Does Where You Live Matter?
World Topographic Map (from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)
Supporting Question 1-What physical features make New York State’s geography diverse?
- Source A: Image bank: Photographs of physical features
- Source B: Image bank: Map of New York State (from FreeVectorMaps.com)
Supporting Question 2-Where in New York State did early Native Americans settle and how did physical features affect their settlements?
- Source A: Haudenosaunee and Algonquins settlement map
- Source B: Topographic map of New York State
Additional Resources
Anton Treuer, Karenne Wood, William W. Fitzhugh, et al., Indian Nations of North America. Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2010.
Eric W. Sanderson, Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2009. (See pages 8, 18, 37–38).
Supporting Question 3-How did the early Native Americans in New York State interact with their physical environment to meet their needs?
- Source A: Haudenosaunee Guide for Educators (The National Museum of the American Indian)
- Source B: The People of the Shore: Shinnecocks of Long Island
Haudenosaunee Clothing (Tuscaroras.com)
Haudenosaunee Food and Hunting (Haudenosaunee Confederacy)
Algonquin Culture (The Center for Algonquin Culture)
Lenape Culture (LenapeLifeways.or)
Additional Resources
Information about Haudenosaunee food and hunting
Information about Algonquian culture
Information about Lenape culture