1. Historic American Indians in Utah
Presented by B. Page

2. Bell Activity Your word is “descendant” and “tradition”
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Your word is “descendant” and “tradition”
Find the word on your pink study guide and complete the following information for the word.
Find the definition using a glossary.
Use your own knowledge and experience to complete the rest of the definition.
Where should your backpack be?

3. Does your work look something like this?
Word: descendent
My Understanding:
Definition:
Draw a picture of it:
Sentence:
Synonym/ Example:
Antonym/Non-Example:

4. Does your work look something like this?
Word: descendent
My Understanding:
Definition: a child, grandchild, great-
Draw a picture of it:
grandchild, etc.
Sentence: The descendents of the
Fremont became the Shoshone, Goshute,
Paiute, and Ute tribes of today.
Synonym/ Example: posterity, offspring
Antonym/Non-Example: ancestors, progenitor

5. Does your work look something like this?
Word: tradition
My Understanding:
Definition:
Draw a picture of it:
Sentence:
Synonym/ Example:
Antonym/Non-Example:

6. Does your work look something like this?
Word: tradition
My Understanding:
Definition: a long-established or
Draw a picture of it:
inherited way of thinking or acting
Sentence: Modern Native Americans
have many traditions that have been
passed down from their ancestors.
Synonym/Example: custom, habit; fireworks on July 4
Antonym/Non-Example: original, innovation

7. Bell Activity Your word is “disdain”
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Your word is “disdain”
Find the word on your pink study guide and complete the following information for the word.
Find the definition using a glossary.
Use your own knowledge and experience to complete the rest of the definition.
Where should your backpack be?

8. Does your work look something like this?
Word: disdain
My Understanding:
Definition: to look upon with contempt
Draw a picture of it:
or disgust
Sentence: Most Europeans were
disdainful of Native American cultures.
Synonym/Example:contempt, scorn, condescension
Antonym/Non-Example: respect; admire, value

9. Bell Activity
This is a no gum class. Please dispose of it properly!
Take out your study guide and answer questions on it using your notes, activities, and pages in your book.

10. Goals for today…
Content Objective - We will be able to describe the basic details of the lifestyles of the five tribes of Utah before contact with non-Indians.
Behavior – Collaboration: Work with your table partners to fill out the table about modern Native American tribes of Utah.
Language Objective – We will compare (explain how they are similar) and contrast (explain how they are different) these groups with each other, and earlier peoples who lived in Utah.

11. Where Shelter Food Culture Beliefs
N 55-56
Shelter
N 57-58, O 54
Food
N 56-57, O 53-54
Culture
N 59-61, O 55
Beliefs
N 62-63, 55-57
Ute
Shoshone
Goshute
Paiute
Navajo

12. Where Shelter Food Culture Beliefs
N 55-56, O 52-53
Shelter
N 57-58, O 54
Food
N 56-57, O 53-54
Culture
N 59-61, O 55
Beliefs
N 62-63, 55-57
Ute
Fertile valleys & mountains in Eastern Utah.
Shoshone
Fertile valleys & mountains in Northern Utah.
Goshute
Great Basin desert in Western Utah. Very dry.
Paiute
Dry regions of Southwest Utah.
Navajo
Dry regions of Southeast Utah.

13. Where Shelter Food Culture Beliefs
N 55-56, O 52-53
Shelter
N 57-58, O 54
Food
N 56-57, O 53-54
Culture
N 59-61, O 55
Beliefs
N 62-63, 55-57
Ute
Fertile valleys & mountains in Eastern Utah.
Teepee
Shoshone
Fertile valleys & mountains in Northern Utah.
Teepee made from buffalo, elk, or deer hides.
Goshute
Great Basin desert in Western Utah. Very dry.
Wikiup
Paiute
Dry regions of Southwest Utah.
Wikiups made from branches, twigs, grasses, and brush.
Navajo
Dry regions of Southeast Utah.
Hogan are made from logs with a mud/adobe cover. They had 5 sides and represent the earth.

