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The Bison and Plains Indigenous Culture
Analyze how Indigenous nations utilized every part of the bison for food, shelter, clothing, and tools.
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Historic Native Nations and Lifeways of Colorado
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Goal
Examine the technologies, environmental adaptations, and historical lifeways of Colorado's Paleo-Indigenous, Ancestral Puebloan, Ute, and Plains nations.
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Learning standards covered
SS.4.1.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesDescribe the historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas, and themes in Colorado history and their relationship to key events in the United States within the same historical period.
SS.4.2.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesExamine the relationship between the physical environment and its effect on human activity.