Essential Question 2What was the impact of the arrival of Euro-Americans on the political, economic, and cultural life of the Chehalis people?Essential Question 3Essential Question 4Essential Question 5CHEHALIS TRIBAL HISTORY AND CULTURE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTA collaboration between The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, The Evergreen Center for Educational Improvement, andThe Evergreen State College GEAR-UP ProjectHigh School Grade BandEssential Question 1 How does the environment affect the distribution, culture, and economic life of the people living in a particular area?Guiding Question 1 How did the environment affect the way of life of the tribes of the Chehalis watershed?Guiding Question 2 How did the physical geography of the Chehalis watershed determine the locations of villages, routes and methods of travel, and traditional subsistence practices?Essential Question 2What was the impact of the arrival of Euro-Americans on the political, economic, and cultural life of the Chehalis people?Guiding Question 1 What was the legal status of Indian Tribes with respect to theUS government?Guiding Question 2 What was happening in the area that later became Oregon and Washington Territories from the late 1700s to 1880?Guiding Question 2.1 How did the arrival of the Euro-Americans affect the life of the Chehalis?Guiding Question 3 How and why did the daily life of the Chehalis change and what role did the initial loss of land play in this societal change?Guiding Question 4 How did the arrival of the Euro-American population impactthe native communities, specifically the Chehalis people, through the transmission of disease?Essential Question 3How and why was the Chehalis reservation established?What was the impact of the establishment of the reservation on the economic, political and cultural life of the Chehalis people?Guiding Question 1 Who were the Indian agents, whom did they represent, and what were their recommendations?Guiding Question 2 What was the political and cultural climate in which the negotiations occurred at the Chehalis River Treaty Council andwhat was the outcome?Guiding Question 3 How was the Chehalis Reservation established and what was the political significance of the Executive Order of 1864 to the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis?Guiding Question 4 How did the additional loss of land affect the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis?Guiding Question 5 What were the social and cultural changes that began occurring in the lives of the Chehalis people as the result of thearrival of settlers, the loss of their land, and the Federal Government Indian policies in the mid-19th century?Essential Question 4How did the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis respond to outside pressures in thelate 19th and 20th centuries?Guiding Question 1 How did the land base of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis change with the General Allotment Act of 1887? What was the Federal Government’s intent? What was the actual impact of the General Allotment Act of 1887 on the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis?Guiding Question 2 What impact did statehood have on the Confederated Tribes ofthe Chehalis? Guiding Question 3 How did the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis respond legally to federal policies? Guiding Question 4 How did the Boldt decision impact the majority of tribes in Washington state?Guiding Question 5 Why was the impact of the Boldt decision on the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis different than it was for treaty tribes? Essential Question 5 What has the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis done to meet the economic, political and cultural needs of their contemporary tribal communities?Guiding Question 1 How does the government of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis function and what is its relationship with other governments?Guiding Question 2 What has the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis done to develop economically? What made this change possible? Guiding Question 3 How has the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis protected their river system and their natural resources?Guiding Question 4 What has the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis done to increase community development?Guiding Question 5 What are the current educational and cultural initiatives of theConfederated Tribes of the Chehalis?Essential Question 6How and why did the Chehalis culture change over time?Guiding Question 1 What was the changing role of basketry throughout the history of the Chehalis
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