Puyallup Civics with Washington State History

Unit Outline

The State We're In: Washington

The State We're In Washington: Your Guide to State, Local, and Tribal Government (8th Edition) | League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund

Terms of Use: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License for online/pdf version. 

Budget Guide for WA State

Ways and Means Committee Reports and Citizen's Guide to the Budget | Washington State Legislature

Capable County

The Capable County | iCivics

Students explore the many roles filled by their county government and the role of county governments in a federalist system. After a close examination of the county, students create their own fictional county! Students are familiarized with fun facts about county government and analyze the transition of county development through the lens of westward expansion. 

This resource was created with support from the National Association of Counties.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify counties as an extension of state government.
• Define Dillon’s Rule and Home Rule.
• Identify the organizational structures and duties of county government, including the names and functions of county officials.
• Identify the types of services counties provide.
• Compare counties’ revenue sources.
• Identify the effect of unfunded mandates on counties.

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Building Nature

Building Nature: Topics in the Environmental History of Seattle and Spokane | Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington

Boldt Decision

Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Federally Recognized Tribes in Washington State

Unit 2: Contemporary World Problems - Environmental Issues: The Boldt Decision

Level 1:
Indian people lived in the Pacific Northwest for thousands of years, with salmon as a foundation for their culture, economy, and religion. There are many dates, names, and places that were important in establishing current tribal fishing rights. Students will define terms related to tribal fishing rights and interpret legal terms associated with Indian case law.

Level 2:
Students will evaluate important events in tribal fishing rights, select ten events that seem most important, and construct a timeline. They will make an accordion book to present their timelines.

Level 3:
Students will gather an artifact box filled with information, facts, photo evidence, and so on that an international environmental lawyer might use to defend indigenous water rights.

Terms of Use: Except where otherwise noted, "Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State" by Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in partnership with the Federally Recognized Tribes in Washington State is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. 

The Fish Wars

The Fish Wars: What Kinds of Action Can Lead to Justice | Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

This online lesson provides perspectives from Native American community members and their supporters, images, news footage, an interactive timeline, and other sources about an important campaign to secure the treaty rights and sovereignty of Native Nations of the Pacific Northwest. Scroll to begin an exploration of the actions Native Nations took to address injustices.

Entering a New Era

Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Federally Recognized Tribes in Washington State

Unit 6: United States History - Entering a New Era: Nation-Building, Gaming and Self-Determination

Level 1 - Students will:

• Read an article and participate in a class discussion of Indian Gaming and Self-Governance.
  
• Illustrate Indian Gaming and Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country by creating a class storyboard for each topic.
• Compare the similarities in how Indian Gaming and Criminal Jurisdiction have been shaped by federal legislation and litigation.

Level 2 - Students will:

• Analyze an economic enterprise of a local tribe and its effects on the larger community and neighboring economies.
• Understand the complicated maze of jurisdiction on Indian lands.
• Synthesize the impact Indian gaming has on drawing people to the reservations with the jurisdictional and law enforcement needs of the Indian community.

Level 3 - Students will:

• Compare the competing perspectives on Indian gaming and defend a position on Indian gaming on a local reservation.
• Analyze and evaluate how the outcome of Oliphant v Suquamish Tribe affects tribal sovereignty, examine civil or criminal jurisdiction of a local tribe, and defend a position on the criminal jurisdiction a local tribe has over non-Indians on a local reservation.

Terms of Use: Except where otherwise noted, "Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State" by Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in partnership with the Federally Recognized Tribes in Washington State is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. All logos are property of their respective owners.

Supplemental Resources

Civic Action Project | Constitutional Rights Foundation

Washington Geospatial Open Data | Washington Office of the Chief Information Officer

Teaching Elections in Washington State | Washington Office of the Secretary of State

Washington State Courts Educational Resources | Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts

Readings

You may link to the online version of the textbooks from the chart or download a PDF copy of the readings for Unit 5 below:

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