As you head into the Mission Era, discuss how the Europeans introduced smallpox and cholera. Talk about how the Natives were forced into virtual slavery and kept from their ancient lifestyles. You will also want to work on the United States policies which took most of the Indian land away and forced Natives onto horribly small reservations. You may want to contact a local tribe for a guest speaker who may be able to give an Indian perspective on the past. Projects and Activities 1.
Students can make pottery bowls using red clay.
Long coils were wrapped around a flat base and smoothed by hand and with wooden scrapers. Pots can be fired and decorated with paint or berry juice. Build a kish as a class project, using the materials described above. You can look at Tomo of Kukumonga Village or The Cahuilla to see how the home is built. Keeping the framework stuck in the ground is difficult.