Social Studies Lesson:
Indigenous People of Oregon
Grades 3-5
≅135 minutes
Primary Standards
3.11 Describe how the inclusion or exclusion of individuals and social and ethnic groups, including individuals who are American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian or Americans of African, Asian, Pacific Island, Chicano/a, Latino/a, or Middle Eastern descent, religious groups, or other traditionally marginalized groups has shaped events and development of the local community and region. |
4.8 Explain the interactions between the Pacific Northwest physical systems and human systems, with a focus on Native Americans in that region. |
4.11 Understand the impact and legacy of colonialism on marginalized communities and describe the decisions made to shape the human (e.g., tribal, cultural, agricultural, industrial, etc.) and physical geography (dams, wind turbines, climate change, transportation, etc.) and its effects on Oregon's environmental sustainability. |
5.10 Identify and analyze the implications and cultural ramifications for Native American Tribes of the movement of people, goods, ideas, and cultural patterns to what became the United States, considering past, present, and future trends. |
Oregon Social Sciences Standards
Essential Questions
Which Indigenous peoples live in my area?
How did colonization impact the Indigenous peoples of Oregon?
What kinds of environmental problems does the Native American tribe in my area face today?
How can I help support the sustainability and environmental goals of the Native American people in my area?
Supporting Standards
3.8 Use geographical tools (maps, satellite images, photographs, Google Earth, and other representations) to identify multiple ways to divide Oregon into areas (such as tribal, river systems, interstate highways, county, physical, industry, agricultural). |
4.10 Identify political, economic, cultural, and physical conflicts, including genocide, involving the use of land, natural resources, economic interests, competition for scarce resources, different political views, boundary disputes, and cultural differences within Oregon's different geographical areas and people groups who lived in those areas. |
4.12 Analyze the distinct ways of knowing and living amongst the different American Indian tribes in Oregon prior to colonization, such as religion, language, and cultural practices and the impact of acculturation and the ongoing perseverance and exercise of tribal sovereignty of Native Americans. |
5.14 Analyze the distinct way of knowing and living amongst the different American Indian tribes of North America prior to contact in the late 15th and 16th centuries, such as religion, language, and cultural practices and the subsequent impact of that contact. |
Oregon Social Sciences Standards
Learning Outcomes
compare and contrast Native American Nations on a map prior to colonization and now.
understand how Indigenous land and natural resources have been damaged.
recognize and discuss ways to honor and respect Indigenous peoples’ right to maintain their traditions and ways of life.
explain how we can start to repair the damage done to the land and natural resources.
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Agenda
Inquire
Investigate
Inspire
INQUIRE
≅30 minutes
Journal Prompt #1
How did you feel when you were able to move around freely?
How did you feel when the circle got smaller and smaller?
Let’s take a look at some maps
Journal Prompt #2
What do you notice about the changes in these maps?
How do these maps and the activity that we did outside relate to one another?
Let’s go over some vocabulary words
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Journal Prompt #3
What do you think it would feel like to have your home and neighborhood taken away from you?
How does it make you feel to learn about this part of our history? Why?
INVESTIGATE
≅45 minutes
Who Are the Indigenous Peoples of Oregon?
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Who are the Indigenous Peoples of Oregon?
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There are nine federally recognized Native American tribes in Oregon
Let’s find our community on the map
Once you find our community, make a dot and label it on the map of Oregon in your Student Document
Which Native American tribe is closest to our community?
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, & Suislaw Indians
Coquille Indian Tribes
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indian
Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Reservation
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Burns Paiute of Harney County
Klamath Tribes
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
| | Wapato Root |
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Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
| | Land Stewardship |
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Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
| | Waterways |
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Coquille Indian Tribe
| | Forest Management |
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Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
| | Wildfire Prevention |
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Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Reservation
| | Salmon |
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Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
| | Watershed Restoration |
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Burns Paiute of Harney County
| | Removing Invasive Species |
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Klamath Tribes
| | Water Quality |
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INSPIRE
≅60 minutes
How are people in the tribe working to restore the environment and take care of natural resources?
How can we help support the tribe’s environmental or sustainability goals? |
insert student ideas here |
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Creators & Collaborators
Connie Nicodemus
Authors
Archibong Akpan, PhD
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