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Museum Entrance Welcome to the Lobby Tribes Land & Home Weapons Food Historical Museum of the Native Americans of North America Visit the Curator Harry Visit the Curator Harry Essential Question

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Name of Museum Curator Information Add Picture Here Hello. I am Professor Harrison. I am the curator here at the Historical Museum of the Native Americans of North America. I hope you enjoy the museum. In my free time, I like to hang out, and play the piano. Well, enjoy the museum Back to Lobby Note: Virtual museums were first introduced by educators at Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham, Pennsylvania. This template was designed by Lindsey Warneka under the direction of Dr. Christy Keeler during a Teaching American History grant module. View the Educational Virtual Museums website for more information on this instructional technique.Keith Valley Middle School Dr. Christy KeelerEducational Virtual Museums

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Name of Museum Tribes Montauk Cherokee MohawkSeneca

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Name of Museum Land & Homes Wigwams Long House Teepee

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Name of Museum Food Whales Cornbread Elk

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Name of Museum Tomahawk Back to Lobby The word tomahawk derives from the Algonquian word tamahak meaning stone headed implements used mostly as tools or weapons. The tomahawk is a thick stick with a rock roped onto it at the tip. It was decorated with duck or chicken feathers. This, as a weapon, was thrown at people, to knock them out unconscious for just enough time for the thrower to knife the person in the heart. Some tomahawks were carried around in pouches, or bags on horses because they were too heavy to carry around in ones hands. It takes 2 weeks to make 1 tomahawk. They are made with a lot of handicraft and work. Very effective weapons.

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Name of Museum Why do people migrate/immigrate? Essential Question Back to Lobby People migrate/immigrate when they are scared or need other resources. Some natives ran to the south to get away from the Europeans. Others moved casually in need of other food or resources. Immigration/migration was part of the daily lifestyle for the nomadic tribes. Children of nomadic tribes never complained about having to walk the distance.

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Name of Museum The word Mohawk means Man Eaters. They called themselves the Kanienkehaka meaning People of the Flint. After the Dutch settled in, they became allies with the Mohawk and a few other tribes. Women planted corn and other vegetables while men hunted during the fall and winter and fished during the summer. Each Mohawk community had a local board of leaders that guided the village chief or chiefs. According to traditional accounts the Mohawk leader Hiawatha was the first one to agree to peace with the Europeans. There were three major clans. Turtle, Bear, and Wolf. Mohawk Insert Artifact Picture Here Back to Tribes

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Name of Museum Cherokee Insert Artifact Picture Here Back to Tribes The word Cherokee means speakers of another language. They called themselves the Aniyunwiya meaning the principal people. They were a very peaceful tribe. Although they were peaceful, they killed when they needed to. Men and women painted their faces with smashed rose pedals in a gooey liquid. They made clothing from animal fur, and jewelry out of rocks. There were seven different clans. Wild Potato Clan, Long Haired Clan, Deer Clan, Bird Clan, Blue Holly Clan, Red Paint Clan, and the Wolf Clan.

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Name of Museum Seneca Insert Artifact Picture Here Back to Tribes The name Seneca comes from the name of one of their villages, Osininka. They called themselves Onandawaga meaning People of the mountain. Today, most of the Seneca speak English. Some of them, still speak their native language, but know all the words at least in the Childrens Dictionary. For transport, the Seneca went in oak trees carved out to make canoes along the river. They used the tree bark to make shoes. Very basic shoes, not Converses. For transporting food and other goods, they used dogs.

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Name of Museum Long Houses Insert Artifact Picture Here Back to Homes Longhouses were built by native people in various parts of North America. They went up to 100 METERS! Usually only 5 to 7 meters wide. It was made of fire hardened poles, with a roof of leaves and grass. People slept on grass mats on either side of the Long House. They put fires in the middle of the houses at night, to keep them warm. Long Houses were kept in large quantity, not alone. Only tribes with large amounts of people used these.

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Name of Museum Wigwams are Native American houses used by Algonquians in the woodland regions. Wigwam is the word for "house" in the Abenaki people, and Wetu is the word for "house" in the Wampanoag people. Wigwams are small houses, usually 8-10 feet tall. Wigwams are made of pieces of wood which are covered with mats and sheets of birch bark. The frame can be shaped like a cone, with a curved roof. Once the birch bark is in place, ropes or strips of wood are wrapped around the Wigwam to hold the bark in place. Wigwams Insert Artifact Picture Here Back to Houses

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Name of Museum Tepees (also Teepees or Tipis) are tent-like American Indian houses used by the tribes that lived in the plains. A tepee is made of a cone- shaped wood stem, and an outside of buffalo skin. Like modern tents, tepees are carefully made to build and destroy quickly. As a tribe moved from place to place, every family would bring their tipi poles and buffalo hide along with them. Originally, tepees were about 12 feet high, but once the tribes of the Plains got horses, they began making them twice as high. These Teepees would get worn out, and the owner would go to someone elses Teepee until they got a new one. Teepee Insert Artifact Picture Here Back to Houses

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Name of Museum For those of you who think the Europeans brought Cornbread to the natives, youre wrong. The natives were making Cornbread and using ground corn from way before the Europeans came. Cornbread was taken from the natives of the north to the south by fleeing native tribes. It was chosen to be made in the south, because of their wide supply of corn and other materials needed to make cornbread. Cornbread is a delicious and easy thing to make. The natives could make it on the run, so you should make it at home! Cornbread Insert Artifact Picture Here Back to Food

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Name of Museum Insert Artifact Picture Here Elk Insert Artifact Picture Here Back to Food The natives that lived further in from the coastline, would go hunting, and bring back some Elk on their horse. They ate Elk just as we eat chicken. Here is a picture of Elk stew:

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Name of Museum Hunting whales was no easy task. It was made all the more difficult by the complicated rituals that the Makah hunters would do in order to get ready for their hunts. Before to the hunt, Makah tribes and would take a bath in the icy waters of the Pacific. They would rub their skin raw on sharp mussels and barnacles. A few days before their hunt they would dig up a fresh grave and remove a skeleton. During the hunt the they would secure the chest of the skeleton on their backs, a gesture showing their respect for their dead catch of whales. Whales Insert Artifact Picture Here Back to Food