The lives of Native Americans

Web Quest

Directions:  For this Web Quest, you will work in groups of four.  Each group will research each of the topics below.  I have provided at least two websites for each of these topics.  These website will be the starting point for your research.  Please use your guided note-taking worksheets to record your notes for this site.  You should also include the MLA source citation on this form.  After completing your notes for the sites below, you should explore other electronic resources at your disposal.  Please use one note-taking worksheet per source.   In the next class period, you will use your notes to complete a creative project on Native American issues and Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.  

Sherman Alexie Biographical Information

Sherman Alexie Website

Sherman Alexie Biography

History of Oppression and Racism

Ted Talks: Aaron Huey: America’s Native American Prisoner of War Camps

History of Native American Oppression

Native American Life and Culture

Spokane Indian Reservation Official Site

History Channel: Native American Culture

Life on Native American Reservations

Living Conditions on Indian Reservations

Forbes: Why Are Indian Reservations So Poor?