Mike Cueller's Presentation
by Kyle

Mike Cueller from the Nez Perce Tribe came and gave us a presentation on the Nez Perce Tribe. When he came to the class he showed us some skins (wolf and buffalo) and some other stuff like a bundle of sage, a deer skin drum, a box of arrow heads.  Another thing was he sang in his native language. One thing that was my favorite was the box of arrowheads.  I learned that Native American stuff can be complicated. Mike Cueller gives a great presentation over Native American stuff.

Mike Cueller's Visit
by Michele

On September 24, Mike Cueller came into our class.  Mike showed us his wolf skin. I learned that the wolf skin was used to wear on his head for powaus. He is from the Nez Perce Tribe. He also showed us his buffalo skin. He called my sister and me to pick one person to hold the buffalo skin. I picked April and McKayla picked Matt. He showed us a homemade weapon. It is used to crush bones. He sang two songs in his native language. One of the songs he sang was "Amazing Grace". I liked his presentation.

When Mike came he did a presentation for our class. When he came he showed us a wolf and buffalo skin. They use the buffalo skin for tepees and blankets. They use the wolf for buffalo hunting. Mike is a Native American. I liked his presentation. ~McKayla

We got to listen to a Native American from the Nez Perce Tribe. He told us about his customs and culture. His tribe is from Oklahoma. He showed us a couple of things from his tribe and told us what they used them for.  ~Kelly

On September 24th, a Native American came to speak to us. My favorite thing he brought was a box of arrow heads. I learned that they wore like wolf skin. He told us about his culture and his customs. Mike Cueller told us a lot of neat things about what the people did in the Nez Perce Tribe.

Mike Cueller came to our class for a presentation. He came to show us how it was like in his hometown. He also showed us what they used there. His home town is in Oklahoma.  I thought that was real cool. He showed stuff like arrow heads, snapping turtle rattle! Those were my favorite ones. He also sang two songs in a way he sang songs in his tribe.  I hope he comes back again.
~Taler

Mike Cueller came to our school for a presentation. He showed us a drum made of deer skin and a buffalo skin. Mike is a Native American. He lives in Alabama. Mike was showing us a tribe in Oklahoma. It was called Nez Perce. Mike taught me a lot. ~Mark

Mike Cueller visited our class room to give a Native American presentation. He came to talk about his customs and his culture. He showed us all kinds of Native American items. My favorite item was a homemade weapon. It was a big stick with a heavy rock on top of it. It was used to break animal bones. He sang us two songs in Native American language.  I appreciate Mike coming to our classroom.  ~Kiara

I like the toy hatchet because it was shaped like a gun. I learned that when they went hunting they wore wolf skin. I also learned that they use buffalo skin for their tepees. I learned a lot from the Native American presentation. ~Bobby

On September 24th a Native American came in and showed us a lot of neat things. The first thing I liked was the turtle rattle. I liked it because it made really good and cool sounds. The other thing I liked was the wolf skin. I liked that too because it was soft and cuddly. Towards the end he sang us songs. He told us what he ate. He basically ate meat. I was so happy for him to share with us about his life.   ~Xana

The use wolf skin to kill buffalo. Another thing they do with wolf skins is wear them when they have celebrations. My favorite thing was the turtle rattle. An old lady gave it to him because she thought he was the right person. I learned a lot from the Native American presentation. ~Grace

Mike is a Native American. A couple things Mike hunts is wolf and buffalo. Mike lives in Oklahoma. Mike had to leave at 3:00. I am glad he came. ~Matt

I learned that he wears wolf skin to hide his smell so he can sneak up to kill a buffalo. My favorite thing he brought was the drum. It was made out of deer skin. Listening to Mike Cueller was really exciting. ~Austin

Mike Cueller came to the 4th grade. He is a Native American. He talked to us about his culture. He brought a lot of stuff. My favorite thing was the home made weapon. He did a good presentation. ~Jacob

On Sept. 24 we met Mike Cueller and he showed his stuff and he had a drum out of deer skin and it was cool. I had fun because Mike did a lot of things and he sang songs and I don't know what he was singing to the class. Mike had fun too.  ~Megan

My favorite thing that he showed us was the snapping turtle rattle. It was made of a real snapping turtle. Mike Cueller is from Oklahoma. I liked the presentation. I hope I see him again. ~Lauryn

He brought a snapping turtle rattle. I liked the snapping turtle rattle. He also brought in buffalo skin. The whole class got to touch it. I loved Mike Cueller's presentation. ~Kassie

He sang two songs in the native language. Then we had to guess what the songs were and I guessed right by listening to the music. He brought in a toy hatchet. It looked like a gun. He told us that when they ran out of bullets or when their gun broke they turned it into a hatchet. I think that's cool. I learned a lot from him. ~Kassidy

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The speaker, Mike Cueller,  is a friend of the Haske family. Our class was fortunate to have him come and talk to us.