These programs breathe life into any school unit on Native Americans. Teachers often note that because of the format and activities, children can absorb more in one day of this program than in weeks in the classroom. A key theme in all programs is respect. Sessions take place inside the tipi so students can learn its role in the lifeways of Plains Indians, both in the past for housing and its ceremonial use today. This program includes an introduction to the physical environment of our region prior to European contact and an understanding of how the Algonquian-speaking Indians of the area developed ways to survive.
Students learn, through group interactive projects, the role that cooperation plays in survival.