Transcript Mind Walk Discovering the Historical Record

Mind Walk
Discovering the Historical Record
Fold your paper in half
vertically (hot dog style) so
you have 2 columns
Your Paper
Step ONE
List all the activities you
were involved in during
the past 24 hours (starting
from this time yesterday
to this moment)
Your Paper
List of activities
5 am: woke up
5:30am: Took a shower
6:00am: walked my dog
6:30am: fixed my lunch
for the day
7:00am: arrived at work
Leave blank for now
Step TWO
 Review your entire list. For each activity
on your list, write down what evidence, if
any, your activities might have left behind.
 Examples: diary, notes, letters, emails, text
messages, voice mail, calendar entry, checks,
charge cards, receipts, eye witnesses, trash,
material objects
Your Paper
List of activities
Evidence
5 am: woke up
None
5:30am: Took a shower
None
6:00am: walked my dog
My neighbor was also walking her
dog; we exchanged hellos
6:30am: fixed my lunch
for the day
7:00am: arrived at work
None
Sign in sheet in the office;
Custodian greeted me on the way
in; signed into my computer
Step 3
 Review your list and evidence. Then…
 Circle the activities that left the most trace
evidence behind
 Of the circled items, put a box around the
ones that might be preserved—explain why!
 Cross out all the activities that would be left
out of any historical record.
 Based on what is left, what would a future
historian be able to tell about your life?
Your Paper
Computer records last for
much longer than many
other things; sign in
sheets are kept for pay roll
purposes.
List of activities
Evidence
5 am: woke up
None
5:30am: Took a shower
None
6:00am: walked my dog
My neighbor was also walking her
dog; we exchanged hellos
6:30am: fixed my lunch
for the day
7:00am: arrived at work
None
Sign in sheet in the office;
Custodian greeted me on the way
in; signed into my computer
A future historian would say…
 I work extremely hard given the time I
arrive at work each day and the things I do
on my computer.
Broaden it out
 Now, think of a more public event (a court
case, an election, a controversy, etc.).
Write this event down, then answer the
following questions
 What kind of evidence does this event leave
behind?
 Who records information about this event
 Why are these events recorded?
So…What?
 What does this activity reveal about what
the historical record preserves?
 What does it leave out?
Native American/American Indian
Culture
 Earliest part of the United States’
Historical Record
 Preserved through their own historical
record…what artifacts might they have?
Cliff Palace hand hold; Mesa Verde
National Park July 2011
Spruce Tree House; Mesa
Verde National Park July 2011
Oral Tradition
 Stories spoken aloud rather than
committed to paper; an early form of both
literature and history
 What are the strengths of this type of
preservation?
 Weaknesses?—Telephone/Gossip
Phrase
 Cliff palace in Mesa Verde National Park,
Colorado is the largest cliff dwelling in
North America.
Speculate
 If something is not written down, is it still a
valid source?
 What happens to something that is passed
through the generations by word of mouth
rather than through a written record?
 How can oral tradition be sustained?
Validity and Fallibility
 Can something be both fallible (imperfect)
and valid (legitimate)?
Nacierma Culture
Read through the article on your own.
Highlight, underline and star anything that
sticks out to you about this culture. Do NOT
discuss the culture with people around you!
First impressions
 How do you feel about the Nacierma
culture? In your response, consider
answering the following questions…
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Is it a culture you identify with?
Are you interested in learning more?
Would you like to visit the culture?
What would you say to the people of this
culture if you were to visit?
Tell a friend
 Turn to your partner and tell them about
your first impressions. Explain your
responses and add to your own response
as you discuss.
Decide with your partner
Audience, Purpose and Mode
 Who is the audience for this article? How
can you tell?
 What mode is this article (Narrative,
expository, persuasive, or descriptive)?
 What is the main purpose (to inform, to
explain/teach, to persuade, to reflect or to
entertain)?
 Is there a secondary purpose?
NACIERMA
AMERICAN
DO YOU GET IT? 
How does that change the
Audience, Purpose and Mode
 Who is the audience for this article? How
can you tell?
 What mode is this article (Narrative,
expository, persuasive, or descriptive)?
 What is the main purpose (to inform, to
explain/teach, to persuade, to reflect or to
entertain)?
 Is there a secondary purpose?
Lessons?
Respect
American Indian Origins
Anthropologically
 Who:
 Clovis
 Why:
 Searching for a place to dwell
 How:
 Land bridge over Siberia to
Alaska
 Coastal migration through
boats
Culturally
 Stories passed through
the generations
 Literal?
 Figurative?
In her introduction, Susan
Power says, “I was taught
that our lives are
stories…”. Do you agree
with the statement?
Explain.
Origin Myth
 Myth: a (usually) traditional story of
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allegedly historical events that serves to
unfold part of the world view of a people
Origin Myths: explain a practice, belief, or
natural phenomenon
Examples?
Fact or opinion?
Valid?
What does it mean to be
interconnected (pg 9)?
How do you think tales of
nature and the natural
world show
interconnectedness?
Onondaga Tribe
 Present territory is south of Syracuse, New
York.
