Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

  1. Read this first

    Salmon, treaties and the courts in Washington

    Nation (own name)HomelandTraditional ways of lifeChanges and hard historyToday
    Nisquallythe south Puget Sound watershed, from near Olympia to Mount Rainiera fishing people who live from the Nisqually Riverthe Medicine Creek Treaty of December 26, 1854 set up a 1,280-acre reservation; whether Chief Leschi agreed to it was disputedthe Nisqually Indian Tribe co-manages salmon with Washington State
    Treaty tribes of western Washington (20 tribes)Puget Sound and the Washington coastfishing at their usual and accustomed places, a right the treaties of the 1850s keptin 1974 Judge George Boldt ruled that the treaty tribes may take up to 50 percent of the harvestable fish, and made the tribes co-managers with the statethe tribes and Washington State co-manage salmon river by river; the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, serving 20 tribes, was set up after the ruling

    Below the chart, a summary in our words: in 2004 the commission chair, Billy Frank Jr., wrote that the Boldt decision brought river-by-river salmon management to the state, and that the loss of salmon habitat over the past 100 years had slowed but not stopped.

  2. How does the 1974 ruling connect to the treaties of the 1850s, Esme asks?

    • It read the treaties as keeping the tribes' right to fish
    • It came before the treaties were signed
    • It found the treaties gave the state the salmon
    • It cancelled the 1850s treaties along with their fishing rights
  3. The Medicine Creek Treaty was signed in 1854. How many years later was the Boldt ruling, Jun asks?

    • 120 years
    • 100 years
    • 20 years
    • 220 years
  4. What share of the harvestable fish may the treaty tribes take, Kira asks?

    • Up to 50 percent
    • Up to 100 percent
    • Up to 20 percent
    • Up to 25 percent
  5. Which claim does the note under the chart support, Luz asks?

    • Habitat loss stopped once the 1974 ruling was made
    • The ruling doubled the number of fish the tribes caught
    • Habitat loss is still a problem for salmon, though it has slowed
    • Billy Frank Jr. wrote the note in 1854, at Medicine Creek
  6. Which sentence about the Nisqually fits the chart and uses the right tense, Noah asks?

    • The Nisqually manage salmon with no say from the state
    • The Nisqually fished the river long ago, before they were gone
    • The Nisqually homeland is the Aleutian Islands
    • The Nisqually co-manage salmon with Washington State
  7. Three nations and outside rule

    Nation (own name)HomelandTraditional ways of lifeChanges and hard historyToday
    TlingitSoutheast Alaskafishing and coastal trade1867: the United States bought Alaska from Russia; Alaska Native peoples disputed Russia's right to sell their landa heritage institute keeps the languages and arts strong
    Unangax̂the Aleutian and Pribilof Islandsa sea-based way of life1942: the US evacuated 881 Unangax̂ to camps for about two years; 1988: Congress recognized the harm and paid restitutionan association teaches the culture and language
    Kwakwaka'wakwnorthern Vancouver Island, British Columbiapotlatch gatherings1884: Canada banned the potlatch; 1921: masks and regalia were taken; 1951: the ban endeda cultural society cares for returned treasures

    Below the chart: the rows repeat facts from the earlier charts so the three nations can be compared.

  8. In which two rows was a government action later ended or made up for, Pia asks?

    • The Tlingit and the Kwakwaka'wakw
    • The Unangax̂ and the Kwakwaka'wakw
    • The Tlingit alone, in Southeast Alaska
    • The Tlingit and the Unangax̂
  9. What does the Today column show the three nations share, Tala asks?

    • Each won a court case about salmon rights
    • Each is governed by one council that the three nations share
    • Each lost its homeland and is gone today
    • Each has a group that keeps its culture strong today
  10. Salmon, treaties and the courts in Washington

    Nation (own name)HomelandTraditional ways of lifeChanges and hard historyToday
    Nisquallythe south Puget Sound watershed, from near Olympia to Mount Rainiera fishing people who live from the Nisqually Riverthe Medicine Creek Treaty of December 26, 1854 set up a 1,280-acre reservation; whether Chief Leschi agreed to it was disputedthe Nisqually Indian Tribe co-manages salmon with Washington State
    Treaty tribes of western Washington (20 tribes)Puget Sound and the Washington coastfishing at their usual and accustomed places, a right the treaties of the 1850s keptin 1974 Judge George Boldt ruled that the treaty tribes may take up to 50 percent of the harvestable fish, and made the tribes co-managers with the statethe tribes and Washington State co-manage salmon river by river; the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, serving 20 tribes, was set up after the ruling

    Below the chart, a summary in our words: in 2004 the commission chair, Billy Frank Jr., wrote that the Boldt decision brought river-by-river salmon management to the state, and that the loss of salmon habitat over the past 100 years had slowed but not stopped.

