Submit Corrections Cancel. You think you know me. But you don't know me. You think you own me. But you can't control me. You look at me. And there's just one thing that you see. So listen to me.
Much of this was subsequently lost and, as a result, the history of Native Americans is often presented as a morality tale. White Americans, headed by the federal government, were the âbad guysâ, cheating Indians out of their land and resources.
Did they go to school? The early tribes did not have any sort of official education or schools like we have now, but the children were expected to learn. The boys followed the men around and were taught how to hunt and do men's chores. Young girls followed the women around and learned to do traditional women's work like making baskets, working the fields, and cooking. Children learned of the history and moral rules of the tribe from stories told by the elders.