics you mention (clothing, shelter, religion etc etc). For each topic it would be good if there was at least one picture.

* A final page on which you list all the books and websites you have used for your research.

I would NOT give a good grade at all to someone who had just cut and pasted information word-for-word from web sites, but I would give a good grade to someone who had clearly used several sources of information for their research and who had then tried to synthesise (ie put it all together) using their OWN words.

If the project was also presented attractively that would be a bonus, but it would not be the most important thing.

Hope this helps.

PS Mr Field and I have both given you links to places where you can do your research in our earlier messages.

[BabyBanana]

Hello..

Yeh thanks for helping my i should be able to do it umm im not doing it on the computer do you think i should will that get me more marks then hand-written?

[Mrs Faithorn]

Well ..... you clearly have access to a computer and using one will help you to present your project more attractively. Furthermore it is so much easier to make corrections to your work than if you do it all by hand and that is the big advantage.

I never give marks for presentation as such (but who knows what your own teacher has in mind).

If you are in the UK, then using ICT in History is an important part of your learning so - on balance - I would say "do it on computer".

However, it is the quality of what you have actually done that will get the good grade - not the presentation by itself.

[BabyBanana]

But i have starteed it on hand-written because i draw a lot of things and i drew loads of some plains indians already..

Do u think i should carry on hand-written it or do it on ICT?

[Mr Field]

To be honest this is a waste of time question. You will be marked on content i.e. what you have written and included, rather than how good it looks.

You should always present your work in the best possible way, whether it is on the computer or not. Don't waste time worrying about that - use your time to make your project better.

[Bexx]

Hey, this is not coursework just an essay I need help with over the holidays.

I need to know some information on:

"Why did the Native American Indian's way of life end around about 1890."

Thanks.

[Mrs Faithorn]

Assuming you have covered the expansion of Eurpean settlers westwards from the east coast of America then answering this question is a matter of thinking hard about the impact that these European settlers had on the native American Indians' way of life. You also need knowledge of the various laws that the American government made relating to native Americans. If you have a course textbook and/or class notes then I suggest you look back through these first to see what info you already have that is relevant. The book/notes may not directly answer the question, but you should be able to see - I think - that the development of agriculture on the Plains, the spread of the railways across America, the herding of native Americans onto reservations, the attempts of missionaries to convert them to Christianity etc etc was bound to make it impossible for them to continue their traditional way of life?


Although it's rather long you should find this page has lots of relevant information if you take the time to look for it, though it's not 'spelt out' in a very simple way.

If that is too difficult for you then do post again and I'll see if I can find anything more straight forward.