US Mission: A Cheyenne Odyssey Pre-game Activity

Print out and complete this introductory activity before your students begin playing US Mission: “A Cheyenne Odyssey.” Its purpose is to sensitize your students to the advantages and disadvantages of cooperation between two very different societies. It also helps to define key concepts and vocabulary (negotiation, treaty, cooperation, resistance, reservation) related to the encounter between the United States and the Plains Indians, though it is not intended as an exact parallel.