If You Lived With the Sioux Indians
This beautifully illustrated book is very informative about what it was like to live as a Sioux Indian in North and South Dakota during the years 1800 to 1850. It is sympathetic toward the Indians and their relationship with white people. Questions in the text bring out the ways that these Indians used the available natural, capital, and human resources to produce the goods and services that would satisfy their economic wants.
Economic Concepts
- Natural Resources
- Human Resources
- Capital Resources
- Human Capital
- Production
Grade Levels
- Intermediate (4-6)
Related Subjects
- U.S. History
- Geography
- Multicultural
Description of Lesson 3, Indian Producers and Consumers,
From Adventures in Economic and U.S. History, Volume 1
Students read and discuss stories about economic life in three or more Indian tribes. They note the available resources as well as what was produced and how it was produced and used in each tribe.