Memories & Stories: The First People Era







Welcome to the FIRST PEOPLE Era! Here you will learn how historians interpret ARTIFACTS. Use my 'HOW TO' to learn this part of the Historian's Craft, then practice what you have learned in my ACTIVITY. Are you taking my History Challenge? Browse my ARCHIVES to collect information for your history project, or investigate each period of this Era to learn more about this time in history.

People have lived on the plains of North America for thousands of years. The time span from 11,500 B.C. to A.D. 1738 is referred to as North Dakota's prehistory, because there were no written records to tell this history. North Dakota's prehistory is divided into four cultural periods: Paleo Indian, Plains Archaic, Plains Woodland, and Plains Village. These periods are named for the traditional lifestyles that are thought to have been occurring in the area at that time.

Select from the four periods of the First People Era to learn more.

What was it like to live on this land 10,000 years ago? Who were the first people to come here? What technologies did they develop and use to survive? Remember, there are no written records to help you answer these questions.

You can only look to primary and secondary sources to find the answers.



	Explore these archives to learn more about the First People Era: Housing Food Technology Pottery Transportation Help with Archives



	This hands-on activity will help you to master interpreting artifacts.



	Store your findings in your personal online files.