Fort Buford: Splendid Isolation Part 6
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Fort Buford was established at the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers in the late 1860s, where it served a major role in the Great Sioux War. Life at the fort was typical of similar forts throughout the plains in the second half of the 19th century.
The fort trader’s complex was one of the most popular places among soldiers. It housed a bar, gambling areas, and a canteen with food to augment the army diet.
Producer
Bob Dambach, Gerald Newborg (Producers); D. Geck, R. Cadwell, T. Jensen, L. Wested, R. Hamner, H. Deutscher, T. Haugen, S. Gebeke (Videographers).
Source
Fort Buford: Splendid Isolation [Documentary]. USA: Prairie Public Broadcasting (2003).
Grade Level
2 - 8
Subject Matter
Social Studies, Science
Standards
Identify risks or benefits of personal health choices (e.g., tobacco, alcohol, prescription and illegal drugs, fast foods)
Explain ways humans benefit from Earth’s resources (e.g., air, water, soil, food, fuel, building materials)
Identify the factors (e.g., pollution, heredity, diet, virus, bacteria, parasite) that may result in disease
Identify factors that affect populations (e.g., food webs, carrying capacity, overpopulation, disease, food supply, algal blooms, resources, conservation practices)
Identify events on a simple time line
Describe how community life has changed from past (i.e., pioneer and tribal) to the present
Identify the varying roles (e.g., parent, teacher, brother/sister, student, girl/boy scout, community volunteer) that individuals play in various groups (i.e., family, school, and communities)
Identify similarities and differences between past events and current events in North Dakota (e.g., in the lives of people from different cultures past and present)
Identify different patterns of land use in North Dakota (e.g., land use in urban, suburban, and rural areas, mining, agriculture, manufacturing)
Explain why the United States government is necessary (e.g., government helps secure people’s lives, liberty, and property through law and military protection; groups can accomplish things collectively that individuals cannot)
Compare human characteristics (e.g., population distribution, land use) of places and regions (i.e. North Dakota)
