Native American Traditions
You have two options for this assignment. You may research Sioux traditions, which connect more closely to "The Medicine Bag," or you may research Oneida traditions, which connect more closely to our area.
Option 1: Sioux Traditions
Past Traditions:
Indians of the Plains and Great Basin. WorldBook, 2013. World Ebook, WorldBook, http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/ebooks. Accessed 1 May 2018.
Present Traditions:
Schramm, Sharon R. "Walking in Our Ancestors' Shoes." Skipping Stones, Nov.-Dec. 2012, p. 20. Student Resources in Context, http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=Magazines&currPage=&scanId=&query=&source=&prodId=SUIC&search_within_results=&p=SUIC&mode=view&catId=&u=nysl_ce_cazehs&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CA308004523&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=. Accessed 8 May 2017.
Thal, Karen Irene. "Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve." Edited by Maria Zavialova. Voices from the Gaps, U of Minnesota, 5 Jan. 2005, conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/166330/Sneve,%20Virginia%20Driving%20Hawk.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Accessed 8 May 2017.
Wuergler, Madeleine. "Lakota Waldorf School: Lakota Language and Values Form the Foundation of this School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation." LILIPOH, Winter 2017, p. 8+. Student Resources in Context, http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=Magazines&currPage=&scanId=&query=&source=&prodId=SUIC&search_within_results=&p=SUIC&mode=view&catId=&u=nysl_ce_cazehs&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CA479623714&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=. Accessed 8 May 2017.
Past Traditions:
Indians of the Plains and Great Basin. WorldBook, 2013. World Ebook, WorldBook, http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/ebooks. Accessed 1 May 2018.
- The username and password to sign-in to the ebook are czcsd and ocmsls.
- After you sign-in, search "Plains" in the search bar in the top right corner. Click on the first book that pops up, then click "Yes" in the box that appears, then click the blue "Open" button below the book (you do not need to sign in to a personal account)
- You can jump to specific pages of the book in the bottom right corner, and zoom in and out with the top toolbar.
- This ebook has a lot of information about historical Sioux traditions and culture. You may find the "Growing Up in Indian Society" (pages 36-37), "Sacred Objects"/"Sacred Ceremonies" (pages 24-27), and "The People Today" (pages 58-59) sections especially helpful.
Present Traditions:
Schramm, Sharon R. "Walking in Our Ancestors' Shoes." Skipping Stones, Nov.-Dec. 2012, p. 20. Student Resources in Context, http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=Magazines&currPage=&scanId=&query=&source=&prodId=SUIC&search_within_results=&p=SUIC&mode=view&catId=&u=nysl_ce_cazehs&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CA308004523&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=. Accessed 8 May 2017.
- This article describes one way present day Sioux members pass on their heritage to the next generation. It's one of the easier articles on this list, but it does not have enough information to answer the question by itself.
Thal, Karen Irene. "Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve." Edited by Maria Zavialova. Voices from the Gaps, U of Minnesota, 5 Jan. 2005, conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/166330/Sneve,%20Virginia%20Driving%20Hawk.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Accessed 8 May 2017.
- This article describes how Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, the author of "The Medicine Bag" learned Sioux traditions.
Wuergler, Madeleine. "Lakota Waldorf School: Lakota Language and Values Form the Foundation of this School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation." LILIPOH, Winter 2017, p. 8+. Student Resources in Context, http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=Magazines&currPage=&scanId=&query=&source=&prodId=SUIC&search_within_results=&p=SUIC&mode=view&catId=&u=nysl_ce_cazehs&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CA479623714&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=. Accessed 8 May 2017.
- This article describes one way present day Sioux members pass on their heritage to the next generation. You may choose to stop reading when you get to the long poem. The first half of the article is more relevant to our question than the second half.
Option 2: Oneida Traditions
Past Traditions:
"Education." Learning Longhouse, Iroquois Indian Museum, 2014, i36466.wixsite.com/learninglonghouse/education. Accessed 8 May 2017.
Present Traditions:
"Beliefs & Traditions." Oneida Indian Nation, 2016, www.oneidaindiannation.com/
beliefsandtraditions/. Accessed 8 May 2017.
Past Traditions:
"Education." Learning Longhouse, Iroquois Indian Museum, 2014, i36466.wixsite.com/learninglonghouse/education. Accessed 8 May 2017.
- This article explains how Iroquois tribes, including the Oneidas, used different education methods over time.
Present Traditions:
"Beliefs & Traditions." Oneida Indian Nation, 2016, www.oneidaindiannation.com/
beliefsandtraditions/. Accessed 8 May 2017.
- This site describes ways present day Oneidas are passing on their heritage. Most of the links are worth exploring, but the ones about dance, elders, oral tradition, and wampum have particularly helpful information.