Native Americans in the Great Basin Lesson Suggestion
To learn more about Native American tribes in Utah, see the following site:
https://utahindians.org/archives/index.html.
Split students into at least 5 groups, one for each tribe. Combine the Goshute tribes and White Mesa tribe into the Ute group. Have each group study aspects of life of each tribe. Have them study their history and primary sources from each tribe. Have each group present their findings to the class.
Utah Core Standards for Social Studies:
UT Standard 1.3: Students will explain the economic activity of a prehistoric and/or historic American Indian tribal community by using basic economic concepts, including supply, demand, trade, and scarcity.
UT Standard 1.5: Students will describe the cultural change and continuity of at least one of Utah’s current sovereign nations as it has responded to changing political, social, and economic forces. Students will use a variety of resources that may include written primary and secondary sources, oral histories, photographs, artifacts, and art.
Reading for Literacy in Social Studies Grades 6-8:
Reading for Literacy Standard 1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
Reading for Literacy Standard 2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Reading for Literacy Standard 6: Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).
C3 Inquiry Arc History:
D2.His.5.6-8. Explain how and why perspectives of people have changed over time.
D2.His.6.6-8. Analyze how people’s perspectives influenced what information is available in the historical sources they created.