  11. Zee's note says the Boldt decision gave the state sole control of salmon. Which fix matches the chart?

    • The ruling made the tribes the sole managers
    • The ruling made the tribes and the state co-managers
    • The ruling ended salmon management in the state
    • The ruling was made in 1854 at Medicine Creek, by treaty
  12. Three nations and outside rule

    Nation (own name)HomelandTraditional ways of lifeChanges and hard historyToday
    TlingitSoutheast Alaskafishing and coastal trade1867: the United States bought Alaska from Russia; Alaska Native peoples disputed Russia's right to sell their landa heritage institute keeps the languages and arts strong
    Unangax̂the Aleutian and Pribilof Islandsa sea-based way of life1942: the US evacuated 881 Unangax̂ to camps for about two years; 1988: Congress recognized the harm and paid restitutionan association teaches the culture and language
    Kwakwaka'wakwnorthern Vancouver Island, British Columbiapotlatch gatherings1884: Canada banned the potlatch; 1921: masks and regalia were taken; 1951: the ban endeda cultural society cares for returned treasures

    Below the chart: the rows repeat facts from the earlier charts so the three nations can be compared.

  13. Ari's note says the Unangax̂ were moved in 1867 when Alaska was sold. Which fix matches the chart?

    • They were sold along with Alaska in 1867
    • They were evacuated in 1942, during World War II
    • They were moved in 1988 when restitution was paid
    • They were moved by Canada's 1884 potlatch law
  14. Bo's note says the potlatch ban began in 1951. Which fix matches the chart?

    • The ban is still in force today
    • The ban began in 1921 and ended in 1951
    • The ban covered the Tlingit in Alaska
    • The ban began in 1884 and ended in 1951
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Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

Answer Key - Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

  1. Read this first

    Salmon, treaties and the courts in Washington

    Nation (own name)HomelandTraditional ways of lifeChanges and hard historyToday
    Nisquallythe south Puget Sound watershed, from near Olympia to Mount Rainiera fishing people who live from the Nisqually Riverthe Medicine Creek Treaty of December 26, 1854 set up a 1,280-acre reservation; whether Chief Leschi agreed to it was disputedthe Nisqually Indian Tribe co-manages salmon with Washington State
    Treaty tribes of western Washington (20 tribes)Puget Sound and the Washington coastfishing at their usual and accustomed places, a right the treaties of the 1850s keptin 1974 Judge George Boldt ruled that the treaty tribes may take up to 50 percent of the harvestable fish, and made the tribes co-managers with the statethe tribes and Washington State co-manage salmon river by river; the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, serving 20 tribes, was set up after the ruling

    Below the chart, a summary in our words: in 2004 the commission chair, Billy Frank Jr., wrote that the Boldt decision brought river-by-river salmon management to the state, and that the loss of salmon habitat over the past 100 years had slowed but not stopped.

  2. How does the 1974 ruling connect to the treaties of the 1850s, Esme asks?

    • It read the treaties as keeping the tribes' right to fish
    • It came before the treaties were signed
    • It found the treaties gave the state the salmon
    • It cancelled the 1850s treaties along with their fishing rights
  3. The Medicine Creek Treaty was signed in 1854. How many years later was the Boldt ruling, Jun asks?

    • 120 years
    • 100 years
    • 20 years
    • 220 years
  4. What share of the harvestable fish may the treaty tribes take, Kira asks?

    • Up to 50 percent
    • Up to 100 percent
    • Up to 20 percent
    • Up to 25 percent
  5. Which claim does the note under the chart support, Luz asks?

    • Habitat loss stopped once the 1974 ruling was made
    • The ruling doubled the number of fish the tribes caught
    • Habitat loss is still a problem for salmon, though it has slowed
    • Billy Frank Jr. wrote the note in 1854, at Medicine Creek
  6. Which sentence about the Nisqually fits the chart and uses the right tense, Noah asks?