14. Where Shelter Food Culture Beliefs
N 55-56, O 52-53
Shelter
N 57-58, O 54
Food
N 56-57, O 53-54
Culture
N 59-61, O 55
Beliefs
N 62-63, 55-57
Ute
Fertile valleys & mountains in Eastern Utah.
Teepee
Hunters & gatherers Used the horse to hunt buffalo and other large animals.
Shoshone
Fertile valleys & mountains in Northern Utah.
Teepee made from buffalo, elk, or deer hides.
Goshute
Great Basin desert in Western Utah. Very dry.
Wikiup
Hunters & gatherers
Used 100 different plants for food and medicine.
Ate crickets.
Paiute
Dry regions of Southwest Utah.
Wikiups made from branches, twigs, grasses, and brush.
The Paiutes also farmed along rivers and streams.
Navajo
Dry regions of Southeast Utah.
Hogan are made from logs with a mud/adobe cover. They had 5 sides and represent the earth.
Raised sheep and goats, and also hunted and gathered

15. Where Shelter Food Culture Beliefs
N 55-56, O 52-53
Shelter
N 57-58, O 54
Food
N 56-57, O 53-54
Culture
N 59-61, O 55
Beliefs
N 62-63, 55-57
Ute
Fertile valleys & mountains in Eastern Utah.
Teepee
Hunters & gatherers Used the horse to hunt buffalo and other large animals.
Created tools, clothes, and other items from the natural environment.
Shoshone
Fertile valleys & mountains in Northern Utah.
Teepee made from buffalo, elk, or deer hides.
Wore animal skin clothing, and clothes made from bark and grasses.
Goshute
Great Basin desert in Western Utah. Very dry.
Wikiup
Hunters & gatherers
Used 100 different plants for food and medicine.
Ate crickets.
Men wore breechcloths and women wore aprons/grass skirts in the summer.
Paiute
Dry regions of Southwest Utah.
Wikiups made from branches, twigs, grasses, and brush.
The Paiutes also farmed along rivers and streams.
All of the tribes used grasses and reeds to weave baskets, hats, clothing and shoes.
Navajo
Dry regions of Southeast Utah.
Hogan are made from logs with a mud/adobe cover. They had 5 sides and represent the earth.
Raised sheep and goats, and also hunted and gathered
Created beautiful rugs from wool, they also make beautiful silver jewelry

16. Where 55-57 Shelter Food Culture Beliefs
57-58
Food
56-57
Culture
59-61
Beliefs
62-63
Ute
Fertile valleys & mountains in Eastern Utah.
Teepee
Hunters & gatherers Used the horse to hunt buffalo and other large animals.
Created tools, clothes, and other items from the natural environment.
The Utes, like most of the tribes in Utah, held dances as religious ceremonies like the Bear Dance.
Shoshone
Fertile valleys & mountains in Northern Utah.
Teepee made from buffalo, elk, or deer hides.
Wore animal skin clothing, and clothes made from bark and grasses.
Most tribes believed in a god or many gods, and many spirits in nature.
Goshute
Great Basin desert in Western Utah. Very dry.
Wikiup
Hunters & gatherers
Used 100 different plants for food and medicine.
Ate crickets.
Men wore breechcloths and women wore aprons/grass skirts in the summer.
In the winter the Goshute and Paiute tell stories of their culture history and mythology to their children.
Paiute
Dry regions of Southwest Utah.
Wikiups made from branches, twigs, grasses, and brush.
The Paiutes also farmed along rivers and streams.
All of the tribes used grasses and reeds to weave baskets, hats, clothing and shoes.
The Paiutes also use dances and songs in their religion, like the Circle Dance which represents life.
Navajo
Dry regions of Southeast Utah.
Hogan are made from logs with a mud/adobe cover. They had 5 sides and represent the earth.
Raised sheep and goats, and also hunted and gathered
Created beautiful rugs from wool, they also make beautiful silver jewelry
Ceremonies are an important part of Navajo religion, they are called ji or “ways”, they also use sand painting in some ceremonies.

