Visualizing the New World Ms. Ramos Alta Loma High School
What do you see in the following pictures? Ms. Ramos
Are the Native American structures accurate representations? Why incorrect? Drew by description? Who drew them? Why do you think that?
Probably European drawings of Natives by someone without first hand knowledge? Ms. Ramos
Was this a waste of time examining the images? NO- images reflect what/how Europeans thought of the Native Americans –What images/stereotypes come to mind from the images? Ms. Ramos
What stereotypes come to mind? Ms. Ramos
What stereotypes come to mind? Ms. Ramos
What stereotypes come to mind? Ms. Ramos
What stereotypes come to mind? Ms. Ramos
What differences between the Native Americans and Europeans did they think important? Did the various artists portray a consistent view of the Native Americans? Ms. Ramos
Guess What? You have just examined primary sources and European stereotypes of Native Americans! –Thinking like a historian is FUN! Ms. Ramos
Images come from the American Spirit reader. Illustrations come from unnamed artists who never were in the New World, but based their depiction off a letter Amerigo Vespucci wrote. Ms. Ramos