Shawnee Scavenger Hunt

Introduction

We will be studying Native Americans and the tribes that used to live here in what is now known as Indiana which, coincidentally, means "Land of the Indians".  Among the tribes which were important to the history of the settlement of this area were the Shawnee.  This scavenger hunt will introduce you to the Shawnee and, hopefully, stimulate your curiosity to learn more about them.  By the way, the gentleman pictured here is Tecumseh.

The Task

You will be using the links provided in this Webquest to answer a series of fifteen (15) questions about Tecumseh and the Shawnee nation.  These questions and answers will form the basis of our beginning of the study of American Indians of this area.  

Resources

Use these links to visit the various sites which contain the information we will be discussing. You may have to use the internet to search for some of the answers.

• United Tribe of Shawnee Indians
• Tecumseh North American
• Shawnee
• Tecumseh History Page
• Tecumseh

The Process

1. Using a separate piece of paper, answer the following questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. Please remember to use information from the question to help you frame or phrase your answer. Keep in mind that this is an exercise in practicing your research skills for writing research papers/reports, and that practicing these skills will make your job of writing reports easier in the long run.
2. As you answer each question, contact this Citing Resources Guide to be sure you are using the proper format for your bibliography and create a bibliography card for each entry.

3. Create a visual presentation such as a biography board or history board, incorporating the facts you find and any drawings or pictures you find relating to the Shawnee.

The Questions

1. The name Shawnee comes from the Algonquin word "Shawun".  What does the word "Shawun" mean?

2. Name the five sub-nations of the Shawnee nation.

3. What tribe did the Shawnee consider to be their grandfathers?

4. What tribe drove the Shawnee from their original homelands?

5. What was the Indian village founded on or near the old Keth-tip-pe-can-nunk site at the Wabash River/Tippecanoe River junction known as?

6. Which two brothers founded this village and when was it founded?

7. What US city was this village considered the equivalent to?

8. What does the name "Tecumseh" mean, according to the Tecumseh website?

9. Name the four tribes Tecumseh mentions in the full version of the speech about not selling land to the whites.

10. At what battle of the War of 1812 was Tecumseh?  How old was he when he died?

11. What were Tecumseh's birth and death dates?

12. When was the CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED TRIBE OF SHAWNEE INDIANS first published?

13. In this constitution, there is a dedication where the true translation of Tecumseh's name appears.  What is his name translated as?

14. Share four things that you learned from visiting these sites.

Learning advice

· Remember to answer each question in complete sentences.  This is good practice for creating your note cards for the writing of any report.

· If you find something interesting while checking the links from the links, you may want to bookmark them so you can come back to them more easily

· As you answer each question, link to the Citing Resources Guide to make sure you get all of the information you need before getting out of Netscape. If you forget where you got the information, you'll have to go find it again.

· Read through all of the questions first to familiarize yourself with what information you're looking for.  When you do the research on a subject of your choice, you would come up with questions of your own that would guide your research.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning a little about Tecumseh and the Shawnee Indians.  You already have learned more about using the internet to research a subject, and that by itself is a positive result of this exercise.  If you do want to learn more about this subject, I encourage you to follow all links you find in this site.  Have fun!

Oh, I'll leave you with one more picture of an amazing person:  Tecumseh!!

This WebQuest was created by Craig A. Koch, an English teacher at North Daviess High School, Route 1 Box 110, Elnora, IN 47529.  It is intended for use at the Eighth grade level in a cross curriculum unit with social studies classes studying either Indiana history or American Indians.

The pictures used in this WebQuest were obtained from websites created by W. Mike Tyler and Glenn Welker (Thank you, gentlemen)  and are used by permission :-)

Last Updated January 2005 by Trisha Armstrong