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?