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Circles in the SnowSocial Studies · Elementary Social Studies · Grades 3–5Lesson plan

Two worlds collided on a harsh and cold November day in 1868 in western Oklahoma. In a moment, all was chaos as the charging troopers of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer's 7th U.S. Cavalry came splashing across the frigid Washita River into the sleeping Cheyenne camp of Peace Chief Black Kettle. Objective(s) - To be able to identify a tipi ring and explain what it means. - To tell the story of what happened to two Cheyenne women in Black Kettle's camp during the November 27, 1868 attack. - After reading the selected texts, students will be able to critically analyze and discuss why the soldier

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