17. Native History Sources
Spanish explorers, Catholic priests, fur trappers, and pioneers wrote about the American Indians they met in their journals and diaries.
Do you think these written accounts by explorers or pioneers accurately represent how the Indian people lived and how they felt about things? ?

18. Pre-Historic Vs. Historic
Pre-Historic peoples have no written history
Historic peoples do have a written history
1. What is the difference between pre-historic and historic?

19. Native History
Native Americans have lived in and around Utah for thousands of years.
Their way of life changed dramatically when other groups of people entered Utah.
These groups included:
Spanish explorers
Catholic priests
Fur trappers
Pioneers
2. Name two of the four groups of people who moved into Utah.

20. Native History Continued
These people wrote about the American Indians they met in their journals and diaries.
Do you think these written accounts by explorers or pioneers accurately represent how the Indian people lived and how they felt about things? ?

21. Who Are They? Ute Shoshone Goshute Paiute Navajo
3. List the five tribal groups native to the Utah area.

22. Map of the Five Tribes Territory

23. Relationships Between Tribes
“Tribal boundaries were important and were usually respected. If a person from an enemy band or tribe came onto their land, the intruder might be taken prisoner or killed. Some tribes were more friendly to newcomers than other tribes, depending on the time and the situation.”
–Utah: A Journey of Discovery p. 53.

24. The Utes
The word “Utah” comes from the Ute word for “top of the mountains.”
The Utes were the largest tribe in Utah. Their tribal area covered most of the central part of the state.
The Utes lived in fertile valleys near the mountains and lakes.
4. The word “Utah” comes from the Ute word for “__________ of the __________.”
5. Which tribe was the largest?

25. The Utes: Survival
“Nuche [Utes] traveled with the seasons. They went to high mountains in the summer, living by hunting small and big game animals and birds, fishing and gathering a variety of berries, nuts, seed, and plants Hunting, fishing, and gathering sites were not owned [they were] communal [shared] and granted to all.”
--Larry Cesspooch, a Ute

26. The Utes: Hunting
The Utes used horses for hunting and carrying heavy loads.
When they hunted buffalo, they used every part of the animal. Some uses are:
Fur for blankets
Skin for tepees and clothing
Meat for food
6. Name one of the ways that a buffalo was used by the Ute people.

27. The Utes: Home Life
Utes lived in tepees of buffalo skin and tall poles.
Tepees could be taken down and carried easily.
A fire was built in the center for cooking and warmth. Smoke escaped through an opening in the top of the tepee.
Bands of as many as 200 people lived in large tepee villages near streams, rivers, or lakes.
7. What type of home did the Utes live in?

28. The Utes: Families
Finding and preparing food was the most important task of all members of a Ute family.
When young women reached adulthood, they would participate in a Bear Dance where they could find their future husbands.

29. The Utes: Children
In addition to a formal name, a Ute child was given many nicknames during their life.
Children were highly valued and everyone shared the responsibility of raising them.
If twins were born, it was considered bad luck. Often, one or both twins were allowed to die.

30. The Utes: Clothing
Clothing was often made of animal skins. Sometimes the fur was still attached.
Other clothing was made from woven grasses and bark.
To protect their feet, the Utes wore shoes from animal hides or sandals of woven reeds.

31. The Utes: Religion
The Utes believed that the earth was created by a spirit who lived in the sky.
They also believed that every living in the world had a spirit.
The Ghost Dance represented the return of all who had died as a result of contact with non-Indians.
Pictured here is a typical Ghost Dance dress.

32. The Shoshone
The Shoshone lived in the mountains and valleys of northern Utah.
The name “Shoshone” means “valley dwellers.”
Today, many Shoshone live on the Fort Hall Reservation in southeastern Idaho, which they share with the Bannock tribe.
Perhaps the most famous Shoshone was Sacagawea, the woman who led Lewis and Clark through the west.
8. Where were the shoshone located?

33. The Shoshone: Survival
In the mountains and valleys where the Shoshone lived, food was all around them. However, they had to follow the animals, so they were called “nomads.”
Like the Ute clans, the Shoshone hunted animals such as buffalo, deer, and antelope and gathered nuts and berries for food.
They also raised horses for hunting and moving around.

