The Names on the Map: Learning from the Chehalis People

Open the page “The names on the map” (search “Chehalis people”) and read it slowly and respectfully. Every answer is right there in the words on the page.

1. 1.The page lists four river names. Write down all four.

   🔎 The big opening line, under the title.

2. 2.Are these river names English words? What does the page say about how old they are?

   🔎 The opening paragraph.

3. 3.Whose homeland is this place?

   🔎 First paragraph of the main section.

4. 4.How long does the page say the Chehalis people have lived and fished along these waters?

   🔎 Same first paragraph — look for a special phrase.

5. 5.What food has been at the heart of the Chehalis people’s life and culture?

   🔎 End of the first paragraph.

6. 6.The district wants to build this page WITH someone. Who?

   🔎 The box “This page is being written with the Tribe.”

7. 7.The page says the best place to learn about the Chehalis people is where?

   🔎 End of the box, and the “Learn from the Tribe” link.

Challenge · Grades 7–12

1. 8.The page chose NOT to write a full history of the Chehalis people itself. In your own words, explain the reason it gives.

   🔎 The box, first sentence.

2. 9.The page says the rivers carry more than water and salmon. What else do they carry, and why does that matter?

   🔎 First paragraph of the main section.

3. 10.The last paragraph gives two ideas to hold onto about the Chehalis people. What are they?

   🔎 The final paragraph, before the sources.