How do we learn about the past?

Indians Before Europeans
American Indian Perspectives
Origins of the Middle World
Creation of the World (Osage)
Creation of the World (Caddo)
Creation of the Sun (Tunica)
The Daughters and the Serpent Monster (Caddo)
How Tlanuwa Deafeated Uktena (Cherokee)
Lightning Defeats the Underground Monster (Caddo)
Chaos into Order
Little Ones Explore the Middle World (Osage)
Maintaining Order in Osage Communities
How People Came to Hunt Animals (Caddo)
Origins of Corn (Natchez)
Origins of Fire (Cherokee)
Natchez Sacred Fire
Understanding the World Through Stories
Academic Perspectives
Ice Age Migrations
Paleoindians
The Dalton Culture
Archaic Period Cultures
Woodland Period Cultures
The Mississippi Period

First Encounters

Historic Arkansas Indians
The Quapaw Indians
The Caddo Indians
Tunica and Koroa Indians
The Osage Indians
The Chickasaws
The Natchez Indians

Indians After Europeans
Indians and Colonists
Indians in the Old South
Indians in the New South
Indians Today

Writing Prompts

Learning Exercises
Indians and Animals
The Three-Layer Universe
Trade Goods
What is a Map?
Frontier Exchange Economy
Creation Stories
Children of the Middle Waters (Osage)
Origin of the Middle World (Yuchi)
The First People (Caddo)
Origin of the Supreme Being (Caddo)
Origin of Animals (Caddo)
Origin of Corn (Natchez)
Origin of Beans (Tunica)
Origin of Fire (Cherokee)
The Calumet Ceremony in the Mississippi Valley
Marquette Account
Gravier Account
Du Poisson Account
First Encounters: Cultural Perspectives
Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXII
Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXIII
Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXVI
Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXIX
Gentleman of Elvas: Chapter XXXII and XXXIII
Ritual Analysis
Caddo Harvest Ritual
Natchez Harvest Ceremony
Smoking Ceremony from the Songs of the Wa-Xo'-Be (Osage)
Transcending Themes

Project Background and History


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Indians and Animals

“Two Deer“ by Acee Blue Eagle. Courtesy of Watson Memorial Library, Northwestern State University. All rights reserved.
“Two Deer“ by Acee Blue Eagle. Courtesy of Watson Memorial Library, Northwestern State University. All rights reserved.

We can learn much about Indian relations with animals and other living things by studying ancient artifacts and artworks. In this exercise, you’ll look at a variety of objects decorated with images of living things familiar to the ancient Indians of Arkansas. Let’s see how many you can identify!

Click the picture on the right that matches the artifact on the left.

Courtesy of the University of Arkansas Museum

Frog

Fish
Courtesy of the University of Arkansas Museum

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Congratulations – you are correct!


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Butterfly
Locust
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Congratulations – you are correct!


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Frog

Fish
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Congratulations – you are correct!


Courtesy of the University of Arkansas Museum

Eagle

Owl
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Congratulations – you are correct!


Courtesy of the University of Arkansas Museum

Turtle

Frog
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Congratulations – you are correct!


Courtesy of the Gilcrease Museum

Raccoon

Bear
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Congratulations – you are correct!


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Duck

Eagle
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Courtesy of the Gilcrease Museum

Rabbit

Porcupine
Courtesy of the Gilcrease Museum

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Each of these living things lives in a specific habitat: land, water, or air. Can you identify the correct habitat for each of the creatures shown on these artifacts?

Frogs live in/on: --- land --- water --- air

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Congratulations – you are correct!


Locusts live in/on: --- land --- water --- air

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Fish live in/on: --- land --- water --- air

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Owls live in/on: --- land --- water --- air

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Turtles live in/on: --- land --- water --- air

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Bears live in/on: --- land --- water --- air

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Ducks live in/on: --- land --- water --- air

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Congratulations – you are correct!


Rabbits live in/on: --- land --- water --- air

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Congratulations – you are correct!


Learning Exercises The Three-Layer Universe

 

 

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