Native Peoples of North America: Diversity and Development

Native Peoples of North America is a supplementary text in the Cambridge History Programme for key stage 3 national curriculum history. It meets the requirements of supplementary study unit category C, examining the history of North American Indians from prehistoric to present times. Pupils are introduced to the cultural diversity of the native Americans and enabled to assess critically the narrow stereotype which has emerged. The culture clash between the native American and the Europeans is explored, particularly through the history of the Sioux, and the consequences for modern Americans are traced. Enquiry-based units pose key historical questions; overview sections introduce and consolidate themes and concepts. Exercises enable pupils to meet all the Attainment targets which can be assessed through the attainment target focus and attainment target grid included in the book.