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Nebraska Native American Scavenger Hunt
Directions: You are going on an information hunt. Your task is to collect as much information about each tribe as you can, then you are to use the information to create a poster, PowerPoint presentation, booklet, or report.
Click on the Indian tribes in blue below
to answer the questions.
Pawnee Indians
| Where did they live in Nebraska? | ||
| About how many Pawnee lived in Nebraska in the 1800's. | ||
| To what tribes were they hostile (did not like)? | ||
| What did they do for the United States? |
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| In what kind of homes did the Pawnee live? | ||
| The Pawnee were know as farmers. What kinds of crops did they grow? |
| In what part of Nebraska could the Omaha Indians be found? | ||
| In 1802, an outbreak of smallpox decimated (killed) many Omaha Indians. About how many were left when it was over? | ||
| In what did they live (kind of home) in the the winter and in the summer? | ||
| In 1990 how many Omaha Indians lived in Nebraska? |
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In 1780 about how many Omaha Indians lived in Nebraska? |
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| Bonus Question: About how many more Omaha Indians were there in 1990 than in 1780? |
| About how many Ponca's were there when Lewis and Clark first met them in the 1800s? | ||
| The Ponca Indians also had many people die from malaria or smallpox. About how many were left after the smallpox killed so many? | ||
| Name kinds of foods that the Ponca eat. | ||
| What forced the Ponca Tribe to move to Oklahoma? |
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| One of the Indians' daughter died and he wanted to bury her back in Nebraska. What happened? | ||
| In what kind of homes did the Ponca live? | ||
| Check your Nebraska History textbook. What are some other important things about the Ponca? |
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| The Arapaho were present on the western plains of Nebraska in the 1800s. They were known as hunters. What did they hunt? | ||
| About how many of them were there? | ||
| Write some of their characteristics. |
| From where is it commonly accepted that they came? | ||
| What are some of the foods that the Cheyenne usually ate? | ||
| About how many members of the tribe were there in the early 1800s? | ||
| The Cheyenne were at war with which tribe? They said that this tribe was their only enemy. | ||
| The Cheyenne lived near what city in Nebraska? | ||
| Write several things that you found interesting about the Cheyenne. |
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| Where did the Oto live? | ||
| What kind of homes did they have? | ||
| After a smallpox epidemic, about how many Oto people were left? | ||
| How did the Oto get their food? | ||
| An Oto chief met with a president in the early 1800s. Who was the president and who was the chief? | ||
| What other information did you find interesting about the Otos? |
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| Where did the Sioux live? | ||
| What kind of homes did they have? | ||
| How often did they hunt for animals? | ||
| Why were they moved to Nebraska in 1863? | ||
| The Sioux were considered very fierce warriors and hunters. What happened to the animals after they were killed? | ||
| Where can the Sioux be found today in Nebraska? |
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