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Teacher's
Guide
Download a 7-page teacher's guide that may be printed
out for classroom use (PDF and text versions; if you do not
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the link above).
The
Wenatchi Tribe lived and fished for generations in what is
now Washington State, at the confluence of the Wenatchee River
and Icicle Creek, in an area called the Wenatchapam Fishery.
In 1855, the Wenatchi were offered a reservation under the
terms of the Yakama Treaty. The United States has failed to
honor the treaty and today the Wenatchi Tribe continues to
press the United government to honor its agreements.
This
series of lessons, written for grades 4 - 5 and 7 - 8, asks
students to examine what the Wenatchi tribe was promised by
the U.S. government in 1855 and 1894, why the promises were
not honored, and how reparation might be made today.
These
lessons have been aligned with the McRel Standards, National
History Standards, National Standards for Civics and Government
and the Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements
(EALRs).
Each
lesson starts with a short clip from the documentary. Educators
may wish to preview the video and mark time codes. Educators
can also choose to show the entire video to students, then
return to show the short clips liked to the lessons…or vice
versa. For a video copy of False Promises: The Lost Land of
the Wenatchi, click
here.
LESSON
1: EXPLORING TREATIES
Students will examine the 1855 treaty between the United States
and the Yakama Tribe to see what was promised to the Wenatchis.
Students will then examine what the Wenatchi tribe is now
asking of the U.S. government and attempt to create an equitable
plan that honors the treaty - and contemporary land needs.
LESSON
2: WHERE WAS THE WENATCHI RESERVATION?
Where was the Wenachi Reservation - or, more accurately, the
Wenatchapam Fishery Reserve? The original Wenatchi treaty
provision was never honored after a fraudulent survey placed
the reservation far from where it should be. Two extension
activities ask students to calculate the sizes of the smallest
and largest Indian reservations in the United States (grades
3 - 4) and/or look at how surveyors do their jobs (grades
7 - 8).
EXTENSION
ACTIVITY: PHOTO ANALYSIS
Students learn to critically examine the source photographs,
maps and other visual media available
on the web site.
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