Join Mrs. Wilensky and Mrs. Roberts as they travel to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Fort Mandan and Knife River Indian Villages in North Dakota.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Trading
Today you learned from an interpreter, Jeff, who is an expert on Lewis and Clark and the Native Americans in this part of North Dakota. Tell us three things you learned from him today.
Here are two pictures of Jeff while he was Skyping with you!
1. The Native Americans lived in houses made of dirt. 2. The Mandan Indians planted most of their food. 3. The Mandan Indians' village was the first place people could buy guns and horses Mina♥
1. the mandans grew 14 different types of corn 2.squash was shaped like an ear! 3.if Indians were a long distance away and they wanted to trade something,the would trade it from tribe to tribe until it got to the destination
1. They WERE pretty talented farmers! 2. What did the Mandans do to their squash to make it look like an ear? 3. Exactly! Lots of trading was going on, and the Mandans were at the center of it all!
1. The Mandan cut and dried their squash to make it last longer. 2.The Mandan were not hunters and for a while were the only place to get horses and guns. 3. Later during their expedition when they were almost out of things to trade for food Lewis and Clark discovered that the Mandan and other indians liked buttons. Anna
1. They used corn for many different things 2. They buried dried squash so it would last longer 3. They also used volcanic rock sometimes instead of Flint Emily
I learned that the Indians grew corn with different colored kernals by planting them right next to each other. I also learned that they usually dried things like squash or meat to make it last longer and not spoil as soon. And, last but not least, the Indians traded things from shells to bison skins.Pretty cool! - Remy
- The Indians traded from the north, south, east,and west. - Indians( such as Mandans) put their corn apart so they wouldn't mix. - They actually traded with their enemies! WEIRD!!!!
Way to go, Ananya! I'm glad I could help you learn some things about our North Dakota tribes. Tomorrow, it's on to the people who moved into their neighborhood in the fall of 1804...I'll bet you know who they are!
1.Lewis and clark wore the same cothes as the native Americanswhen their old clothes got worn. 2.They wuold put teeth on their outfits and used them for jewelry. 3. The Mandans were a North Dakota tribe.- Lucy
That the Mandans did not get that much protien. But that other Native Americans did not get many vegtables. The Mandans where big on trading. -Victoria N. ;P
Victoria, you're right...tribes like the Sioux probably would have gotten more protein than the Mandan. Besides meat, what other foods are good sources of protein?
No, I didn't have fun. I HAD A BLAST! (Even though it was pretty cold out at the fort today.) :) I'm glad you learned some new things in our time together. Now it's your turn: teach me something about your state!
They sure can be, Lea. The biggest earth lodges weren't for families to live in. They were called "council lodges" and were places where important decisions were made for the village. A couple of years ago, I worked at a Mandan village called On-a-Slant. From that village's council lodge, you could see North Dakota's capitol building: another place where important decisions are made. It was a pretty cool comparison for visitors (and for me).
The Mandans are not hunters. They grow over 2 kinds of corn. They also grow squash and beans.
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You're right, Alexis...the Mandans grew lots more than two kinds of corn! They do hunt, just not more than they garden. :)
DeleteI learned that Lewis and Clark traded and they also traded there goods with their enemies. And they loved buttons.
ReplyDeleteAbigail W.
Close, Abigail! You have some good thoughts here. It was the people Lewis and Clark met near Fort Mandan that did all of these things.
DeleteI learned that the houses held many family members, what happens when you plant corn next to each other, and what the indians traded.
ReplyDeleteScout
Well done, Scout! So, tell me, what happened when the Mandan planted two different kinds of corn too close together?
Delete1. The Native Americans lived in houses made of dirt.
ReplyDelete2. The Mandan Indians planted most of their food.
3. The Mandan Indians' village was the first place people could buy guns and horses
Mina♥
Yes, yes, and yes...way to go, Mina!
Delete1. the mandans grew 14 different types of corn
ReplyDelete2.squash was shaped like an ear!
3.if Indians were a long distance away and they wanted to trade something,the would trade it from tribe to tribe until it got to the destination
Good job, and way to go!
Delete1. They WERE pretty talented farmers!
ReplyDelete2. What did the Mandans do to their squash to make it look like an ear?
3. Exactly! Lots of trading was going on, and the Mandans were at the center of it all!
1. The Mandan cut and dried their squash to make it last longer.
ReplyDelete2.The Mandan were not hunters and for a while were the only place to get horses and guns.
3. Later during their expedition when they were almost out of things to trade for food Lewis and Clark discovered that the Mandan and other indians liked buttons.
Anna
Right, right, and right...nice work, Anna!
DeleteWay to go, Anna! Good job.
Delete1. They used corn for many different things
ReplyDelete2. They buried dried squash so it would last longer
3. They also used volcanic rock sometimes instead of Flint
Emily
Excellent, Emily! Here's a tough question: Do you remember what that black volcanic flint-substitute was called?
DeleteThat is a hard question, Emily. I am trying to think what that black volcanic flint-substitute was called. You can do it, though. You go girl!
DeleteObssidiun rock, I think. How do you spell it?
Delete-Ananya
That's a really nice try! It's a hard word to spell. See if you can remember this:
DeleteO-B-S-I-D-I-A-N
(I think Knife River Flint is much easier!)
I learned that the Indians grew corn with different colored kernals by planting them right next to each other.
ReplyDeleteI also learned that they usually dried things like squash or meat to make it last longer and not spoil as soon.
And, last but not least, the Indians traded things from shells to bison skins.Pretty cool!
- Remy
Not just pretty cool, Remy...VERY cool! :)
ReplyDelete- The Indians traded from the north, south, east,and west.
ReplyDelete- Indians( such as Mandans) put their corn apart so they wouldn't mix.
- They actually traded with their enemies! WEIRD!!!!
-Ananya
Way to go, Ananya! I'm glad I could help you learn some things about our North Dakota tribes. Tomorrow, it's on to the people who moved into their neighborhood in the fall of 1804...I'll bet you know who they are!
DeleteDid they ever trade supplies like things to build houses?
ReplyDelete-Victoria C.
Not that I know of, Victoria. Sounds like a good idea, though!
Delete1.Lewis and clark wore the same cothes as the native Americanswhen their old clothes got worn.
ReplyDelete2.They wuold put teeth on their outfits and used them for jewelry.
3. The Mandans were a North Dakota tribe.- Lucy
Good work, Lucy...three times! :)
DeleteThat the Mandans did not get that much protien. But that other Native Americans did not get many vegtables. The Mandans where big on trading.
ReplyDelete-Victoria N. ;P
Victoria, you're right...tribes like the Sioux probably would have gotten more protein than the Mandan. Besides meat, what other foods are good sources of protein?
DeleteI had fun skyping with you did you have fun with uS again I did .YOU HELPED ME LEARN ALOT. THANKS!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteArden C.
Arden,
DeleteNo, I didn't have fun. I HAD A BLAST! (Even though it was pretty cold out at the fort today.) :) I'm glad you learned some new things in our time together. Now it's your turn: teach me something about your state!
jc
I learned that earth lodges are VERY big
ReplyDeleteLea:):):)
They sure can be, Lea. The biggest earth lodges weren't for families to live in. They were called "council lodges" and were places where important decisions were made for the village. A couple of years ago, I worked at a Mandan village called On-a-Slant. From that village's council lodge, you could see North Dakota's capitol building: another place where important decisions are made. It was a pretty cool comparison for visitors (and for me).
DeleteWhat animale is the skin from?-Anne
ReplyDeleteAnne, the easiest fur to see in the pictures at the top is from a red fox.
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