Native Americans and the California Channel Islands

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The California Mission Era
a special lesson from the Channel Islands History Unit.


Animated Timeline and Map of the California Missions

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Teacher Center
Important Tools, Forms and Resources for Teachers

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Channel Islands Focus for this Week:


The History, Art & Culture of Surfing

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Native Plants of the Channel Islands Region

The Channel Islands are sometimes referred to as the North American Galapagos due to the unique species and sub species that can be found on these isolated and less disturbed Island habitats. Both plants and animals on the California Channel Islands have developed unique characteristics.

The plants on the islands represent native species, which have lived on the island since before European colonization began, and they include introduced plants that the settlers brought with them. The islands also have plants with utilitarian and medicinal properties understood by the Native Americans who lived on the islands since up to 13,000 years ago.

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Channel Islands Literature Study Continues:

The Rainbow Bridge - a Chumash Indian Story -

Another, more recent, book published about the Chumash, is the story of *Hutash*, the Chumash Earth Goddess who created a rainbow bridge by which the islanders crossed to the mainland.

Those who grew fearful during the crossing, and looked down, fell into the ocean and were changed into *dolphins* ... a sea creature still thought of by the Chumash today as a relative of their people.

Follw this link to the Literature Portal and the Rainbow Bridge Study Unit
(or go to: http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/stories for the Literature Portal

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History studies this week continue our research of California Tribal Groups. We have studied the Chumash and the Gabrielinos Tribal groups. This week we will begin to learn about the Shasta. This is our first adventure into Northern California to learn about the Native Peoples and their cultures.

As we study be sure to keep notes and work on an essay that explores the Relationships and the Differences in the different Tribes.

Follow this link to your Shasta Studies

Click on the link above for Shasta Studies or go to: http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/shasta/

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Rock Art Quiz still active this week! Click Here to explore now

For the Channel Islands Activities web go to: by clicking on this portal link

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Let's look at some of the areas you can explore as School starts up.

Explore First Peoples in the Ancient Southwest unit

Ocean Studies
Part of the larger Environmental Studies within Camp Internet, the Ocean Studies unit links you to resources, projects and interesting online video.

Civics - American Government Studies

Goto our Forms and Printable Materials.

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Now - let's look at the Course work still active from last week:
Science
We will study Geography this month. Goto: Channel Islands Science to begin. Materials in english and spanish. Storybook format for K-3.

Goto: for California BackCountry Geography studies

Goto: for Ancient Southwest Geography studies.

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History


Goto: this link for Homeschool History Class

If you have any questions send them over to camp@campinternet.net

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Where would you like to explore this week?
Camp Internet
Global Garden
Video Library & Broadcasting
Homeschool Campus
American History
ESL
Ocean Studies class Search the Camp web