7th Grade CBA History

Lesson 1: Geography and Culture

Maps - geography review (topography and where current reservations are)
Brainstorm (past knowledge)- what do you remember or know about Native American culture?
Conflict - discuss the causes of conflict (read/discussed before)

News/Current Event Connection - Read teacher selected articles - describe conflict mentioned.

As students read through the articles with teacher direction they are looking for:
- Stakeholders: which tribe and which level of government is involved in the conflict: State/Local/Federal gov’t
- Summary of Conflict- students should be able to summarize the conflict. Literacy strategy used with class is SWBST.
  - Somebody- Who was involved in the conflict
  - Wanted- what did they want to accomplish
  - But- What was getting in the way of the solution?
  - So- How did they go about working towards the solution
  - Then- How did it end or what is the next step in solving the process?

Articles used for this project (but not limited to these)

Makah Tribe in Washington hopes to hunt whales again after 20 years of legal fights and layers of scientific reviewGovernment officials and animal rights activists are now gathering in a small hearing room in Seattle to determine whether the tribe will be allowed once again to harpoon gray whales as its people had done from time immemorial.

(whaling) Treaty of Neah Bay

Supreme Court delivers slim victory in Yakama Nation treaty rights caseThe Yakama Nation is celebrating after the tribe's treaty rights were confirmed by the highest court in the land.

Yakama vs state, Treaty of Camp Stevens, hour long transcript of ruling but no video

Supreme Court case tests weight of old Native American treaties in 21st centuryA Supreme Court case deals with the narrow issue of tribal salmon fishing rights in the Northwest, but raises fundamental questions about justice for American Indians.

(fishing)Yakama and/or Point Elliott, WA State vs 21 tribes and Federal gov.

Elk Raise Tensions Between Tribes And Farmers In Washington's Skagit ValleyIn Washington state's Skagit Valley, a conflict is unfolding between Native Americans and farmers. Elk are making a comeback there. Local tribes are thrilled, but the agriculture industry is not.

(hunting) Treaty of Point Elliott

Lesson 2 Nation within a Nation

Compare and Contrast – Tribal Nations v. United States v. Washington State –

What does sovereignty mean?

Using the chart, students work in groups to compare and contrast the levels of government and powers of each.

Powers of Tribes-list in “learning activities”,Comparison chart of governments narrowed down to issues in resource articles (from lesson 1)
Review Trail of Tears
“On Sovereignty” article and graphic notes

Lesson 3 The Treaty

Treaty Making in Western WA Article - with questions a-g

- Treaty Ceded Areas Map
Read and annotate student treaty using Point No Point as example, use all questions in #3 to annotate treaty.

Tribal Areas Map

Laminate with “Tribal Reservations and Draft Treaty Ceded Areas” map Federally Recognized Tribes Map

Lesson 4 Enduring Cultures

Key Issues Today …what tribes are doing today Washington Tribes

Centennial Accord

https://goia.wa.gov/relations/millennium-agreement/agreement

https://goia.wa.gov/relations/millennium-agreement/pressrelease

Other Resources

Dept of Fish and Wildlife

Treaty History and Interpetation

Tribal Fishing

Learn about how the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife works with tribal and federal fishery managers to manage the state's fisheries.

The Upper Skagit Indians

Final Project Example

Muckleshoot Piktochart

Canva Example

Muckleshoot

Student Example

Treaty of Point Elliott

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