Discover • Compare • Share A Native American Internet Scavenger Hunt

Imagine —— The rows of bright red vending machines at the grocery store. For just a quarter or two, a piece of candy, gum or a really cool stick-on tattoo can be yours. This is your favorite part of going to the store. You've saved the change your grandmother gave you all week and you can't wait to place it in the slot and turn the knob.

What do you want this time? You think about it for a moment and settle on a new tattoo. You think they are really neat and your teacher at school said that you will be studying tattooed Indians next week. In goes the quarter — and in the turn of the knob your prize drops down.

As you place your tattoo on your hand something mysterious begins to happen. The sights and sound of the grocery store are fading away. You see palmettos and pine trees and a group of children wearing funny clothes. They call out to you — Come and play, come and play. Who are these people?

Territory \| Time in History \| Name \| Appearance \| Clothing \| Tattoos Family \| Children \| Shelter \| Games \| Tools \| Midden \| Disappearance
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1. Where did the Timucuans live?
Search the following websites to discover the location of the Timucuan territory
Missions, Timucuans and the Aucilla http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/vertpaleo/aucilla10%5F1/missions.htm Map http://pelotes.jea.com/Inmap.htm

2. When did the Timucuans live?
Search the following websites to discover when in history the Timucuans lived.
Missions, Timucuans and the Aucilla
Pelotes Island Nature Preserve http://pelotes.jea.com/kidtimuc.htm


	3. Where did the name Timucuan come from?
	Did they really call themselves Timucuan? Find out when you visit this link.
	Pelotes Island Nature Preserve

	4. What did the Timucua look like?
	Find the information you need at these two websites.
	Pelotes Island Nature Preserve usi	Living History http://www.volusia.com/livinghistory/

	5. What kind of clothes did the Timucua wear?
	They couldn't go to the mall to buy clothes, so what did they do?
	Pelotes Island Nature Preserve

	6. When, why & how did the Timucuans receive their tattoos?
	Find out all about these body markings at the following website OR Page 30 of The Timucua Indians by Kelley Weitzel
	Pelotes Island Nature Preserve


7. Describe the Timucuan family?
Pelotes Island Nature Preserve

8. What were Timucua children like?
Pelotes Island Nature Preserve

9. Describe the shelter of the Timucuans?
Pelotes Island Nature Preserve

	10. What kind of games did the Timucuan play?
	Pelotes Island Nature Preserve

	11. What types of tools did the Timucuan use?
	There wasn't a hardware store anywhere around — what did they do?
	Living History	Pelotes Island Nature Preserve


12. What was a midden?
When you take out the trash, think of this.
Pelotes Island Nature Preserve	What is a midden?

13. What happened to the Timucua?
Did they disappear? — Find out at this website.
Pelotes Island Nature Preserve

Have you made some amazing discoveries?
How are the Timucuans like us? How are they different?
Be prepared to share your findings.

Created by Tammy Smith - 2002

Image Credits:
Photograph taken at the Fort Caroline National Monument in Jacksonville, FL
http://www.floridahistory.org/floridians/arch1/indian/timumap.gif