34. The Shoshone: Home Life
The Shoshone also constructed tepees from animal hide and poles.
This picture shows a tepee that has been painted, perhaps with a clan or family symbol.
Some other Shoshone bands dug shelters out of hillsides or wicki-ups.
9. What kind of home did the Shoshone live in?
10. What might the paint on the tepee represent?

35. The Shoshone: Families
Men and women had equally important roles. The men hunted and served as chiefs, or leaders, of the bands. Women raised children and gathered plants.
Like many other Native American tribes, the Shoshone did not spank or punish their children.

36. The Shoshone: Children
Children did not have formal schooling. They learned by working alongside adults and by listening to songs and stories.
Many children would make balls of hide and rabbit hair or dolls to play with.

37. The Shoshone: Clothing
The Shoshone’s clothing was almost identical to the Ute’s. Animal skins and woven grasses made most of their clothing.
In the winter, women would often wear a special robe made of about forty woven rabbit skins.
11. How many rabbits does it take to make a robe?

38. The Shoshone: Clothing Continued
Beadwork was also an important part of Shoshone clothing and ceremonial items.
Pictured here are beaded moccasins and a ceremonial peace pipe with beaded bag.

39. The Shoshone: Religion
The Shoshone believed in one being called Duma Appáh, Our Father, or the Creator.
Each morning the Shoshone faced the sun in the east and sang a prayer to Appáh.
Appáh was said to have created Earth with the help of the animal creatures, especially Coyote.

40. The Goshutes
The Goshutes lived in the central Great Basin area of Utah.
12. Where were the Goshutes located?

41. The Goshutes: Survival
The Goshutes lived in a very dry land with little rain. They were able to find uses for more than 100 desert plants.
The Goshutes were hunter/gatherers. They also ate roasted crickets.
The Goshute often dug for roots. For this reason, white men often called them “root diggers.”
13. The Goshutes found uses for ______ desert plants.

42. The Goshutes: Home Life
The Goshutes lived in wiki-ups, small brush covered shelters, during the warmer months.
However, in the winter, they would often move to caves or more sturdy shelter.
14. What kind of home did the Goshutes live in?

43. The Goshutes: Families
The Goshutes hunted together in family groups and would often cooperate with other family groups that usually made up a village.
Men usually did the hunting, while women gathered plants and seeds.

44. The Goshutes: Children
Goshute children helped their mothers gather plants, seeds, and insects.
During some seasons of the year, bands of the Goshute would work together to gather rabbits, or even grasshoppers, in drives.

45. The Goshutes: Clothing
In the winter months, rabbit skin blankets were used for warmth.
Because the Goshute lived in the desert, they did not need much clothing during the summer months.
Men wore breechcloths
Women wore aprons or grass skirts
Twig sunshades often worn on heads
15. The Goshutes often wore sunshades made of _________ during the summer.

46. The Goshutes: Religion
Like other Indian tribes in Utah, the Goshute held a great respect for the earth, the spirits, and their fellow living beings.

47. The Paiutes The Paiutes lived in the southwest corner of Utah.
16. Where were the Paitues located?

48. The Paiutes: Survival
Like the Goshutes, the Paiutes lived in a very dry region with little rain.
Like all modern Utah Indian tribes, the Paiute were also hunter/gatherers.
Some Paiutes irrigated some crops including corn, beans, squash, and wheat.
17. What crops did the Paiutes grow?

49. The Paiutes: Home Life
The Paiutes also lived in brush wiki-ups in the summer and caves during the winter.
They lived in large family groups found in small villages.
Like many tribes, the Paiutes used cradleboard to keep young children safe while the mother worked.
18. What kind of home did the Paiutes live in?

50. The Paiutes: Families
Small family groups would travel separately collecting seeds, berries, roots, and hunting small animals, deer, mountain sheep, elk, and fish.
These groups met and intermarried with other Paiutes, as well as other Indian tribes.

