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Indigenous Powwow Dances and Drum Circles
Describe how Native American nations gather at powwows with sacred drumming, regalia, and honor dances.
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American Folk Songs and Regional Music
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Goal
Discover traditional American folk songs, work rhythms, and regional musical instruments from early history through Western and Appalachian traditions.
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Learning standards covered
K4-TOPIC-2.S3C.2National Center for History in the Schools Standards · Kindergarten[Grades K-4] Examine photographs and pictures of people from the various racial and ethnic groups of varying socioeconomic status who lived in the state 100-200 years ago in order to hypothesize about their lives, feelings, plans, and dreams, and to compare ways in which their experiences were similar and different. [Formulate historical questions]
K4-TOPIC-3.S6.1National Center for History in the Schools Standards · Kindergarten[Grades K-4] Describe regional folk heroes, stories, or songs that have contributed to the development of the cultural history of the U.S. [Read historical narratives imaginatively]