Mapping the Nez Perce War
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Overview:
Created by cartographer Margaret Pearce and Nez Perce Cultural Resources Program Director Nakia Williamson, students analyze maps of the Nez Perce War by an American soldier, two Nez Perce War veterans and a Cheyenne soldier. Students compare the similarities and differences between the maps and consider what the distinctions have to do with the way the stories/histories of the war are understood.
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Grade Level:
- 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Subjects:
- Geography
- Location:
- Western U.S.
- Time Period:
- 1870s-1880s