SAN DIEGO'S NATIVE AMERICANS
Who was here before we were?
Have you ever wondered…
Who was here before you?
How and where did they live?
What did they wear and eat?
How did they live on the land?
What did they believe?
Let's find out about the Kumeyaay Bands of Indians in the San Diego area and answer all of these questions!
General Kumeyaay Information
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/pershing/trails/photos.htm
http://www.mtrp.org/history.asp?idno=16
Location
Find and print a map that shows the location of each of the Kumeyaay lands.
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/habitat-and-location
http://www.kumeyaay.info/kumeyaay_maps/
http://leaningrock.org/reservation.shtml
Shelter
What was their shelter made out of?
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/shelter
Tools
What tools did the Kumeyaay use?
How did they make these tools?
Why did they make these tools, for what purpose?
Print a picture of the tools.
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/tools
Pottery
What time of year was the pottery made?
Who made the pottery?
What did they call the technique for making pottery?
How long did it take to make a single piece of pottery?
Draw a picture of one or more types of pottery.
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/pershing/trails/photos.htm
Food
What did the Kumeyaay eat?
Where did they find it?
How did they prepare it?
Print a picture of the food.
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/hunting
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/gathering-food
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/acorns
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/pershing/trails/photos.htm
http://www.jamulindianvillage.com/history/basketry/
Baskets
How did the Kumeyaay learn to make baskets?
What were the baskets used for?
What were baskets traded for?
http://www.jamulindianvillage.com/history/basketry/
Land Use
How and why did the Kumeyaay redirect water flow?
Why did they burn the brush?
http://www.mtrp.org/history.asp?idno=16
Clothing
What kind of clothing did the Kumeyaay wear?
How did they make their clothing?
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/clothing-and-appearance-of-men
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/clothing-and-appearance-of-women
Economy and Trade
How were the Kumeyaay able to get the things that they needed?
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/economy-trade
Who was here before we were?
Have you ever wondered…
Who was here before you?
How and where did they live?
What did they wear and eat?
How did they live on the land?
What did they believe?
Let's find out about the Kumeyaay Bands of Indians in the San Diego area and answer all of these questions!
General Kumeyaay Information
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/pershing/trails/photos.htm
http://www.mtrp.org/history.asp?idno=16
Location
Find and print a map that shows the location of each of the Kumeyaay lands.
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/habitat-and-location
http://www.kumeyaay.info/kumeyaay_maps/
http://leaningrock.org/reservation.shtml
Shelter
What was their shelter made out of?
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/shelter
Tools
What tools did the Kumeyaay use?
How did they make these tools?
Why did they make these tools, for what purpose?
Print a picture of the tools.
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/tools
Pottery
What time of year was the pottery made?
Who made the pottery?
What did they call the technique for making pottery?
How long did it take to make a single piece of pottery?
Draw a picture of one or more types of pottery.
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/pershing/trails/photos.htm
Food
What did the Kumeyaay eat?
Where did they find it?
How did they prepare it?
Print a picture of the food.
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/hunting
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/gathering-food
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/acorns
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/pershing/trails/photos.htm
http://www.jamulindianvillage.com/history/basketry/
Baskets
How did the Kumeyaay learn to make baskets?
What were the baskets used for?
What were baskets traded for?
http://www.jamulindianvillage.com/history/basketry/
Land Use
How and why did the Kumeyaay redirect water flow?
Why did they burn the brush?
http://www.mtrp.org/history.asp?idno=16
Clothing
What kind of clothing did the Kumeyaay wear?
How did they make their clothing?
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/clothing-and-appearance-of-men
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/clothing-and-appearance-of-women
Economy and Trade
How were the Kumeyaay able to get the things that they needed?
https://sites.google.com/site/kumeyaayindians/kumeyaay-pages/economy-trade
Projects
As we begin our projects, the information will be listed on this page.
Social Studies Community Atlas- Due Date: TBD
Solar System Scavenger Hunt- Due Date: TBD
Native American Project
Social Studies Community Atlas- Due Date: TBD
Solar System Scavenger Hunt- Due Date: TBD
Native American Project