The Milkweed Plant and the Chumash Tribe

Listed below are ideas for Social Science learning based around the Chumash people and the Milkweed Plant. These are made with the History Social Science Content Standards for California in mind. 

Making Cordage out of Milkweed Plants:

-Introducing the Chumash people and their use of Milkweed Plants (Teacher Guide)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1upd81K3yt-DHVPOMkZF6PtxwrkIZ5fjpAnhjW-dlieY/edit?usp=sharing

-How to make Milkweed Plant cordage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtjN_NY36p4

https://www.herbstalk.org/blog/milkweed-part-2-string-and-rope

-Where to Find the Supplies:

You can search for Milkweed Plant at Pismo Beach or other places on the Central Coast or use an alternatives for such as:

• Pipe Cleaners
• String

Online Resources on the Chumash Tribe for Students:

-Chumash Native Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26jdj4EBNqw&list=PLaoUP6E5XNCMA-RnhgzKE37VTrvar6f9V&index=4

Reading about the Chumash People

Link to Purchase:

https://www.amazon.com/California-Native-Americans-Experience/dp/0635022540

Link to Oral Storytelling (free):

https://www.wilderutopia.com/traditions/myth/chumash-story-seeds-of-creation-and-the-rainbow-bridge/

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pismo_Beach,_California

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/timeline/159.html

https://www.nativetech.org/cordage/

https://www.sbbg.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/Docent%20Corner_Plant%20Guide%20-%20Chumash%20Uses.pdf

https://sites.google.com/site/californiaindianshistory/chumash-indians/chumash-canoes