Cheyenne Middle School

Edmond Public Schools

Group 4:  Gifts from the Buffalo

The Cheyenne quickly adapted to their life on the plains.  They hunted the larger game that roamed the area and became increasingly dependent on the buffalo.  Your group will find information about several of the important gifts the buffalo gave to the Cheyenne people and other important foods and items they used.

TASK:  Your task is to gather information about the Cheyenne's use of the buffalo.   From the information you gather from your book,  you will create a presentation with the following slides.  Use the same titles as are listed on the slides.

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Gifts from the Buffalo

Names of Group Members

 

 

The Buffalo

List at least 4 ways the buffalo provided necessities for the Cheyenne

 

Teepees

Tell how the buffalo was used in the teepee (at least 3 ways)

(include picture)

 

Travois

Define and tell how it was used

(include picture)

 

Parfleches

Define and tell how they were used

(include picture)

 

 

 Slide 1

 Slide 2

 Slide 3

 Slide 4

 Slide 5

 Works Cited

List all the sources (books and websites) used for your research
See Bibliography Guide

        

 Slide 6

        

Resources:
A Day with a Cheyenne by Franco Meli, pages 10 and 11
Gather your facts from this book.   Decide what the most important facts are, and write them on your storyboard.  Use the Glossary to look up any unfamiliar words.  Your classroom teacher must approve your storyboard before you proceed to the next step. Once you have your terms and your text written in your storyboard, you can find pictures.

American Memory Photo Collection 

Type your term in the search box (If you use Cheyenne Indians as your terms you will get lots of pictures and you can scroll through.  Or you can type a specific term in (like "travois") and see what you get.  Go to Gallery View, then keep clicking on the picture until you get the largest view.  Then you can save it to your home directory.

 
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