Northern Plains History and Cultures: How Do Native People and Nations Experience Belonging?

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Smithsonian Great Plains northern plains plains Plains Indians Affiliated Tribes Fort Berthold Smithsonian Institution Native Americans indigenous peoples sovereignty tribal sovereignty Native American culture Great Plains northern plains plains Plains Indians Crow Cheyenne Northern Cheyenne kinship systems Native Nation tribal nation tribal governments extended family community rights responsibilities values traditions beliefs Apsaalooke Crow Arikara Cheyenne Crow Dakota Sioux Hidatsa Lakota Mandan Nakota Northern Cheyenne Oceti Sakowin case studies

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History-Social Science

Grade Levels

Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

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Northern Plains History and Cultures: How Do Native People and Nations Experience Belonging?

This online lesson provides perspectives from Native American community members, images, objects, and other sources to help students and teachers think about the significance that homelands, kinship systems, and nationhood hold for Native Peoples of the Northern Plains. Explore four case studies to learn more about the relationships that help to create a sense of belonging.

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PBS Learning Media