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4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 8

Tribal Sovereignty & Treaties

Nation-to-nation, treaties and Tribal governments today.

What your child practices

Practices what Tribal sovereignty means, that the 29 federally recognized Tribes in Washington are nations with their own governments, the treaties of 1854 and 1855 and the rights Tribes reserved, the Boldt Decision and the Centennial Accord. Follows Washington's Since Time Immemorial curriculum. The content is light and never treats all Tribes as one.

Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: C3.4.1; C3.4.2; C3.4.3; C3.4.4; C3.4.5; C4.4.3; C4.4.4 · Tribal sovereignty, nation-to-nation relationships, treaties and Tribal government

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    A treaty is…

    • a city law
    • a type of map
    • an agreement between nations
    • a school rule

  2. Question 2

    Many Tribes have a constitution and an elected council. These are…

    • museums
    • sports teams
    • government structures
    • stores

  3. Question 3

    The United States Constitution calls treaties…

    • old stories
    • suggestions
    • the supreme law of the land
    • state rules

  4. Question 4

    Land a Tribe kept in a treaty is called a…

    • reservation
    • harbor
    • state park
    • county

  5. Question 5

    In the treaties, many Tribes kept the right to…

    • build railroads
    • own all cities
    • elect the President
    • fish, hunt and gather at their usual places

  6. Question 6

    Billy Frank Jr., a Nisqually leader, is known for…

    • building the first railroad
    • founding Seattle
    • inventing the ferry
    • standing up for treaty fishing rights

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