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SELECT A STORY
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Boots:
An Inuit Women's Art - Perfect
Pair:
Wedding Traditions from Around the World - Tradition
and Innovation:
Northern Athapaskan Footwear - Chronicles of Riches
- Paths Across The Plains
- Appeasing the Spirits
- Footsteps on the Sacred Earth
- Paduka
- Japanese Footgear
- Whats their line?
- Heights of Fashion
- Select a story to discover more about the history and function of shoes!
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Boots:
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TEACHER'S RESOURCES
- Our
Boots:
An Inuit Women's Art - Perfect
Pair:
Wedding Traditions from Around the World - Tradition
and Innovation:
Northern Athapaskan Footwear - Chronicles of Riches
- Paths Across The Plains
- Appeasing the Spirits
- Footsteps on the Sacred Earth
- Paduka
- Japanese Footgear
- Whats their line?
- Heights of Fashion
- Select a story to discover more about the history and function of shoes!
- Our
Boots:
Teacher's Resources
Classroom Activities & Projects
Symbols Search
Level: 15 to 16 yearsGoals:
- Introduce students to closely examining artifacts to glean information
- Demonstrate the ability to record information and key ideas from research
Description:
Symbols are used by each of the First Nations in the American Southwest. They act as helping spirits, providing power and protection to the wearer. They represent the supernatural forces, natural elements and animals through which the spiritual powers work. Some of the symbols commonly seen on footwear are related to rain making, such as rainbows, rain clouds, lightening and snakes.
Ask students to search for symbols on the Apache artifacts in Footsteps on the Sacred Earth using Worksheet 4 - Symbols Search (2 pages). Encourage them to use the 3D feature to see all sides of the objects. From the text, students can find out the meanings of the symbols.
Be an Archaeologist
Level: 12-13 years
Be a Museum Curator
Level: 12-13 years
The Disappearing Anasazi
Level: 12-13 years
How to Read a Shoe
Level: 15-16 years
Symbols Search
Level: 15-16 years
