Causes of Conflict

 

Treaty Trail USA

 

 

PRINT RESOURCES:  NON-FICTION

 

500 Nations: An Illustrated History of North American Indians

http://www.amazon.com/500-Nations-Illustrated-History-American/dp/0517163942/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241454343&sr=1-2

Beautifully illustrated companion book that accompanied popular 1995 series of the same title.

 

A Native American Thought of It: Amazing Inventions and Innovations, Rocky Landon

http://www.amazon.com/Native-American-Thought-Inventions-Innovations/dp/1554511542/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241452831&sr=1-1

Bridging gap between past and present, this book is  a great resource for your students.  Shows diverse cultures and their accomplishments.

 

A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero,  Gina Capaldi 

http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Named-Beckoning-Exceptional-Intermediate/dp/0822576449/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241458305&sr=1-1

Retells the amazing story of a Native American boy from Arizona who is kidnapped and later adopted by an Italian photographer. 

 

Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle, Susan Jeffers

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Eagle-Sister-Sky-Message/dp/014054514X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241452629&sr=1-1

Pictoral book that shows adaptation 1850's speech purportedly given by Chief Seattle. 

Children of Native America Today,  Yvonne Wakim Dennis

http://www.amazon.com/Children-Native-America-Yvonne-Dennis/dp/1570914990/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241471160&sr=1-1

Photo-essay of native children living in the US today.  Reviewers note "the clear, captioned photographs speak eloquently of contemporary Native American young people."  Booklist

 

Cultures Collide: Native American and Europeans 1492-1700, Crossroads America series)

http://www.amazon.com/Cultures-Collide-Europeans-1492-1700-Crossroads/dp/0792271890/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241469771&sr=1-1

Though very basic and an overview of a huge section of history, it still might be useful for your students. 

 

First Peoples,  David C. King

http://www.amazon.com/First-People-David-C-King/dp/075664092X/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241451990&sr=8-1

Great pictures and good reviews, should be helpful for research projects.

 

Houses of Wood: Native Dwellings: The Northwest Coast, Bonnie Shemie

http://www.amazon.com/Houses-Wood-Dwellings-Northwest-Sagebrush/dp/0785737049/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241471391&sr=1-1

While not available on Amazon, I did check with another bookseller and they had it available.  You might check your sources as it looks like a great book that will support teaching your students about their own history.

 

Indians of the Northwest Coast,  Cobblestone. 

http://tinyurl.com/cobjya

Magazine that has some interesting content, but nothing specifically on the Lummi.  It does have a chronological timeline that details "events taking place from 1579-1971 which had bearing on the native population of the Northwest Coast of North America) 

 

Lummi Island [historical photograph album] 

http://tinyurl.com/cogh4k

If you do an oral history project, perhaps something like this might be helpful as a guide.  A "...five year effort to copy old photographs and record family histories throughout Whatcom County, was co-sponsored by the Whatcom Museum of History and Art in Bellingham and Lynden Pioneer Museum in Lynden, Washington" -- 1st page.

 

Native North American Wisdom and Gifts,  Niki Walker

http://www.amazon.com/Native-American-Wisdom-Nations-America/dp/0778704769/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241458569&sr=1-1

Concise and written with respect for Native American cultures, this book has lots of information on the history and traditions of food and other cultural aspects that continue today.

 

Native Americans and the New American Government: Treaties and Promises, Kurt Ray

http://www.amazon.com/Native-Americans-New-American-Government/dp/1435836499/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241470682&sr=1-1

Though reviewed by some to have "too basic" information, I think that it is worth looking at as it is on your specific topic and has some period photographs.

 

Northwest Coast Peoples (2007) by Lois Markham. 

http://tinyurl.com/cqjy5e 

Single issue of: Kids Discover (v. 17, issue 12, December 2007).  This is from the Kids Disover magazine series.  Has one section on "outsiders arrive" and more on pre-treaty culture.  Kids generally like these magazines, though they are pretty basic in their information.

 

North American Indian (DK Eyewitness Books) 

http://www.amazon.com/North-American-Indian-Eyewitness-Books/dp/0756610818/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241457833&sr=8-1

Good survey content with illustrations, side-bars and visually appealing for kids. 