51. The Paiutes: Children
Children helped their parents gather food goods to be stored for the winter.
Children learned from their parents and grandparents about animals, plants, and storytelling.

52. The Paiutes: Clothing
Similar to the Goshute people, the Paiutes had very little use for clothing in warm weather. Often during the summer, Paiute children would wear no clothes at all.
During the colder winter months, everyone wore shirts and used blankets made of rabbit skin.

53. The Paiutes: Religion
A Paiute man named Wovoka introduced the Ghost Dance, a religious movement that spread throughout the nation.
The Ghost dance represented the return of all Indians who had died as a result of contact with non-Indians.
Another Paiute dance is the Circle Dance.

54. Ghost Dance Continued

55. The Navajo The Navajo called themselves the Dinè, or “the people.”
The Navajo lived in the southeastern corner of Utah, below the San Juan River.
Many Navajo today live on a reservation in that same area.
19. Where were the Navajo located?

56. The Navajo: Survival
The Navajo used horses for hunting and carrying heavy loads.
They also raised sheep and goats.
Some clans closer to the San Juan River practiced irrigation and farming.
20. What two animals besides horses, did the Navajo raise?

57. The Navajo: Home Life
The Navajo lived in hogans. They considered their homes to be a symbol of spiritual connection to Mother Earth.
Hogan doors always face east to meet the morning sun.
Hogans were placed far apart; there were no villages.
21. What kind of home did the Navajo live in?

58. The Navajo: Families
The most important person in a Navajo family is the mother.
Women own the house, the sheep, the goats, and any wages earned from weaving.
Men own the horses, the wages earned from their jobs, and any items or money they brought into the marriage.
Navajo men and their mothers-in-law are not allowed to talk to-or even look at-each other. This custom probably reduces the number of family arguments!

59. The Navajo: Children
Children play an important role in a Navajo family. Even when they are very young, Navajo children care for some of the family’s sheep or help with grown-up chores.
Each Navajo child is given a secret “war” name by the parents, used only for special religious ceremonies.

60. The Navajo: Clothing
The Navajos sheered wool from their sheep and made it into yarn.
The yarn was then dyed from plants to make colors.
The dyed yarn was woven into rugs, blankets, and cloth.
22. How did the Navajo make clothing that is unique to the other tribes?

61. The Navajo: Religion Navajo religion is sometimes called “The Way.”
It is a code of behavior for everyday life, not just weekly worship.
Ceremonies are called “ways.”
One of the most important ceremonies is called the “Nightway.”
Nightways are nine day healing ceremonies. Sand paintings are made as part of the Nightway.

62. Navajo Sand Paintings

63. Native Languages
American Indian groups spoke many different languages.
When trappers and explorers met them, none of the tribes had written alphabets. Many Indian languages have become extinct because they were not written down or passed on.
24. Why have many Indian languages become extinct?

64. Native Language Continued
Each tribe had legends and myths that were passed down through an oral tradition of storytelling.
Many myths were about animals
Others were called creation myths

65. End of an Era
The coming of white men forever changed the life of American Indians in Utah.
The new people brought new tools and ideas, as well as new diseases.
The Indians and settlers worked to get along, although they did not always succeed.
Today, American Indians, like this Ute Medicine Man, strive to keep the traditions of their past alive.
Alexis explains what it means to her to be a Paiute.

66. Bell Activity – Chapter 3 packet
Put together your materials from chapter three in this order.
Study guide
Video notes – Stone Age Explorers (Paleo-Indians)
Archaeology notes
Prehistoric Indians comparison organizer
Prehistoric Indians map instructions
17-19 answers from We Shall Remain: The Utes

67. Goals for today…
Content Objective - We will prepare for our test by reviewing and preparing our study guides.
Behavior – Collaboration: Work with your table partners to fill out your study guide and review for the test.
If your group finishes early, work on your maps, etc.
Language Objective – We will discuss the questions on our study guides.

68. Bell Activity
This is a no gum class. Please dispose of it properly!
Take out your study guide and answer questions on it using your notes, activities, and pages in your book.