Activity – Traditional Life CLOZE notes

Name _______________________________________

O’odham Traditional Life CLOZE notes

 

  • O’odham is pronounced ________________________.
  • O’odham means ______________________________.
  • The O’odham inhabited an enormous area of land in the southwest, extending South to ____________________, north to _____________________, west to the ____________________, and east to the ______________________________.
  • Since the 18th Century O’odham land has been occupied by __________________________________.
  • In 1853, through _________________________, land was divided almost in half, between the United States of America and Mexico.
  • Today, the various bands of O’odham people are broken up into four federally recognized tribes: The ___________________ Nation, the ____________________Community, the ____________________Community, and the ____________________Community.
  • _______________ are small round or cone-shaped houses made of a wooden frame covered with brush and dirt.
  • The O’odham planted crops of ____________________________.
  • O’odham men also _____________________________________, while women gathered mesquite,___________________ and herbs. 
  • Each O’odham village had its own chief, but they lived in ___________________ and did not make decisions for the people.
  • O’odham children were required to attend _____________________, designed to teach them the English language and __________ them to the mainstream American ways.
  • The biggest O’odham community today is the _______________ ____________________ with an area of about 2.8 million acres .
  • The Tohono O’odham Nation is the __________________largest reservation in the state of Arizona.
In your own words, summarize the O’odham using at least five sentences. Remember to use the 5’Ws (who, what, when, where, and why).

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*Note – this can be added as an assignment.