To the Native American people living on the plains, the buffalo represented culture, art, sustenance, and survival. Explore the history of the buffalo with a social studies lesson, in which learners create a buffalo hide painting in the tradition of the Plains First Nations People.

Concepts

buffalo, native americans, native american culture

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Additional Tags

aboriginal canada, buffalo, buffalo hide painting, native americans, visual art, social studies

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Classroom Considerations

• Based on the Native tribes of Canada, but applicable to any tribe living in the plains of North America

Pros

• Promotes respect and understanding for the traditions of other cultures
• Comes with teacher reference materials in different-sized files to download

Cons

• None