Off-Site Resources for Teachers

This is a list of off-site resources that can be helpful for teachers.

Download a PDF version Resources for Teachers (Confluence)

Grande Ronde Online Library – http://library.grandronde.org/index.html

Curriculum https://www.grandronde.org/about/tribal-history/fourth-grade-curriculum/

Since Time Immemorial www.indian‐ed.org www.indian‐ed.org/curriculum/elementary‐school‐curriculum/wa‐celilo‐falls‐dalles‐dam/  This is Washington State’s mandated requirement to teach Native history and culture in classrooms. Oregon teachers might still find this helpful since it is similar to the requirements put forth by Senate Bill 13.

Museum of the American Indian http://www.americanindian.si.edu/environment/Default.aspx

The Oregon Encyclopedia http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/entry/view/celilo_falls/

Washington State Historical Society http://stories.washingtonhistory.org/LC‐columbia/culture/celilo‐ falls.htm

Museum at Warm Springs http://www.museumatwarmsprings.org/museum/About_Us/about_us

Crow’s Shadow Institute Pendleton A hotbed for talented printmakers http://www.crowsshadow.org/pages/about

Yakama Nation Museum and Cultural Center Links to history of Yakama Nation http://www.yakamamuseum.com/hyakamahistory.php

Tamastslikt Cultural Institute Pendleton http://www.tcimuseum.com/teachers.cfm

Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership http://www.lcrep.org/classroom‐and‐field‐programs‐ grades‐2‐12 This is a non‐profit group that leads canoe trips so that students may learn about the natural history of the river from the river. The farthest east they go is of Bonneville, however. It’s free to teachers and students, and a very popular program. They book out months in advance.

Oregon Historical Society http://www.ohs.org/exhibits/traveling‐exhibits/oregon‐is‐indian‐country.cfm Oregon Historical Society program (developed with the tribes) from a few years ago. Go to downloads in lower right corner for brochure and student magazine. http://www.ohs.org/the‐oregon‐history‐ project/teachers/lesson‐plans/elementary‐school/native‐american‐culture‐in‐oregon.cfm

Gorge Discovery Center: The Life and Times of Columbia River Salmon /Early Inhabitants of the Columbia Gorge http://www.gorgediscovery.org/educationTourGroups.html

Maryhill Museum: Native People of North America /Meet the Columbia River People Best for Grades 4–12. http://www.maryhillmuseum.org/education.html#schools

The Cathlapotle Plankhouse http://ridgefieldfriends.org/plankhouse/ Chinookan Plankhouse located on the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

 

Videos:

Celilo Falls video: http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1688

Lewis & Clark Tribal Legacies Project http://lc‐triballegacy.org/main.php‐ Digital archive presenting tribal perspective on our shared history

See Through the Water http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXFYu7l_rNk

Celilo Falls, Oregon ­1956 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7XBFHry4VQ&feature=related

Echo of Water Against Rocks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWdxY_5DHq0&list=PLFA1F2D828E5EDF98&index=2&feature=plpp_video

Celilo Finished‐‐slide show with narration http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuwXcig95BQ&feature=related

Lillian Pitt on Oregon Art Beat: http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/segments/view/220 http://www.lillianpitt.com/culture/traditional_arts.html

Pat Courtney Gold http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=‐EpXU6PfMzY

Writing:

 Celilo Falls Special issue, Oregon Historical Quarterly: www.ecotrust.org/nativeprograms/OHQ_Celilo.pdf

Legends by reading level. Vetted by tribes. Project done in 1972 http://apps.educationnorthwest.org/indianreading/index.html

The Dalles Dam and Celilo, http://www.ccrh.org/images/resources/dalles_dam_final.pdf A segment that is focused on resources related to Celilo,http://ccrh.org/resources.php?cat=Celilo%20Falls

A six­page history of Celilo that includes images and documents, written by Katy Barber, http://www.ccrh.org/comm/river/celilo.php

Death of Celilo Falls by Katrine Barber.

In Defense of Wyam by Katrine Barber.

Columbia River Inter­tribal Fish Commission http://www.critfc.org/text/celilo.html

Images of Celilo: http://www.google.com/search?q=Celilo+falls&hl=en&sa=G&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=uni v&ei=2uiVTufQM8jniAK RrumpDQ&ved=0CEcQsAQ&biw=1061&bih=527

Celilo Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/osucommons/sets/72157613334873669/

Essay by Elizabeth Woody http://www.salmonnation.com/essays/recalling_celilo.html

Marie Watt ­ Blanket Stories Marie Watt is in New York now, but this video shows her contemporary take on traditional arts. http://watch.opb.org/video/1700784930/ http://mkwatt.com/index.php/content/work_detail/category/blanket_stories_objects/

Journey Book from the Confluence Project http://journeybook.confluenceproject.org/

The First Oregonians, by Laura Berg http://www.native‐languages.org/oregon.htm

Nez Perce Trail http://www.fs.usda.gov (National Historic Trail/ Parents/Teachers)