Historical Overview of a Tribe. For this week’s assignment, you will research your chosen tribe’s origin story, their material culture and historical subsistence system.

Historical Overview of a Tribe (Ashford)

Historical Overview of a Tribe. For this week’s assignment, you will research your chosen tribe’s origin story, their material culture and historical subsistence system. To present your research, construct a three-page paper that includes:

A summary of the tribe’s origin story (the sacred Native American narrative about the origins of the earth and its people).

An explanation of the continental migration theory that best applies to this tribe.

A discussion of the material culture and historical subsistence system of the tribe, based on ethnographic and archaeological accounts.

A summary of the impact of the relationship with the U.S. government, legislative acts, executive orders, and public policies on the history of the tribe.

A comparison of the origin story, migration theory, material culture, and impact of the relationship with the U.S. government for the tribe you selected and another tribe of your choice from the textbook or from the List of Tribes (available for download in your online classroom).

This assignment:

Must be three pages in length, excluding the title page and reference page(s), and formatted in APA style as outlined in the APA Checklist in the Ashford Writing Center (https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-apa-checklist.html).

Must include a title page with the following:

Title of Assignment

Student’s name

Course name and number

Instructor’s name

Date submitted

Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.

Must address the topic with critical thought.

Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.

Must include one scholarly source, in addition to the textbook, two of which must be found in the

Ashford University Library. Other acceptable sources can include government and tribal websites. Here is a website that can help you evaluate whether a website is useful for evaluating and identifying websitesthat contain information about Native Americans: Techniques for Evaluating American Indian Web Sites.

Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Citation and Reference Guide in the AshfordWriting Center (https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-citation-and-reference-guide.html).Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the APA Checklist in the Ashford Writing Center (https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-apa-checklist.html).