Idaho | Activity 3.3: American Indians and Homesteaders

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Great States state history Idaho Idaho history Idaho culture Idaho settlement Homestead Act homesteaders settlers pioneers Native Americans American Indians land treaties Indian treaties Indian territory Idaho territory Nez Perce Treaty of 1855 Treaty of 1863 indigenous relations Indian relations Indian policy Indian affairs gold rush Boise native lands economic activities property ownership private property public property cultural values classroom activity classroom activities activity activities curriculum planning curriculum development Indigenous Peoples First Nations
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History-Social Science
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Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Post-Secondary
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Idaho | Activity 3.3: American Indians and Homesteaders

Students watch a video and study a primary source poster about the relationship between Homesteaders and American Indians. Students learn of the impact of land treaties in the 1800s. Students then write an editorial from the perspective of either a homesteader or American Indian of the time.
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