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Show THE PAIUTES W E S H A L L R E M A I N : U TA H I N D I A N C U R R I C U L U M G U I D E 75 TEACHER BACKGROUND In 1954, the Southern Paiutes, like many other tribes, had their federal trust relationship severed. Public Law 62 "terminated" the federal government's responsibility to the Southern Paiutes and left them with no official political status within the United States and Utah. The consequences of termination were dire, as the Paiutes lost aboriginal rights to land ownership and territorial practices important to the maintenance of tribal sovereignty. For twenty-six years the Southern Paiutes fought to regain their official status as an American Indian tribal government, and finally, in 1980 the federal government restored the Paiute Tribe of Utah as a recognized sovereign entity. Under restoration, the Paiute tribe has begun the process of economic, cultural, and social resurgence. The story of Paiute termination illustrates the importance of Indian sovereignty and the responsibility of the federal government to Indian peoples. Objecti ve The student will be able to evaluate the effects of the federal government's termination and restoration policies on the Paiute Tribe of Utah and connect this history to the importance of Native American sovereignty. Student Materials Excerpt from Gary Tom and Ronald Holt, "The Paiute Tribe of Utah," p. 139-62 (available online at www.UtahIndians.org) Carl Jake and Roy Tom Discuss the Reservation and Termination Periods Worksheet Essay Questions Time Frame Two or three forty minute periods Teacher Materials At a Glance: The Southern Paiutes and Termination We Shall Remain: The Paiute (chapter 4, 7:45-9:20; chapter 5, 9:20-10:17) THE SOUTHERN PAIUTES OF UTAH: FROM TERMINATION TO RESTORATION Procedure Assign the excerpt from "The Paiute Tribe of Utah" and the excerpt from Carl Jake and Roy Tom's oral history. Have students complete the worksheet. The worksheet will be their reference material for the next activity. (This can be a class work or a homework assignment.) |