4-SocialStudies-November


 * Who were the first inhabitants of our local region and state?
 * Who are the Iroquois?
 * Who are the Algonquins?

Theme/Content Skills

 * Culture
 * 1) Native Americans and Indians of New York State
 * Native Americans were the first inhabitants of our local region and State.
 * The Iroquois (Haudenosaunee - People of the Longhouse) amd the Algonquin were the early inhabitants of our State.

Key Terms

 * Native American
 * Iroquois
 * Algonquins

Holidays

 * Thanksgiving


 * Students will state the Native American Indians were the first inhabitants of our local region and State.
 * Students will state the two tribes that first inhabited our State were the Iroquois and the Algonquin.


 * Create an Iroquois Longhouse


 * [|www.readinga-z.com] __The Algonquins__ (Level X)


 * __New York: Native People__ (by Mark Stewart)
 * __Steck Vaughn: The New York City Story: Then and Now__ - Unit 1: Geography and the Algonquians