Teacher Resources - Earth People
The Earth People lessons wer designed to help The Ute Indian Tribe in making accurate information about Ute history and culture available to schools and surrounding communities. Lessons compiled and authored by Kayleen Silver under the direction of the Ute Indian Tribe, Brigham Young University Elementary Education Department, and University of Utah American West Center. Through a grant from the Utah State Office of Education.
These lessons were orignially in a printed booklet form. The following files are PDF documents that can be downloaded and printed for educational use only. In order to view the documents you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT ONE: KINDERGARTEN
Tell Me About Utes - This unit consists of the following items:
- Parent Letter
- Lesson 1: Utes Were the First People Here
- Lesson 2: Utes Can Live on Ute Reservations
- Lesson 3: How Utes are Polite
- Lesson 4: Creation Story
- Lesson 5: Make a Thank-You Present
- Note for Teachers
- Unit Review
UNIT TWO: FIRST GRADE
Utes Are Part of Our Community - This unit consists of the following items:
- Parent Letter
- Lesson 1: Jobs Utes Do
- Lesson 2: Ute Community Activities
- Lesson 3: Tabby
- Lesson 4: Child Snatcher
- Lesson 5: The Shinny Game
- Note for Teachers
- Unit Review
UNIT THREE: SECOND GRADE
Utes Long Ago and Utes Now - This unit consists of the following items:
- Parent Letter
- Lesson 1: What Utes Wore and Ate
- Lesson 2: What Utes Lived In
- Lesson 3: Ignacio
- Lesson 4: Coyote and Wildcat
- Lesson 5: Make Ute Homes
- Note for Teachers
- Unit Review
UNIT FOUR: THIRD GRADE
Ute Family and Social Life - This unit consists of the following items:
- Parent Letter
- Lesson 1: Extended Families: How Utes Help Utes
- Lesson 2: How Children Helped
- Lesson 3: Chapita
- Lesson 4: Chipmunk and Skunk (Why Anger Stinks)
- Lesson 5: Ute stick Game
- Note for Teachers
- Unit Review
UNIT FIVE: FOURTH GRADE
Ute Culture and Values - This unit consists of the following items:
- Parent Letter
- Lesson 1: Ute Dances, Music and Songs
- Lesson 2: Utes are Caretakers of the Earth
- Lesson 3: Walker
- Lesson 4: Coyote Steals Rolling Rock's Blanket
- Lesson 5: Beadwork
- Note for Teachers
- Unit Review
UNIT SIX: FIFTH GRADE
Ute Tribal Government - This unit consists of the following items:
- Parent Letter
- Lesson 1: Bands, Lands, and Reservations
- Lesson 2: What the Ute Business Committee Does
- Lesson 3: Luke Duncan
- Lesson 4: How We Got the Bear Dance
- Lesson 5: Bear Dance
- Note for Teachers
- Unit Review
UNIT SEVEN: SIXTH GRADE
U.S./Utah/Ute Nation Relationships - This unit consists of the following items:
- Parent Letter
- Lesson 1: What is a Treaty?
- Lesson 2: What is Sovereignty?
- Lesson 3: 0uray
- Lesson 4: Utes and Water
- Lesson 5: Pow Wow
- Note for Teachers
APPENDIX
Pages 327 - 360
Pages 361 - 375
Pages 376 - 393
Pages 394 - 412
Pages 413 - 429
Pages 430 - 443
