Supporting Question 3: Finding Cultural Connections

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The third supporting question, “How do the modern tribes in North Dakota find connections to the early peoples of the northern Great Plains?” helps establish that modern tribal nations in what is now North Dakota have been living on the northern Great Plains for thousands of years, from time immemorial. Complete the following task using the sources provided to build a context of the time period and topic being examined.

Formative Performance Task 3

Create a poster that depicts how Native American people honor cultural traditions today.

Featured Sources 3

Students will use library and internet resources to research Native American oral history traditions that record cultural traditions and knowledge that spans generations. What are things they do to build a community and maintain cultural traditions?