Civics

Civics

Grade Level:

2

Scope & Sequence:

Civics

Goal:

To understand key community ideals within the boundaries of the SIR.

Objective:

Students will: Name three to five positions/levels.

Background Knowledge / Cultural Concept

  • Pre-contact
  • Government/Leadership
  • Concept: Leadership
  • Band/Village Structure

Spokane Tribal Values

Vocabulary

  • Leader  Illme’who’m
  • Anarchy
  • Chief
  • Sub-Chief
  • Spiritual Leaders
  • War
  • Salmon
  • Sumesh (Medicine)

Lesson Plan

The teacher will: Teach vocabulary of roles and definitions of pre-contact political structures of the Spokane Tribe of Indians.

To create organizational flow chart.

Leadership (govt)
Chief       Sumesh     SC      Smlic     War       Sumesh
Role         Role        Role      Role       Role      Role

Assessment:

  • Ability to match cards.

Enrichment:

Materials Needed:

  • Chart paper
  • Coyote (spilya) stories
  • Index cards

Activity:

  • Role Playing Matching (Salish terms on cards too)
  • Coyote (spilya) stories
  • Field Trip to Four Mounds

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Lesson Assigned To:

NGSS

Common Core Standards

Spokane Tribal Standards

  • Goal(s): Knowledge of Language, History and Culture: Coordinator to coordinate STOI Depts listed below.
  • Language: Coyote Stories, Salish Language and translations
  • Preservation: Historical information
  • DNR: Historical photos to enhance lecture