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Chief Red Cloud and James Cook: An Agate Friendship

An interview with writing prompts for students

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Summary:

 This video - designed as a three-part interview accompanied by writing prompts - focuses on the friendship and cultural sharing between Chief Red Cloud and homesteader James Cook of Agate Ranch.

This three-part interview, accompanied by writing prompts, highlights the friendship and cultural sharing between Chief Red Cloud and homesteader, James Cook of Agate Ranch. Through interviews with their descendants, learn about the nature of Cook and Chief Red Cloud’s friendship, the gifts they exchanged, and their hope to preserve cultures.

Note that this video includes embedded writing prompts for students on these three topics:

  • Friendship (Beginning through to prompts at 16:15)
  • Gift giving (17:55 through 23:24)
  • Preservation (23:25 through End)

Developed through a partnership between the Nebraska Writing Project and the Elk River Writing Project and the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.

This post is part of the Opening the Walls of the Classroom and the Boundaries of the Park collection.

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