Native American and Mountain Men

Native American and Mountain Men

(Grades 3-8)
Spring/Fall (Available ONLY on Thursdays and Fridays)

Twenty years after the Shoshone met Lewis and Clark, Cache Valley was host to its one and only mountain man rendezvous. High society demand for beaver felt hats brought high adventuring men into the traditional grounds of Utah’s indigenous peoples and changed both their lives forever. Come and learn about Native and mountain man cultures, and see for yourself what happens when two cultures come together.

Standards:
Grade 3 Social Studies 1.2, 2.1, 2.2
Grade 4 Social Studies 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 | Science 5.2
Grade 5 Social Studies 4.1
Utah Studies 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 4.3

Download Native American & Mountain Man lesson plans and teacher resource information here.

Mountain Man Lesson Plans
Mapping
Rendezvous
Tall Tale Storytelling

Teacher Resource Information
Mountain Man Introduction
Tall Tales
The Rendezvous

Northwestern Band of Shoshone Lesson Plans
Bison Math
Clothing, Food, Shelter
The Bear River Massacre
Tipi Craft
Tipi Word Search

Teacher Resource Information
Food, Clothing, and Shelter
Negotiating Cultural Barriers
Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation Introduction
Timeline of Northwestern Band of Shoshone