 

People of the Northwest & Subarctic,  Linda Thompson

http://www.amazon.com/People-Northwest-Subarctic-Native-Lands/dp/1589528913/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241470921&sr=1-1

Though may be hard to get a copy, it is worth looking at as it doesn't just discuss traditions, mythology etc, but also devastating impact of European settlers on NW native groups.  Written for grade 4-6 audience and it has period pictures and other graphics to make it more lively.

 

Rethinking Columbus: The Next 500 Years 

http://tinyurl.com/d7gchs

From the editors of Rethinking Schools, a non-profit publisher of educational materials focusing on racial, class and gender issues in classroom teaching.  This book has lots of great classroom ideas for re-framing how the history of early contact with white settlers can be taught.  Has some great teaching ideas on concepts such as "Manifest Destiny" and native perspectives on history. 

 

The Fascinating History of American Indians: The Age Before Columbus, Tim McNeese

http://www.amazon.com/Fascinating-History-American-Indians-Columbus/dp/0766029387/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241454797&sr=1-1

Grades 4-8. Reviews say this is a series, though this is the only one I found on Amazon.  If you can find all the titles, that would make a great series for your library collection. Covers many diverse cultures over several thousand years. Included color photographs. Well reviewed by School Library Journal.

 

Totem tales : legends from the rainforest,  E.C. (Ted) Meyers. 

http://tinyurl.com/c3u25f 

In the WCLS library if you wished to request to view a copy.

 

Washington, images of a state's heritage / Carlos Schwantes ... [et al.]

http://tinyurl.com/d3dhfo

Includes primary resources and might have some images you could use to show visually the changes in Washington State. 

 

When Coyote walked the earth : Indian tales of the Pacific Northwest, Richard Bennett. 

http://tinyurl.com/cdq8sc

No reviews, but seems like it could be a good way to supplement learning own culture through story if you can't get local Elders into the classroom.

 

What Do You Stand For? For Kids: A Guide To Building Character 

http://tinyurl.com/c7osee, by Barbara Lewis

Since you discussed broadening the student's horizons and the possibility of doing a real world project as a culmination, this might help them locate something they feel strongly about that will help focus a culminating project.

 

 

PRINT RESOURCES: FICTION

 

Heart of a Chief, Joseph Bruchac

http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Chief-Joseph-Bruchac/dp/014131236X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241455054&sr=1-1 

An 11 year-old boy struggles with what it means to be Native American in modern society and becomes a leader.

 

The Porcupine Year, Louise Edrich

http://www.amazon.com/Porcupine-Year-Louise-Erdrich/dp/0060297875/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241455272&sr=1-1

Sequel to her two other books, The Birchbark House and Game of Silence, this novel takes place in 1850's and tells the story of 12 year old Omakayas.  White settlers have displaced her and her family, members of the Ojibwa tribe.  Gripping tale that could be a good read aloud for your classroom.

 

Sweetgrass,  Jan Hudson

http://www.amazon.com/Sweetgrass-Paperstar-Book-Jan-Hudson/dp/0698117638/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241455210&sr=1-2

One review states: "A masterpiece combining elements of an historical, a native American, a survival, and a coming-of-age novel set in the 19th-Century western Canadian prairie." which was enough right there to pull me in.  Could be a good read aloud or for a motivated reader.

 

 

ONLINE RESOURCES

 

1855 Point Elliot Treaty 

http://tinyurl.com/dc5k7k

Historylink (Washington State History online encyclopedia) has an online version of the treaty. 

 

A Story of Pioneering by Nicholas V. Sheffer (1825-1910), Part 1: Oregon Trail

http://tinyurl.com/dg9tkc

I thought that you might want to show that one of the results of the 1855 Point Elliot Treaty was that it has changed non-native and native lives since its signing.  Here is the story of an early pioneer in this area.  There are more on the Historylink.org website.

 

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection

http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/

Lots of primary source material here that relates specifically to the Lummi. Digital archives have photographs of prominent Lummi elders as well as documents daily life before and after contact.  Though the historical documents might be beyond students' reading level, perhaps excerpts could be used.  There are also a number of maps that might be helpful as well.