 Continues to maintain its ancient form of
government, including a traditionallyselected council of chiefs.
 Short video Clip00-:57; 10:40
Origin Myths
Selection
Phenomenon
“The Earth on Turtle’s
Back”
The world
Explanation
Trees and Seeds
Scratches on Turtle’s
Back
“When Grizzlies Walked Mount Shasta
Upright”
Beaver
Otter
Fish
Birds
Grizzlies
Tewa Origin Myth
Hopi Origin Myth
Navajo Origin Myth
Homework Tonight! Page 3
of your packet!
The World
Navajo People
The World
Interconnectedness
 Nature and the natural world and
humans…
 How could it show interconnectedness?
 Symbolism
Symbolism
 The use of something tangible to describe
something intangible.
 HEART = LOVE
Animal in “The Earth Symbolic Meaning
on Turtle’s Back”
Turtle
Swan
How is the symbolism and interconnectedness
Beaver
reflected in the story?
Loon
Muskrat
Sacred; holy
Duck
Graceful on the water; sees
clearly through emotions;
spirit helper of mystics and
seers.
Totem Shield Assignment
 Be prepared to share!
The Ancient Pueblos
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Paleo-Indians (???-5500BC)
Archaic (5500BC-500BC) (Mesa Verde Region)
Basketmaker (500BC-700AD)
Pueblo I (750AD-900AD)
Pueblo II (900AD-1150AD)
Pueblo III (1150AD-1300 AD)
Modern Pueblos (Zuni and Hopi Tribes)
 New Mexico
 Arizona
Tewa/Hopi Origin Myth
Access the Origin myths via links (also in
Tewa:your packet). Read the two myths and
answer the following questions:
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 http://www.wannabe-
1. Explain how the Hopi and the Tewa are
anthropologist.com/wba_writing_tewa.php
diverse Pueblo people.
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2. What similarities do you see in the origin
Hopi: myths that also show how the Pueblo
people are united? (Dig deep! Really look
http://www.stavacademy.co.uk/mimir/hopic
for those connections! Do some research
if you need to, but be specific in your
reation.htm
response!)
Compare/Contrast
Pueblo Creation Myths
 Navajo Pueblo Myth
Why do you suppose the Myths
have commonalities?
Point of View Vs. Perception
 a position or
perspective from
which something is
considered or
evaluated
 Who is telling the story
 quick, acute, and
intuitive cognition
 How the story is
perceived
Point of View
 What are the 4 narrative viewpoints?
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1st person—”I”
2nd person—”you”
3rd person Omniscient— All knowing
3rd person limited—outside narrator only focusing
on one character
Nacierma/American
 Point of view
 1st person—”I”
 2nd person—”you”
 3rd person
Omniscient— All
knowing
 3rd person limited—
outside narrator only
focusing on one
character
 Perception
 One’s understanding
of the writing depends
on
 Background
 Personality
 Connotations
Point of view
What point of view are most origin myths
told from?
 3rd person omniscient
Perception
 What did you come to understand?
 How did you react?
 What were the causes of your
understanding and reaction?
 What do you associate with the story as
you read it?
Navajo
 Began as Hunters/Gathers as far north as
Canada and worked their way southward
 Heavily influenced by Pueblo people
(animosity…) and Spanish settlers.
 Largest sovereign tribe in the US.
Navajo Creation Myth
 Put everything away.
 Pay close attention to the Navajo Creation
Myth. Listen and watch. Do nothing else.
For Later…
Navajo Creation
Myth
Coyote
Symbolic Meaning
Origin Myths
Selection
Phenomenon
“The Earth on Turtle’s
Back”
The world
Trees and Seeds
Scratches on Turtle’s
Back
“When Grizzlies Walked Mount Shasta
Upright”
Beaver
Otter
Fish
Birds
Grizzlies
Tewa Origin Myth
The World
Hopi Origin Myth
Navajo Origin Myth
Navajo People
The World
Explanation
Perception
 What did you come to understand?
 How did you react?
 What were the causes of your
understanding and reaction?
 What do you associate with the story as
you read it?
Modoc Tribe
 Originate from Northern California and
Southern Oregon
 They are currently divided between
Oregon and Oklahoma.
 The latter are a federally-recognized tribe, the
Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma.
 The Oregon Modocs are enrolled in the
federally-recognized Klamath Tribes.
For Later…
When Grizzlies
Walked Upright
Grizzly Bear
Bear
Symbolic Meaning
Origin Myths
Selection
Phenomenon
“The Earth on Turtle’s
Back”
The world
Trees and Seeds
Scratches on Turtle’s
Back
“When Grizzlies Walked Mount Shasta
Upright”
Beaver
Otter
Fish
Birds
Grizzlies
Tewa Origin Myth
The World
Hopi Origin Myth
Navajo Origin Myth
Navajo People
The World
Explanation
Perception
 What did you come to understand?
 How did you react?
 What were the causes of your
understanding and reaction?
 What do you associate with the story as
you read it?
Origin Myths
Facts
Opinions
What people
BELIEVE…
Cannot be
PROVEN
How are
are they
they different?
similar?
How
Oral History Project
Packet
The World According to
Me!