S’entraîner : Yellowstone : protéger un paysage habité

Yellowstone: protecting a landscape with a human history Original teaching adaptations of institutional sources, consulted on 27 October 2026. The short quotations in A and B are authentic; the other sentences are adaptations.

A — A law with two purposes. On 1 March 1872, a federal law established Yellowstone National Park. It described the park as being “for the benefit and enjoyment of the people”. Section 2 required protection of natural features. It also allowed limited leases for buildings to accommodate visitors. The law therefore combined preservation and public use; it did not require a landscape without any visitor facilities. Source A: Act establishing Yellowstone National Park, 1872, sections 1–2, transcript published by the US National Archives (page reviewed 8 February 2022).

B — A longer human history. The National Park Service explains that different Indigenous peoples hunted, gathered plants and used obsidian in this region before the park existed. It reports that early park superintendents discouraged tribes from returning to hunt or collect resources. This account challenges the idea that protecting Yellowstone simply meant protecting an empty place. It does not give every community’s own account or every individual’s opinion. A short authentic extract from this NPS account reads: “Early park superintendents actively discouraged tribes from visiting”. The following words in the source identify the newly established park and visits to hunt or collect resources. Source B: National Park Service, Historic Tribes, introduction and Encounter, updated 9 December 2025.

C — A managed landscape. The National Park Service describes roads and other visitor facilities as changes to the landscape. It says managers study the effects of human activities to help protect natural and cultural resources while providing a visitor experience. An institution managing a place is explaining its approach here; this is not proof that every decision has succeeded. Source C: National Park Service, Park History, opening paragraphs, updated 2 June 2025.

Glossary: preserve = protéger/conserver; lease = location autorisée par contrat; accommodate = accueillir; gather = cueillir/collecter; discourage = dissuader; feature = élément caractéristique; account = récit; facilities = équipements.

Répondez avec les mots anglais ou l’année demandés.

1. [Y3] According to B, which volcanic material did Indigenous peoples use? Copy the noun.

1. [Y5] In C, copy the plural noun naming transport infrastructure that changes the landscape.

1. [Y6] According to C, which two types of resources do managers seek to protect? Copy the phrase ending with “resources”.