Red River Land: John Tanner: The White Indian Part 3
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Lord Douglas left the Selkirker,s after the dispute was settled between the fur companies, taking a new route down the Red River to get to the United States. The Selkirkers had no food, so they again befriended the Métis who helped them survive the winter. The Selkirkers tried farming again after obtaining grain and seed in Wisconsin. A good crop was followed by a large Red River flood in spring 1826. Many settlers then gave up.
Source
Red River Land, Prairie Public and NCCST, Erling Rolfsrud.
Grade Level
2 - 12
Subject Matter
Social Studies, Science
Standards
Describe the patterns and characteristics of the four seasons, and how these changes in weather influence plant, animal, and human activities.
Identify changes that can be steady or irregular (e.g., floods, earthquakes, erosion, tooth decay)
Identify consequences of natural and human-induced environmental changes (e.g., erosion, tsunami, deforestation)
Explain how changes alter the balance within a system (e.g., the effects of limited resources on populations, global climate change, flood, drought)
Explain ways humans benefit from Earth’s resources (e.g., air, water, soil, food, fuel, building materials)
Explain how natural hazards affect populations, resources, and the environment (e.g., floods, storms, hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes)
Describe the exchange of ideas, culture, and goods between the Native Americans and the white settlers (e.g., the Pilgrims, Wampanoag, explorers)
Use map scales to locate physical features and estimate distance on a map
Describe similarities and differences between past events and current events in U.S. history (e.g., in the lives of people from different cultures past and present)
Describe similarities and differences between past events and current events in U.S. history (e.g., in the lives of people from different cultures past and present)
Identify examples of conflict (e.g., slavery, war, gender roles) and cooperation (e.g., settlements) that occurred among cultures (e.g., gender, ethnic groups, religious groups, immigrant groups, socio-economic status)
