CONTENT SHEET FOR TEACHERS EYES ONLY

4th Grade CONTENT SHEET for Teacher’s Eyes Only

Tamástslikt Cultural Institute

Name______

Date of Visit: ______

Entry Way

What animal was the main character in the legends?

______Coyote______

What three Tribes were called Natitayt?

  1. Cayuse
  2. Umatilla
  3. Walla Walla

The Seasonal Round

Agriculture: Choose one month, sketch and identify a plant, animal, and a tool that might have been used.

Fishing:Sketch and name a tool used for fishing and name a fish that was caught for food.

Hunting:List any two facts about hunting:

1.______

2.______

Kinship:__Men______, ___Women______, and _Children______were valued equally as contributors to the success of our communities.

Arts and Crafts: What items were used to express artistry? list at least four:

  1. _baskets______
  2. _clothing
  3. __”mortars, pestles, bowls, awls, spoons, mats,…______
  4. __”fishnets, net weights, bows and arrows, ornaments, spirit figurines” text panel______

WINTER LODGE

How often did the Indian people change their place of residence and why?

__”Nearly every month of the year they change their place of residence but the same month of every year finds them regularly in the same place.” Horatio Hale, 1846, Text Panel in the Winter Lodge”__

Spring … plant foods and migrating salmon….In summer, we engaged in travel and trade. The return of the migrating salmon began fall seasonl. Later we moved to high mountains to pick berries and hunt deer and elk. As days shortened, we returned to the lowlands in anticipation of the long winter. “ Text Panel in seasonal round

Why were the stories that the elders told the children important?

“The people believed that every living being was known as a story. E very storytelling was an occasion for learning. From childhood to adult life, our oral tradition offeredc us guidance and a proper understanding of the world around us.” Text panel in the winter lodge

THE HORSE

Name 3 ways the horse changed the Indian culture. Be specific!

  1. ____enhanced mobility______
  2. ____increased trade______
  3. ___frequent contact with distant tribes______

FORT NEZ PERCÉS

Where was Fort Nez Percés?

______on the banks of the Columbia River

Sketch and label two or three items used for trading.

What creative and unconventional uses were developed by the Indian people for trade goods?

______nails bent into fishhooks

___rifle barrel turned into a flute

___thimbles and coins used as beads and ornaments

___harness leather used as belts and belt drops

(Some answers from observation of the exhibits following the Trading Fort, some from text panel)

CHURCH MISSIONS

Who were the Black Robes? ___Roman Catholic Jesuits______

______

Name two missionaries.

  1. __Marcus Whitman______
  2. __Henry Spaulding______

TRAIL FROM THE WEST

How many settlers passed through this country between 1840-1870?

____250,000____text panel near the map of Oregon Trail___

List two diseases that increased with the emigrant population.

  1. Dysentery, Scarlet fever, typhus, malaria
  2. Smallpox, measles (text panel in Whitman Mission case)

THE TREATY RAMP

A treaty is an agreement made between Indian Tribes and UnitedStategovernment_.

In the treaty, the Tribes agreed to cede or grant vast tracts of

land_.

BOARDING SCHOOL

Describe how the Indian children look different in this picture compared to earlier times.

______

List at least two negative aspects of boarding schools.

  1. _forbidden to speak Indian language__
  2. _Must wear uniforms, perform military drills and manual labor
    List at least two positive aspects of boarding schools.
  1. __learned to read and write
  2. __learned trades and how to play musical instruments

What does "and the Horses Are Fading" mean?

____Horses were removed from the reservation and made into dog food, glue,and fertilizer

WE ARE

How did the Pendleton Round-Up affect the Native American culture?

______”The Round-Up breathed new life into our old ways. Each year, many tribal members unite with the greater community of Pendleton” text panel

______

How are Indian Tribes active in politics and ecology today?

___”We are a sovereign nation…protect our treaty rights, homelands, and cultural lifeways…new system of governance…Our Tribal leaders are guiding us into the 21st century.” Text panel____

_____”fisheries restoration program, we are preserving the earth’s biological diversity while balancing our human interests.”

Text panel

What challenges does the American Indian culture face today?

____retain cultural identity in a modern world

____preserve Native languages

____restore the treaty landbase

____are a few needs mentioned in the audio-visuals and can be inferred from the We Are and We WillBe areas, not specifically written down on any text panel.

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