Indian+Wars


 * Instructor:** Sam Matzke
 * Lesson Title: ** Indian Wars
 * Anticipated Instructional Time:** 50 min Class


 * Rationale:** The students will get an understanding of the battles and treaties that went on during the Sioux wars and what those battles and treaties meant to the Sioux nation and the United States government.

G 1.1 understand the terms of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 G 1.2 understand the events around the Battle of the Little Bighorn G 1.3 understand the terms of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 G 1.4 understand the effects of the Black Hills gold rush and its outcome G 1.5 understand what the Ghost Dance was and what role the Ghost Dance played in the Wounded Knee Massacre G 1.6 understand what the lasting affects were of the Wounded Knee Massacre
 * Goals of Lesson:**

O 1.1 The students will be able to know the previsions of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851. O 1.2 The students will be able to comprehend the events that lead up to the Battle of Little Bighorn and the key factors of the battle itself. O 1.3 The students will be able to understand the changes made in the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 and know what happened to the physical size of the reservations. O 1.4 The students will be able to know what the Black Hills gold rush was and the what tensions did the gold rush bring to the region. O 1.5 The students will be able to trace the movement of the Ghost Dance from where it originated from and how it became such a practiced dance through the different tribes. O 1.6 The students will be able to know how the Ghost Dance and the Battle of the Little Bighorn were major factors in the Wounded Knee Massacre.
 * Objectives of Lesson:**

DVD Textbook
 * Multiple Representations (Tools):**

9-12.US.1.1 9-12.US.1.1A 9-12.US.2.1 9-12.US.2.3
 * SD K-12 Content Standards:**

What do you think the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 do for the relations between the whites and the Native Americans? What were some of the things going on between the US government and the Indian nations? What did the US government do to prevent prospectors from going into the Black Hills area to look for gold? What did the gold rush do for the relationship between the US government and the tribes of the Sioux nation? What effect did the Battle of Little Bighorn have for the Sioux nation versus the US government? What were the different things that the US government was doing to the tribes to get them to assimilate and keep the Native culture down? What is the US government trying to do with the new Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868? What was the final outcome of the Wounded Knee Massacre? How did this effect the Sioux nation on their willingness to fight?
 * Session-Related Questions:**

The formative assessment opportunities will be to see how involved the students get within the lesson. There are opportunities to ask the class several questions on what is going on and what they think the impact of the events are. Students will have the opportunity to give plenty of feedback and be able to ask many questions of their own.
 * Imbedded/Formative Assessment Opportunities:**

Smart Board Ppt DVD player
 * Instructor Materials:**