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Education Standards
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Ute Indians: Past and Present
Overview
Students will become familiar with the Ute Indians both past and present.
Enduring Understandings:
- Who the Ute Indians were and their significance in Utah history.
- What the Ute culture was like before European expansion.
- How things are different today for the Ute Indians today compared to the past
Summary
Students will become familiar with the Ute Indians both past and present.
Enduring Understandings:
- Who the Ute Indians were and their significance in Utah history.
- What the Ute culture was like before European expansion.
- How things are different today for the Ute Indians today compared to the past.
Materials
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Background for Teachers
Students will learn about the Ute Indians both past and present.
Enduring Understandings:
- Who the Ute Indians were and their significance in Utah history.
- What the Ute culture was like before European expansion.
- How things are different today for the Ute Indians today compared to the past
Intended Learning Outcomes
- Students will be familiar with the early Ute Indians of Utah.
- Students will be able to locate where the Ute Indians lived, on a map
- Through reading, students will be familiar with Ute legends and traditions.
- Students will be able to explain what set Ute Indians apart from other tribes in the area at that time.
- Students will be able to indicate how the Ute Indian tribe is different today than it was pre-pioneer.
Instructional Procedures
- Have students complete a KWL chart recording what they know about Ute Indians of today and yesterday and what questions they have.
- Introduce the Ute tribe by reading the Ute Indian Fact Sheet online.
- Have students look for examples of Ute culture (art, traditions, clothing, stories, etc.)
- Have students create a list of things they find.
- Look at the HistoricAmericanIndiansinUtah picture to see where the Ute Indians used to live.
- Have students then compare that map to map_4 and tribal_map-2which shows the current Indian reservations.
- Read and share a Ute legend.
- Read about what it is like for Ute Indians on the Ute Indians todaywebsite.
- Create a venn diagram showing likes and differences of today and yesterday.
Extensions
This lesson could be adapted to any of the eight soveriegn tribal nations of Utah.
Assessment Plan
- Use the Venn Diagram to write a paragraph comparing the Utes of the past to the Utes of today.
- Create a map of the Ute Indians land in Utah both past and present, adding additional information about the tribe.