Blackfoot Nation: Buffalo Artefacts

Today the students explored a Glenbow Museum kit of cultural items used by the Blackfoot in the past.  The Blackfoot people depended greatly on the Bison for not only food, but for weapons, tools, clothes, shelter and everyday household items.   150 years ago, there were no Superstores to buy things.  The people living in the Plains needed to find, build and problem solve to meet their needs.

Today we examined the artefacts, and made observations about what materials they were constructed of and predictions on how they were made and how they were used. 
Our guiding questions:

Look at some of these photos and discuss some of the questions from our poster.  Items on a cloth together are connected.