Sovereignty of American Indian nations

is partial owing to their status as domestic depended nations

American Indians on reservation

are not required to stay living there

are not experts at other tribal cultures and languages

Indians were civilized prior to European Arrival because

They had their own form of civil society

The Indian Reorganization Act

set up many tribal governments following the federal model

The 1924 Indian Citizenship act

regranted citizenship to 75% of Native Americans

New Age appropriation of Native American religion...

is offensive to traditional tribal people

common among people seeking monetary resources or benefits

Where do native people believe they came from

From the North American Continent

What is ethnocentrism?

The belief that ones culture is superior to others

the method of calculating the amount of Indian blood an individual has

American Indians turn to alcohol

for the same reasons found in the general population

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1
Indians have no problem celebrating American Holidays
True
False
2
Native American women were
healers, farmers, and traders
not an important part of governance
leaders to the exclusion of men
squaws and princesses
3
What tribal group is example from the text of how Indians were not easily defeated
Seminoles
Ute
Muskogee
Tohono Oodam
4
Scalping has its origins
among Africans
among the Greeks
among American Indians
among the French
5
The contributions of Native Americans have done little to enrich the world.
True
False
6
Sovereignty of American Indian nations
is partial owing to their status as domestic depended nations
is totally self reliant
Allows AI Nations to do as they please
is granted by the federal government
7
American Indians were inferior is a myth because of...
lack of access to hunting
lack of tools
lack of access to traditional religion
Prevence of Disease
8
Indian religious practices were
simple and easy to understand
non existant
can be learned through books
outlawed until 1978
9
American Indians on reservation
live in teepees
own horses
are not required to stay living there
have no modern amenities
10
All indians are
experts at other tribal culture
have similar cultures to other tribes
know their tribal language
are not experts at other tribal cultures and languages
11
Indians were civilized prior to European Arrival because
They had trade networks
They had canoes
They had villages
They had their own form of civil society
12
In the mid-nineteenth century Indian resistance took on the following forms
court
fishing
arts
armed resistance
13
Indians like having their picture taken by non-Indian tourists
True
False
14
The Indian Reorganization Act
set up many tribal governments following the federal model
set up casinos on Indian reservations
set tribes outside of state control
did not effect tribal governance
15
The 1924 Indian Citizenship act
was a ground breaking act
regranted citizenship to 75% of Native Americans
granted citizenship to American Indians for the first time
meant that all natives could vote
16
New Age appropriation of Native American religion...
is a religion that is open to the world.
is done with the full consent of the tribe
is respectful of tribal customs
is offensive to traditional tribal people
17
American Indians receive assistance from the government based on
destitution
treaty obligations
goodwill
potential
18
Indians could have banded together to defend against European invasion
True
False
19
Ethnic Fraud is
carries the threat of jail time
common among people seeking monetary resources or benefits
is uncommon in American Indian communities
is against the law
20
Indians stoic nature is
a myth
is required for tribal membership
is taught as a part of the culture
is the only way indians know how to live
21
Native American populations are
increasing
is assimilating to dominate society
vanishing
declining
22
Where do native people believe they came from
From the North American Continent
From the tribes of Israel
From Africa
From the Bering Land Bridge
23
What is ethnocentrism?
The belief that ones pets are superior to others
The belief that ones clothing is superior to others
The belief that ones culture is superior to others
The belief that ones food is superior to others
24
American Indians in college are hired because of their race.
True
False
25
Blood Quantum is
the method of calculating the amount of Indian blood an individual has
arbitrary
an exact science
not devisive
26
All Indians have a special Indian name
False
True
27
Oral tradition is a primitive way of transmitting history and culture.
False
True
28
American Indians turn to alcohol
because of easy access to liquor
because they are predisposed to become alcoholic
at rates higher then the general population
for the same reasons found in the general population

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