Overview
Lesson 1: What Do Treaties Mean in Today’s World?
Lesson 2: The Fur Trade as a Model for Economic Systems Today
Lesson 3: Sacred Sites
Lesson 4: Key Figures and Events
Lesson 5: Paying Respect
Extending the lesson/References
Standards
SOCIAL SCIENCE ANALYSIS
SS.CM.SA.01—Define, research, and explain an event, issue, problem, or phenomenon and its significance to society.
SS.CM.SA.02—Gather, analyze, use, and document information from various sources, distinguishing facts, opinions, inferences, biases, stereotypes, and persuasive appeals.
SS.CM.SA.04—Analyze an event, issue, problem, or phenomenon from varied or opposed perspectives or points of view.
SS.CM.SA.05—Analyze an event, issue, problem, or phenomenon, identifying characteristics, influences, causes, and both short- and long-term effects.
SS.CM.SA.06—Propose, compare, and judge multiple responses, alternatives, or solutions; then reach a defensible, supported conclusion.
CD Segments to Play
For this topic, go to Burial Practices and Celebrations of Life.
Background
Suggested Strategies
Ask students to research federal laws that protect sacred places and Indian artifacts. Discuss the implications of these laws for the local area. Consider how these issues now surround items in the news like Kennewick Man.
Ask a representative of a federal agency like U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, or U.S. Forest Service to explain how cultural artifacts are protected on federal lands and how archeologists do their work in these agencies.
Invite a member of the Grand Ronde tribe to discuss the meaning of “sacred” for them. Invite a clergy person, rabbi or priest to discuss what “sacred” means for them.
Activities
1. Discuss
How were burials described by Lewis and Clark different or the same from how native people bury and remember/honor their dead today?
What can non-Indians learn from these practices and about paying respects to those who have passed over?
Indians typically celebrate their veterans in more ways than non-Indians. Why is this so?
How have funerals traditionally been handled in your family?
Interview your parents and grandparents about family experiences and decisions and how memories are maintained.
Describe your feelings about a funeral you attended and how the person’s life was honored.
