Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence
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Northwest Coast nations
Nation (own name) Homeland Traditional ways of life Changes and hard history Today Tlingit Southeast Alaska ? Russians tried to settle the coast; in 1867 the United States bought Alaska from Russia, though Alaska Native peoples disputed Russia's right to sell their land the Sealaska Heritage Institute, founded in 1980, keeps Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian languages and arts strong and holds Celebration, a large gathering, every two years Haida Haida Gwaii, islands off British Columbia, and part of Southeast Alaska living from the land and sea of Haida Gwaii, with the mighty cedar tree at the center; carving monumental poles from red cedar Canada's ban on the potlatch applied to the Haida, as to every First Nation in Canada the Council of the Haida Nation looks after the lands and waters of Haida Gwaii and teaches the Haida language; it manages Gwaii Haanas together with Canada under the Gwaii Haanas Agreement, which marked 20 years in 2013 Kwakwaka'wakw northern Vancouver Island and the nearby coast, British Columbia potlatches: gatherings where hosts give gifts to guests, who witness events such as a name being given; songs and dances carry history a Canadian law passed in 1884 banned the potlatch until 1951; in 1921, after a potlatch at Village Island, 45 people were arrested and masks and regalia were taken the U'mista Cultural Society in Alert Bay cares for returned treasures; museums sent pieces back in 1988 and 2002 The cell marked ? is blank. Below the chart: each nation's own name comes first. Potlatch comes from a Chinook word meaning to give.
Ari's chart has a blank: what are the Tlingit traditional ways of life?
- Fishing from cedar canoes and trading dried fish
- Carving monumental poles from red cedar
- Raising cattle on dry grassland plains
- Holding a large gathering once in two years
Bo's chart has a blank: what changed for the Kwakwaka'wakw?
- Museums sent treasures back in 1988 and 2002
- The United States bought their land from Russia
- A Canadian law banned the potlatch until 1951
- A Canadian law required the potlatch until 1951
Kira's chart has a blank: what does the Haida Nation do today?
- Its council looks after Haida Gwaii and teaches the language
- It carves houses and dugout canoes from red and yellow cedar
- Its cultural society in Alert Bay cares for returned masks
- It once lived on Haida Gwaii, but the nation is gone now
Northwest Coast nations
Nation (own name) Homeland Traditional ways of life Changes and hard history Today Tlingit Southeast Alaska fishing for salmon, halibut, cod and herring from cedar canoes up to 60 feet long; trading dried fish and Chilkat robes Russians tried to settle the coast; in 1867 the United States bought Alaska from Russia, though Alaska Native peoples disputed Russia's right to sell their land the Sealaska Heritage Institute, founded in 1980, keeps Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian languages and arts strong and holds Celebration, a large gathering, every two years Haida Haida Gwaii, islands off British Columbia, and part of Southeast Alaska living from the land and sea of Haida Gwaii, with the mighty cedar tree at the center; carving monumental poles from red cedar Canada's ban on the potlatch applied to the Haida, as to every First Nation in Canada the Council of the Haida Nation looks after the lands and waters of Haida Gwaii and teaches the Haida language; it manages Gwaii Haanas together with Canada under the Gwaii Haanas Agreement, which marked 20 years in 2013 Kwakwaka'wakw northern Vancouver Island and the nearby coast, British Columbia potlatches: gatherings where hosts give gifts to guests, who witness events such as a name being given; songs and dances carry history a Canadian law passed in 1884 banned the potlatch until 1951; in 1921, after a potlatch at Village Island, 45 people were arrested and masks and regalia were taken the U'mista Cultural Society in Alert Bay cares for returned treasures; museums sent pieces back in 1988 and 2002 Below the chart: each nation's own name comes first. Potlatch comes from a Chinook word meaning to give.
Where is the Haida homeland, by the chart, Jun asks?
- Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- The Aleutian and Pribilof Islands of Alaska
- Southeast Alaska alone, without any islands
- Haida Gwaii and part of Southeast Alaska
How long could Tlingit canoes be, by the chart, Luz asks?
- Up to 600 feet long
- Exactly 60 feet, each one the same
- Up to 6 feet long
- Up to 60 feet long
In what year did the potlatch ban end, Milo asks?
- 1921
- 1951
- 1884
- 1980
What is a potlatch, by the chart and its note, Noah asks?
- A gathering where hosts give gifts to guests who witness events
- A tall pole carved from red cedar to stand in a village
- A law that Canada passed in 1884 about gatherings
- A canoe carved for long trips on the open ocean
The chart says museums sent pieces back. Where had the treasures been, Ren asks?
- In the Haida Nation's care on Haida Gwaii
- In museums, after they were taken in 1921
- In Celebration, a gathering held in Juneau
- In Alert Bay the whole time, not moved
Which sentence about the Kwakwaka'wakw fits the chart, Zee asks?
- They still may not hold a potlatch under Canada's law
- They live in British Columbia and care for their treasures in Alert Bay
- They lived in British Columbia long ago, before the nation was gone
- They live on Haida Gwaii and look after its waters
Which sentence about the Haida uses the right tense, Esme asks?
- The Haida lived on Haida Gwaii, but their nation is gone
- The Haida live on Haida Gwaii and look after its lands
- The Haida hold the Celebration gathering in Juneau
- The Haida were left out of the potlatch ban in Canada
