Idaho's Multicultural Heritage

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Draft outline of multicultural topics for Challenge Grant Projects:

When reviewing the draft outline below, please note that the Shoshone-Bannock portion of the outline is more detailed and may suggest some ways for structuring projects for other groups. Topics which are underlined are links to HyperStudio projects created by Challenge Grant teachers, students, or staff. We welcome comments on all projects.

3.0 Multi-cultural

3.1 Native American (Return to top of page.)

  • 3.1.1 Nez Perce
  • 3.1.2 Couer d'Alene
  • 3.1.3 Kootenai
  • 3.1.4 Western Shoshone & Paiute
  • 3.1.5 Shoshone & Bannock
  • 3.1.5.1 Bands
  • 3.1.5.1.1 Snake River Bands
  • 3.1.5.1.2 Lemhi Bands
  • 3.1.5.1.1 Key Individuals
  • 3.1.5.1.1.1 Sacajawea
  • 3.1.5.1.3 Boise & Weiser River Bands
  • 3.1.5.1.4 Bruneau River Bands
  • 3.1.5.1.5 Northwest Bands (link to 3.1.6)
  • 3.1.5.2 History
  • 3.1.5.2.1 Oral-history Shoshone Bands
  • 3.1.5.2.2 Proto-historic Period 1650-1805
  • 3.1.5.2.3 Contact with Lewis & Clark
  • 3.1.5.2.4 Trading & Trapping Era
  • 3.1.5.2.5 Emigration Period
  • 3.1.5.2.6 Treaties & Reservations
  • 3.1.5.2.7 Hostilities
  • 3.1.5.2.8 The Modern Era
  • 3.1.5.3 Food, Clothing, & Shelter
  • 3.1.5.3.1 Food
  • 3.1.5.3.1.1 Hunting
  • 3.1.5.3.1.2 Gathering
  • 3.1.5.3.1.3 Fishing
  • 3.1.5.3.1.4 Traditional Foods
  • 3.1.5.3.1.5 Tools & Artifacts
  • 3.1.5.3.2 Clothing
  • 3.1.5.3.2.1 Everyday Clothing
  • 3.1.5.3.2.2 Ceremonial Clothing
  • 3.1.5.3.2.3 Seasonal Clothing
  • 3.1.5.3.2.4 Decorations on Clothing
  • 3.1.5.3.3 Shelter
  • 3.1.5.3.3.1 Domestic Structures
  • 3.1.5.3.3.1.1 Brush Shelters
  • 3.1.5.3.3.1.2 Tipis
  • 3.1.5.3.3.1.3 Houses Today
  • 3.1.5.3.3.2 Ceremonial Structures
  • 3.1.5.3.3.2.1 Sun Dance enclosure
  • 3.1.5.3.3.2.2 Sweat lodges
  • 3.1.5.3.3.3 Prehistoric Structures
  • 3.1.5.3.3.3.1 Pithouses
  • 3.1.5.3.3.3.2 Rockshelters
  • 3.1.5.3.3.3.3 Hunting blinds
  • 3.1.5.4 Economics & Transportation
  • 3.1.5.4.1 Economics
  • 3.1.5.4.1.1 Prehistoric Trade & Artifacts
  • 3.1.5.4.1.2 Trapping & Trading Era
  • 3.1.5.4.1.3 Reservation Era Economy
  • 3.1.5.4.1.4 Occupations Today
  • 3.1.5.4.2 Transportation
  • 3.1.5.4.1.1 Introduction of the Horse
  • 3.1.5.4.1.2 Trails
  • 3.1.5.4.1.3 Reservation Roads
  • 3.1.5.5 Family & Government
  • 3.1.5.5.1 Family & Social Relations
  • 3.1.5.5.1.1 Traditional Family Structure
  • 3.1.5.5.1.2 Traditional Band Structure
  • 3.1.5.5.1.3 Current Demographics
  • 3.1.5.5.2 Recreations
  • 3.1.5.5.2.1 Games
  • 3.1.5.5.2.2 Horse Racing 
  • 3.1.5.5.3 Politics & Government
  • 3.1.5.5.3.1 Traditional Political Structure
  • 3.1.5.5.3.2 Fort Hall Tribal Government
  • 3.1.5.5.3.3 Tribal & State/Federal Relations
  • 3.1.5.6 Language & Ideology
  • 3.1.5.6.1 Language
  • 3.1.5.6.1.1 Shoshone
  • 3.1.5.6.1.2 Bannock
  • 3.1.5.6.1.3 History of Shoshone-Bannock Languages
  • 3.1.5.6.1.4 Shoshone-Bannock in Idaho Place Names
  • 3.1.5.6.2 Ideology
  • 3.1.5.6.2.1 Ceremonies
  • 3.1.5.6.2.2 Celebrations
  • 3.1.5.6.2.3 Dances
  • 3.1.5.6.2.4 Stories & Myths
  • 3.1.5.6.2.5 Education
  • 3.1.5.7 Art & Music
  • 3.1.5.7.1 Art
  • 3.1.5.7.1.1 Traditional Arts & Crafts
  • 3.1.5.7.1.2 Recent Arts & Crafts
  • 3.1.5.7.2 Music
  • 3.1.5.7.2.1 Instruments
  • 3.1.5.7.2.2 Songs and singing
  • 3.1.5.8. Territory
  • 3.1.5.8.1 Shoshone territory
  • 3.1.5.8.2 Band territories
  • 3.1.5.8.3 Annual Round
  • 3.1.6 Northwestern Bands, Shoshone

3.2 Euro American (Return to top of page.)

  • 3.2.1 Scandinavian
  • 3.2.2 Basque
  • 3.2.3 Italian
  • 3.2.4 Greek

3.3 Latin American (Return to top of page.)

  • 3.3.1 Mexican
  • 3.3.2 Other Central American
  • 3.3.3 South American

3.4 African American (Return to top of page.)

  • 3.4.1. History
  • 3.4.1.2 Important Individuals in Idaho's African American communities

3.5 Asian American (Return to top of page.)

  • 3.5.1 Chinese
  • 3.5.2 Japanese Americans
  • 3.5.2.1 History
  • 3.5.2.1.1 Internment during WWII
  • 3.5.3 Pacific Islanders
  • 3.5.4 Korean
  • 3.5.5 Phillipine
  • 3.5.6 Vietnamese

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