The
South Dakota Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history in South Dakota. We have created a
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The South Dakota Primary Sources will help your students build common core skills including:
• Analysis
• Critical Thinking
• Point of View
• Compare and Contrast
• Order of Events
• And Much More!
Perfect for gallery walks and literature circles! Great research and reference materials!
The 20
South Dakota Primary Sources are:
• Photograph of ancient petroglyphs found in Craven Canyon, Black Hills, South Dakota
• Illustration of Fetterman Massacre in Dakota Territory during Red Cloud’s War – 1866
• Photograph of John B.S. Todd – Union general during the Civil War and delegate from Dakota Territory to the U.S. House of Representatives – circa 1865
• Photograph of Red Cloud – Oglala Lakota chief who led Native Americans in Red Cloud’s War – circa 1880
• Cabinet card of Sitting Bull – Lakota chief who led Sioux tribes in resistance to U.S. government policies on the Great Plains – 1881
• Photograph of pioneer family standing outside of sod house in South Dakota – 1882
• Photograph of Sioux City group visiting the Great Hot Springs of Dakota – 1889
• Photograph of men panning for gold in a stream – Rockerville, South Dakota – 1889
• Photograph of black and white members of the Ninth Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers) posing in their wall tent camp during the Native American Sioux campaign on Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota – 1890
• Photograph of Lakota women holding infants in cradleboards and a Lakota man on horseback – in front of a tipi – probably on or near Pine Ridge Reservation – 1891
• Photograph of Laura Ingalls Wilder – author of Little House on the Prairie – her family settled in De Smet, South Dakota, when she was a teen – circa 1894
• Copy of Dakota word list with English translations – Touch-the- Cloud School, Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota – circa 1900
• Color reproduction of a painting entitled La V– rendrye at the Lake of the Woods – circa 1900
• Photograph of James "Scotty" Philip – South Dakota rancher known as the "Man Who Saved the Buffalo" for his work to save the American Bison from extinction – circa 1900
• Photograph showing construction of George Washington’s likeness at Mount Rushmore – 1932
• Photograph of buried machinery in a barn lot in Dallas, South Dakota, during the Dust Bowl – 1936
• Photograph of Native American code talkers operating a radio set during WWII – some code talkers were from South Dakota – 1943
• Photograph of South Dakotan Billy Mills after winning the gold medal in the 10,000-meter run at the 1964 Olympic Games – Mills is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe – 1964
• Photograph of Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota – first corn palace built in 1892 to bring attention to South Dakota’s fertile soil and encourage settlement – murals are made of corn and other grains – photo taken 2008
• Population density map of South Dakota – 2010
Your students will:
• think critically and analytically, interpret events, and question various perspectives of history.
• participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations instead of memorizing facts and a writer’s interpretations.
• integrate and evaluate information provided in diverse media formats to deepen their understanding of historical events.
• experience a more relevant and meaningful learning experience.
Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" cardstock.