Overview
Lesson 1: Indian Rights Today
Lesson 2: Trading in Grand Ronde Country
Lesson 3: Mapping the Grand Ronde Story
Lesson 4: Two History Timelines
Lesson 5: Epidemics Then and Now
Extending the lesson/References
Standards
CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT
SS.05.CG.01.01—Know the concept of rule of law.
SS.05.CG.02.02—Know how laws are made.
SS.05.CG.04.01—Identify basic rights that are given to citizens of the U.S.
SS.05.CG.05.01—Identify and give examples of resources that provide information about public issues.
SS.05.CG.06.01—Identify and give examples of actions citizens can take to influence government policy and decision-making.
SS.05.CG.07.01—Know how the U.S. makes treaties with other nations, including Indian nations.
SS.05.CG.07.02—Know how nations demonstrate good will toward other nations in a variety of ways.
SS.05.CG.08.01—Recognize that governments are organized in different ways.
CD Segments to Play
For this topic, go to Historical Introduction and Turtle Island Storytellers.
Background
Suggested Strategies
Contact tribal offices in Grand Ronde, Portland, Eugene, and Salem for names of tribal members who might visit your school and discuss these issues.
Activities
Research
Guiding questions for student research, discussion and projects:
What do treaties mean in today’s world?
What is the history of reservations in Oregon and the Grand Ronde Confederation in particular?
What is known about the constituent tribes that make up the Confederation? For example, among the Kalapuyas was another large group known as the Atfaliti (names like the Tualatin River derive from this tribe). Invite students to research each subgroup such as Upper Umpquas, Kalapuyas, Mollalas, Tillamooks, Clatsop, Rogue Rivers, Takelmas, Latgawas, Chastas, Multnomahs, Mary’s River, Clackamas, and Paiutes.
What are rights that members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde have?
Should our class or school write a treaty between us and them? What would it say?
2. Vocabulary
treaty federally-recognized tribes
sovereignty reservation