 

National Museum of American Indian

http://tinyurl.com/34jruk

This is a Smithsonian Museum located in New York City.  It has a wonderful outreach section as well as lesson ideas for teachers working with Native American students. The above link is to the "Educators" page of the website includes teacher resources.  This is a good site to find art, photographs, audio and other artifacts of Coast Salish.  They have one teaching unit called Ways of Living, Ways of Giving which focuses specifically on cultural traditions of Northwest Coast peoples.

 

Native American Information on WCLS

http://www.wcls.org/content/view/256/398/ 

Just wanted you to be aware that this is on the WCLS website. 

 

Northwest Education Magazine, "A Journey to Understanding"

http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu/09-03/journey.php

A journal written for educators working with Native Americans, I thought you might find some good connections with other professional here in Washington and Alaska.

 

Timeline: Native Americans in the Inland NW: Wars and Treaties  

 http://tinyurl.com/dbhj8p

A chronological list starting in 1854 thorough 1877 that includes short explanations of the events leading up to and after the 1855 treaties. 

 

Treaty Trail Lesson Plan

http://stories.washingtonhistory.org/treatytrail/intro.htm

This is a link to the lesson plan.  I thought it might be helpful for you to have it on this list to access the artwork and other teaching resources.  Check out the "Online Activites" page - it has some interesting sections that you might include in your class.  I found that some links did not work.  Also, the "Additional Resources: Reading List" for elementary level had mostly fiction books and a few resource guides directed to teachers working with non-native students.

 

 

DVD/CD-ROM RESOURCES

 

500 Nations 

http://tinyurl.com/dg8bjq

500 Nations is an eight-part documentary that looks back at life in North America before the arrival of the Europeans, then follows the epic struggles of Indian Nations as the continent is reshaped by contact"--Booklet.  While an adult DVD, there might be excerpts you could use.  5th CD is a CD-ROM of images and 3-D renderings that also might be helpful.

 

Winds of change. A matter of promises [videorecording] / Wisconsin Public Television

http://tinyurl.com/o2u44k

This is an adult DVD hosted by M Scott Momaday, that deals with various nations' sovereignty rights, including the Lummi.

 

We Shall Remain

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/

A PBS multi-media project  "that establishes Native history as an essential part of American history." [PBS website.] We Shall Remain spans a huge swath of history from 1600's to the late 1970's.  Check out the "Teach and Learn" section for more that can be used in the classroom, with or without viewing the film. 

 

Unlearning "Indian" Stereotypes 

 http://www.rethinkingschools.org/publication/uis-dvd/

Originally produced in 1977, and enhanced in 2008, this short DVD uses the words and voices of Native American children to discuss racial and cultural bias.  Comes with additional teaching resources.   

 

 

GENERAL RESOURCES

 

National Council for Social Studies   

 http://www.socialstudies.org

The mission of National Council for the Social Studies is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators.  They publish a quarterly magazine called "Social Studies for Young Learners" which targets elementary school teachers.  They have some fabulous publications and resources, all of which are well researched and reviewed.  Under "Classroom  Resources" there are tabs for "Teaching with Documents" , "Lessons" and "Notable Tradebooks for Young People".  Access to sites are for members, which is a fee of $59.00.  You might choose membership fee to be paid for through the grant money. 

 

Social Studies Services: a catalogue of Social Studies materials designed for classroom use. 

http://www.socialstudies.com/

 

National Archives  

http://archives.gov/research/american-revolution/pictures/

 A great source for art from the era and primary documents. You may wish to look up other key documents by searching on the home page.   

 

Facing the Future        

http://www.facingthefuture.org

Gates Foundation funded curriculum "think tank" that designs curriculum for classroom use based on issues of sustainability.  May be good for use with other CBAs. 

 

History Link       

http://www.historylink.org/

A free on-line encyclopedia of Washington State History that is also accessible through the WCLS website.  Has a fantastic database of biographies, photos, slideshows, interactive "cybertours" and essays about the people and places in Washington's history.