NATIVE AMERICANS AND MANNAHATTA ISLAND

Group FalconsPatricia HuckDeia CapellaTina Cortese

Katie McGlynn

Hands-On Exploration

Turtle Fetish Eating BowlNoise Maker

Ladle Grain MasherChildren’s Toy

Next Steps Introduce the story

Chief Ninham Forgotten Hero

Students will write their own story from a Native American point of view about the sale of Manhattan Island to the Dutch.

Listen to the sound clip.• What do you hear?• Have you heard anything like this before?• Where have you heard this? • Where do you think this is from?

Geographic Features of the Land• Look at picture you

are given.

• Mark the landforms you think are important with red markers.

• Mark the water features you think are important with black markers.

Manhattan Today• Layer your picture of

Mannahatta on top of the picture of Manhattan today.

• • How has the land

changed?

• What has stayed the same?