Appleseeds articles from October 2005

Appleseeds archives from October 2005

We're still here.(American Indians )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... About 2 million American Indians live in the United States today. In this issue of AppleSeeds, you will meet American Indians who lived more than 500 years ago. Their lives were very different from the lives we live now. You may think that all...

Before America was America.(history)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Hundreds of Native American tribes, or nations, lived across North America before 1492. On this map, you can see where 14 Native nations lived and what types of shelters they built. Each group depended on the natural resources around them for...

Home sweet home.(wigwams)
October 1, 2005... Today, like all other Americas, Native people live in all kinds of modern housing. Long, long ago, however, they built their homes with the materials that were available where they lived "Oh, brrr. It's so cold!" The icy wind whips your...

The three sisters.(Corn, beans, and squash)
October 1, 2005... How many times have your parents told you to eat your vegetables? Well, things haven't changed much in the last few hundred years. Kids who grew up before 1492 had to eat their vegetables, too. Three of these vegetables were so important that...

Fun and games.(Native Americans)
October 1, 2005... Just as they are for today's children, games and sports were an important part of the lives of children growing up before 1492. Native American kids--and adults, too--enjoyed a variety of games and sports. But they weren't just pastimes: they...

Life in a Lenape longhouse.(Short Story)
October 1, 2005... Waking early, the Lenape girl snuggled deeper under her deerskin cover. She heard familiar sounds... her mother's dipping-shell scraping the clay pot as she scooped porridge; her father and brothers discussing their fishing plans; her...

Getting well.(treatment of diseases)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Do you go to the doctor when you are sick? Hundreds of years ago, a Native American child who was sick was also cared for by people whose specialty was healing. Some of these specialists were herbalists, people who knew all about healing with...

Playtime.(games and methods)
October 1, 2005... Six hundred years ago, Native American children played with toys and games just as you do today. Of course, their toys weren't electronic; they were made of natural materials. Not only were they fun, but they also helped kids learn important...

Salmon boy, a Haida story.(Short Story)
October 1, 2005... There are many tales of the hero, Salmon Boy, fold by Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest Coast. This retelling is based on stories from the Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada A boy once lived among the Haida with his...

The old ones.(Anasazi)
October 1, 2005... The Old Ones were a hardworking people, living off the land and doing most things by hand. Even the children had many responsibilities to help with the struggle of daily life. Do you ever feel like you have too many chores? Maybe after reading...

And then Columbus came....(discovery of America)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Before 1492, a tribe of fishermen and farmers lived on a tropical island they called "Guanahani." This island had been the home of the Taino people for thousands of years. The Taino lived in villages of about a thousand people. Families...

Scrambled--corn word puzzle.(Puzzle Power)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Unscramble each word using the hints given. All the words can be found elsewhere in this issue. Stumped? 1. iipt: cone-shaped shelter made of skins and poles 2. uniz: tribe still living in pueblos in New Mexico and Arizona 3....