Prompt #1

Imagine you are a Native American child living in Florida in the 1500's. Select which Native American tribe you want to be a part of. One day you leave your tribe and take a walk along the coastline. Suddenly there appears before you an animal sacred to the Indian culture. It could be a type of bird, fish, or mammal. Decide which sacred animal you come upon and tell what happened the day you met that special creature upon the coastline.

You need to decide which Indian tribe you are part of and which animal you find.

You may choose from the following tribes:

 

	The Calusas	The Tequestas
	The Timucuans	The Tocobogas
	The Seminoles

 

 

 

 

You may choose from one of the following types of animals:

Bird

Freshwater Fish

Saltwater Fish

Mammal

 

Prompt #2

Being a Native Floridian child in the 1500's would have been very different than being a child living in current times. Native Americans ate different foods, had different types of transportation, government, culture, and wore different types of apparel. Using the information found in the links in the bottom of the page, select which native American tribe you want to be a part of and tell why you would prefer to be living in the 1500's or today. Remember, your reasons must include information from the sites below.

You need to decide which Indian tribe you are part of, and research that tribe so that you may have information to answer the prompt. Be sure your writing includes information you have researched about your tribe including foods, government, area of the state, religion and culture, and clothing.

You may choose from the following tribes:

The Calusas   The Timucuans   The Seminoles

The Tequestas   The Tocobogas