Elementary Unit 1 US History
Tribal Perspectives of American History in the Northwest
Native Homelands Along the Lewis and Clark Trail
Encounter, Colonization, & Devastation Tribal Homelands
Historical Era
Time Immemorial to 1770
STI Unit Overview
To understand the founding of our country, it is important to consider the causes and consequences of colonization of the Americas for the tribes who live in the land that was colonized.
Level 1
Activities students will create their own Sacred Space, read and discuss text to understand the impact colonization had on tribal people, and use maps to show and analyze information about Northeastern Tribes and the thirteen colonies.
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Level 2
Students will participate in the enactment of a poem reading that demonstrates the impacts of colonization to Indians, consider questions of fairness and justification for taking things/spaces that are important to others, and study maps to examine the continued impacts of colonization to tribal people today.
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Level 3
Focuses on the completion of the "Causes of Conflict" CBA.
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STI Essential Questions
- How does physical geography affect Northwest tribes' culture, economy, and where they choose to settle and trade?
- What are local tribes doing to meet the challenges of reservation life? What are these tribes, as sovereign nations, doing to meet the economic and cultural needs of their tribal communities?
Standards for Social Studies, English Language Arts, Environmental and Sustainability Education, and Social Emotional Learning
OSPI-Developed Assessments for Social Studies
Unit Developed By
Shana Brown (Yakama descendent)