Middle School Unit 3 Washington State History

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Corresponding Videos

As Long as the River Runs
Back to the River

Contemporary Washington State – The Boldt Decision: 40 Years Later (Boldt I & II)

Historical Era

1980 – present: Nation-Building

STI Unit Overview

Students will explore the ways that Boldt I and Boldt II decisions have affected Tribes in the Pacific Northwest.

Level 1

Students will explore the ways that Boldt I and Boldt II decisions have affected Tribes in the Pacific Northwest.

Level 2

Students will use the Indian Land Tenure Curriculum to research how contemporary Northwest Tribes work to conserve fisheries, specifically salmon, in the Pacific Northwest. Student will then propose other conservation possibilities and explain how to implement them.

Level 3

Students will use their research from Level 2 to implement one of two recommended CBAs: “Causes of Conflict,” or “Humans and the Environment.”

STI Essential Questions

  1. What do local tribes do to meet the challenges of reservation life? What do these tribes, as sovereign nations, do to meet the economic and cultural needs of their tribal communities?

Common Core State Standards for Social Studies, English/Language Arts, Environmental and Sustainability Education, and Social Emotional Learning

OSPI-Developed Assessments for Social Studies

Unit Developed By

Jerry Price
Updated by Office of Native Education/OSPI (2020)