    • The Nisqually manage salmon with no say from the state
    • The Nisqually fished the river long ago, before they were gone
    • The Nisqually homeland is the Aleutian Islands
    • The Nisqually co-manage salmon with Washington State
  7. Three nations and outside rule

    Nation (own name)HomelandTraditional ways of lifeChanges and hard historyToday
    TlingitSoutheast Alaskafishing and coastal trade1867: the United States bought Alaska from Russia; Alaska Native peoples disputed Russia's right to sell their landa heritage institute keeps the languages and arts strong
    Unangax̂the Aleutian and Pribilof Islandsa sea-based way of life1942: the US evacuated 881 Unangax̂ to camps for about two years; 1988: Congress recognized the harm and paid restitutionan association teaches the culture and language
    Kwakwaka'wakwnorthern Vancouver Island, British Columbiapotlatch gatherings1884: Canada banned the potlatch; 1921: masks and regalia were taken; 1951: the ban endeda cultural society cares for returned treasures

    Below the chart: the rows repeat facts from the earlier charts so the three nations can be compared.

  8. In which two rows was a government action later ended or made up for, Pia asks?

    • The Tlingit and the Kwakwaka'wakw
    • The Unangax̂ and the Kwakwaka'wakw
    • The Tlingit alone, in Southeast Alaska
    • The Tlingit and the Unangax̂
  9. What does the Today column show the three nations share, Tala asks?

    • Each won a court case about salmon rights
    • Each is governed by one council that the three nations share
    • Each lost its homeland and is gone today
    • Each has a group that keeps its culture strong today
  10. Salmon, treaties and the courts in Washington

    Nation (own name)HomelandTraditional ways of lifeChanges and hard historyToday
    Nisquallythe south Puget Sound watershed, from near Olympia to Mount Rainiera fishing people who live from the Nisqually Riverthe Medicine Creek Treaty of December 26, 1854 set up a 1,280-acre reservation; whether Chief Leschi agreed to it was disputedthe Nisqually Indian Tribe co-manages salmon with Washington State
    Treaty tribes of western Washington (20 tribes)Puget Sound and the Washington coastfishing at their usual and accustomed places, a right the treaties of the 1850s keptin 1974 Judge George Boldt ruled that the treaty tribes may take up to 50 percent of the harvestable fish, and made the tribes co-managers with the statethe tribes and Washington State co-manage salmon river by river; the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, serving 20 tribes, was set up after the ruling

    Below the chart, a summary in our words: in 2004 the commission chair, Billy Frank Jr., wrote that the Boldt decision brought river-by-river salmon management to the state, and that the loss of salmon habitat over the past 100 years had slowed but not stopped.

  11. Zee's note says the Boldt decision gave the state sole control of salmon. Which fix matches the chart?

    • The ruling made the tribes the sole managers
    • The ruling made the tribes and the state co-managers
    • The ruling ended salmon management in the state
    • The ruling was made in 1854 at Medicine Creek, by treaty
  12. Three nations and outside rule

    Nation (own name)HomelandTraditional ways of lifeChanges and hard historyToday
    TlingitSoutheast Alaskafishing and coastal trade1867: the United States bought Alaska from Russia; Alaska Native peoples disputed Russia's right to sell their landa heritage institute keeps the languages and arts strong
    Unangax̂the Aleutian and Pribilof Islandsa sea-based way of life1942: the US evacuated 881 Unangax̂ to camps for about two years; 1988: Congress recognized the harm and paid restitutionan association teaches the culture and language
    Kwakwaka'wakwnorthern Vancouver Island, British Columbiapotlatch gatherings1884: Canada banned the potlatch; 1921: masks and regalia were taken; 1951: the ban endeda cultural society cares for returned treasures

    Below the chart: the rows repeat facts from the earlier charts so the three nations can be compared.

  13. Ari's note says the Unangax̂ were moved in 1867 when Alaska was sold. Which fix matches the chart?

    • They were sold along with Alaska in 1867
    • They were evacuated in 1942, during World War II
    • They were moved in 1988 when restitution was paid
    • They were moved by Canada's 1884 potlatch law
  14. Bo's note says the potlatch ban began in 1951. Which fix matches the chart?

    • The ban is still in force today
    • The ban began in 1921 and ended in 1951
    • The ban covered the Tlingit in Alaska
    • The ban began in 1884 and ended in 1951