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Was there a certain tradition that Lewis and Clark had whenever they met a new tribe? || Observations/Conclusions Yes, "The captains would explain to the tribal leaders that the their land now belonged to the United States, and that a man far in the east – President Thomas Jefferson – was their new “great father.” They would also give the Indians a peace medal with Jefferson on one side and two hands clasping on the other, as well as some form of presents (often trade goods). Moreover, the Corps members would perform a kind of parade, marching in uniform and shooting their guns." "The meeting ceremony with Indian tribes became a ritual, where the captains explained to the Indian chiefs that they now belonged to the USA and that they would be taken care by the great father- Thomas Jefferson. After handing over the presents, the Corps performed a parade by marching in uniforms and shooting their guns." || Evidence that supports your Obser/Concl ||
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What tribes did Lewis and Clark come across? || Observations/Conclusions Lewis and Clark came across nearly 50 Native American Indians tribes, including the Mandans and the Teton Sioux. || Evidence that supports your Obser/Concl ||
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How did Lewis and Clark show the Indians tribe that they weren't going to harm them? "Most of the Indian tribes did not think this a military expedition because a woman and her child (who she gave birth to on February 11, 1804) accompanied the group. " || Observations/Conclusions Lewis had an interpurter and Clark alogn with him on the journey to help make peace with the Indians. || Evidence that supports your Obser/Concl ||
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What did Lewis and Clark learn from this experience?
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"discovered that the Indians had very different ways of living, different customs and appearances." || Observations/Conclusions || Evidence that supports your Obser/Concl ||

What was the most challenging part of the meeting ceremony? How did they overcome this obsticle? "Many times Lewis and Clark were oblivious to the rank and stature of individual chiefs, choosing one man they felt ranked above all others. This decision often caused rancor among the Indians and didn't aid the peace discussions." Lewis wanted to travel with someone who had experience in Indian warfae so he brought Clark along. ||
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Possible Used Quote: "**Made up a small present for those people in proportion to their consequence; also a package with a medal to accompany a speech for the grand chief. After breakfast, we collected those Indians under an awning of our mainsail. In presence of our party, paraded, and delivered a long speech to them, expressive of our journey, the wishes of our government, some advice to them, and directions how they were to conduct themselves. The principal chief for the nation being absent, we sent him the speech, flag, medal, and some clothes. After hearing what they had to say, delivered a medal of second grade to one for the Otos and one for the Missouris, and presented four medals of a third grade to the inferior chiefs-two for each tribe. " (shortened)**
 * "Those chiefs all delivered a speech, acknowledging their approbation to the speech and promising to pursue the advice and directions given them, that they were happy to find that they had fathers which might be depended on, &c."**

__Notes__ The Indians were fascinated when they saw Lewis and Clark and they flocked towards them. Resources http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native/index.html (NR aka smilealwyas3) is going to create an adventure story about Lewis and Clark’s Expedition that the people in the audience wil be able to retell ten years from now and will also be engaged by this presentation.

My adventure story will solve the following problem: How did Lewis and Clark communicate with the Indians even though they spoke different languages?

My audience will experience my story through the eyes of: Lewis and Clark along with Native Amerian Inidans.

My adventure story will have the following common characteristics of an adventure story: heros have sidekicks who assist hero goes on the journey to solve a mystery or a problem story finds answer to specific problem main character overcomes many problems

My adventure story will have the following key historical events: different traditions that Lewis and Clark followed every time they met a new tribe the most challengiog experience Lewis and Clark ever had with the Indians

My adventure story will have the following key historical characters: Lewis Clark Native Americans Indians

My adventure story will have the following key historically important concrete objects: Lewis and Clark Native American Indians Sacagawea

My adventure story will be credible because I will support it with the following primary sources: Lewis and Clark's journals (http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/JOURNALS/lewis2.html#chpt5)

My adventure story will be credible because I will support it with the following secondary sources: http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/Lewis_and_Clark/introduction.html (webpage) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/record_tribes_015_2_7.html (http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/amerikanistik/projekte/west/LandC.htm)

My adventure story will make the audience feel the following emotions: engaged and excited

I will engage my audience by doing the following (this is something I have never done before): playing catch phrase to show the audience how Lewis and Clark were able to show the Indians what they were talking about so they would understand eachother and therefore have peace.

Hand this paper in after your presentation with your grade on the reverse side. Please support your decision with evidence from the week of research and week of preparation. Notes " The exchange of [|gifts] was also a central ritual in intercultural diplomacy. During formal diplomatic encounters, Lewis and Clark presented tribal leaders with peace medals, wampum, military clothing, and American flags. In return, chiefs and leading men gave the expedition leaders customary diplomatic gifts, such as pipes, robes, and military regalia. Members of the Lewis and Clark party also exchanged gifts and traded with Indian peoples in more informal contexts, offering English cloth, tobacco, metal tools and glass beads for horses, food, moccasins, robes, and services such as horse care. On a number of occasions, Lewis and Clark even commissioned Indian women to make clothing and hats for themselves and crew members. Exchange was crucial to the success of the expedition, enabling the Lewis and Clark party to obtain necessities such as food and horses and to meet Jefferson's charge that they establish political relations with western tribes. " Once upon a time there was a courages man named Lewis who was instructed to go on a journey to find new land in America and communicate with Native American Indians along the way. However, Lewis knew little about the land that he was about to discover and he also had little knowledge on information about the new tribes that he was about to meet, because he didnt' speak their language. Therefore, he decided to bring along his friend named Clark and an interpurter to help him get through this difficult journey.

Once upon a time there was a courageous man named Lewis who was asked by President Jefferson to scout, discover, and explore new land in Ameria.

Lewis wanted to go on this expedition, but he felt like he was worried that he wouldn't be able to communciate with the Indians very well, since he knew little about their culture and didn't speak their language.

After thinking about this problem, Lewis decided that his friend named Clark would be able to help him since he knew a lot about Indian warfare. He also decided to bring an interpurter with him. After studying bottany for a few weeks, Lewis, Clark, and their interpurter set out on the long and trechourous journey in high hopes.

Lewis and Clark had trouble on the joureny at first, because on several occasions they got lost. Despite the difficulties, they countined on the long journey and soon they met 29 strong men, one of whom had a wife named Sacagagawea.

Sacagawea knew a lot about plants, animals, and also some of the Indian's secrets. It is said that she was one of the most important reasons the expedition survived.

So once again they perservered on accomplishing the expedition and soon they were finally able to accomplish one of Lewis's major goals.

The captains meet a group of Oto and Missouri Indians and as a sign of friendship they handed out peace medals, with Jefferson on one side and two clasping hands on the other The meeting ceremony with Indian tribes became a ritual, where the captains explained to the Indian chiefs that they now belonged to the USA and that they would be taken care by the great father- Thomas Jefferson.

During the expedition Lewis and Clark met about 50 indian tribes and discovered that the Indians had many different ways of living, customs and appearances. They also learned how to become friends with the Indians, even though there were a lot of differences between them.