Idaho Social Studies 2.SS.1.2
The Standard
Compare the lives and contributions of two of the five federally recognized American Indian tribes in Idaho: the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Shoshone Bannock Tribes, Nez Perce Tribe, and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes.
Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students compare the Nez Perce Tribe and Coeur d'Alene Tribe using maps and information from each tribe. They identify a similarity and a difference in their lives, past or present, and name a contribution from each.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can find both tribal homelands on an Idaho map. They can give a specific similarity and difference, then describe work each tribe does today, such as salmon recovery and lake protection.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat the two tribes as one group or think their communities exist only in the past. They may assume one photo shows how every member of a tribe lives.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Write one way the Nez Perce Tribe and Coeur d'Alene Tribe are alike, one way they differ, and one contribution from each.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs an Idaho map and fact cards from each tribe's website; have them mark both homelands and circle one shared detail.
After reading the fact cards, ask: What is alike about these communities, and what is different about their work today?
Play a matching game with cards showing salmon recovery, lake protection, and two homeland maps; match each card to a tribe.
Show a photo of Coeur d'Alene Lake and a salmon stream; ask how each tribe's work helps people and wildlife.
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