Sample Dossier Outline

Indigenous Group Information Dossier

1. Origins

    1.1 geographic location

    1.2 historical background

2. Family and Social Life

    2.1 Social Structure

    2.2 Family roles

3. Culture

    3.1 Religious beliefs

    3.2 Food and clothing

       3.2.1 Crops they grow and eat

       3.2.2 Native goods

    3.3 Rituals

    3.4 Arts and crafts

4. Encounter with Europeans

    4.1 Dates of encounter

    4.2 changes in their traditions and rituals

5. Insightful reading about the indigenous group

Annotated Bibliography