For ED 485 Who was here before? History of the Rogue Valley

1. WhoWas Here Before?
Alex Clemens,
Alyssa Evans,
Tara O’Malley,
SamanthaThornton

2. Enduring Understanding
▪ Students will understand that many different
cultural groups contributed to the
development and settlement of southern
Oregon; and that these groups experienced
different realities throughout their time in the
valley.

3. Essential Questions
▪ As Oregon was being settled, which group or
groups of people appear to have had
advantages?Who prospered? Who suffered?
▪ What are the similarities and differences
between historical experiences of different
cultural groups and their current experiences?
▪ How did each cultural group contribute to
today’s culture in southern Oregon?

4. Native Americans

5. Gold Rush/Settlers

6. Asian Influence

7. MigrantWorkers

8. Resources- Native Americans
▪ www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/tablerock/table-rock-tribes.php
▪ bluebook.state.or.us/cultural/history14.htm
▪ www.native-languages.org/oregon.htm
▪ www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2046.html
▪ Nativetimes.com/index.php/news/federal/4051-claims-to-be-ore-tribe-not-
recognized-by-bia
▪ www.latgawa.org/new.htm
▪ www.oregonpioneers.com/tribe.htm
▪ www.pinterest.com
▪ http://what-when-how.com/native-americans/shasta-native-americans-of-
california/

9. Resources-Gold Rush/Settlers
▪ http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/effect-of-the-
gold-rush/
▪ http://www.oregongold.net/tag/southern-oregon-gold

10. Resources- Asian Influence
▪ http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/Chinese_americans_in_
Oregon/#.Vs-Kzo-cHIU
▪ http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/exhibits/ww2/threat/camps.htm
▪ http://archive.Vancouver.wsu.edu/crbeha/ja/ja.htm
▪ http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/diversity/Asian_a
m/Japanese_am/nihon_WWll.html

11. Resources- MigrantWorkers
▪ The Circuit: Stories from the life of a migrant worker by Francisco
Jimenez
▪ Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
▪ Side by Side/Lado a Lado:The story of Delores Huerta and Cesar
Chavez/ La Historia de Delores Huerta y Cesar Chavez by Monica
Brown
▪ www.opb.org
▪ www.oregonhistoryprogject.org
▪ www.fhdc.org