Plains Indians: Rituals/Religion

This WebQuest is going to be going over the Plains Indian's rituals and their religions.

You will navigate your way through this WebQuest and will learn about what kinds of major rituals the Plains Indians celebrated and what types of religions they practiced.

Are you ready to learn about the religion and the rituals of the Plains Indians? I sure am!

Task: Your job is to research the various aspects of the rituals and religions the Plains Indians celebrated and practiced.

You will go through the websites answering questions provided on the next page. The goal is for you to gain a deeper understanding of what their beliefs were and why they believed them.

At the end of the classtime, we will share out our important information that we learned.

Here are your jobs:

Please open these following websites in seperate tabs.

• http://tribaldirectory.com/information/plains-indians.html

• http://native-american-indian-facts.com/Great-Plains-American-Indian-Facts/Great-Plains-American-Indian-Facts.shtml

• http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-indians/great-plains-indians.htm

• http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/plains.html

• http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_plains5.html

On another laptop pull up this WebQuest so you can look at the questions below.

Here are the questions that you need to answer. Be ready to share your information out with the whole class.

1. Describe to us in detail what a Vision Quest was. Provide at least three sentences.

2. What was known as the sacred festivity of the Plains Indians?

3. How long did the Sun Dance usually last?

4. What did they do at the Sun Dance?

5. Who was considered to be the central god?

6. What is the name of the belief that spirits exist in humans, animals, plants, and rocks?

7. What is the name of the medicine man for the Plains Indians?

After you find all of the information to the questions provided, I would like for you to answer the final questions.

1. What do you think was the reasoning behind the harmful actions of the Sun Dance? Provide at least three statements to support your theory.

2. Why do you think the Plains Indians did not share one unified se tof religious ceremonies and celebrations? Please elaborate.

Items to be Graded:

How well you worked with your group                       1 to 5 points

How well you did your research                                1 to 5 points

The correct answer to questions 1st half                   1 to 5 points

How detailed your answers to the 2nd half                5 to 10 points

Total Points Possible                                               25 points total

Now you are done doing your WebQuest over the Rituals and Religions of the Plains Indians.

You have done a wonderful job. I hope that you have learned a lot of information about the Plains Indians. Be ready to share your answers to the whole class so they can be as knowledgeable as you are.

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