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Chapter 6

Chapter Activities

Chapter Activities

This activity contains 8 questions.

	A. "Listen to Their Voices" Index of Native American Legal Resources on the Internet This site is part of the Virtual Library and it provides a variety of links to Native American Legal resources, such as The Native American Rights Fund, the Indian Law Resource Center, Supreme Court decisions, treaties and numerous other Native American legal issues.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	The Scalpel and the Silver Bear This site provides a book review for the book (The Scalpel and the Silver Bear) that is featured in the Listen to Their Voices section of the chapter. Read the book review and then write a short paper about how the book, The Scalpel and the Silver Bear, relates to at least four ideas presented in this chapter.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	B. Research Focus: Learning the Navajo Way The Navajo Way In this section of Dispatches from a Vanishing World, a brief description of “The Navajo Way” is given. What are the main components or themes? To what extent are they consistent or not with “The American Way” as you may know it? Do you believe that academic success requires that “all that is inherently Navajo in a child must be eliminated and replaced with mainstream White society beliefs and lifestyles”?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Native Web This site contains literally hundreds of Native American and Native people's resources. Click on the "Geographic Index Link" found in the upper left hand corner of your screen. Then click on the "United States." Browse the various topics that are of interest to you.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	C. Census 2000 U.S. Bureau of the Census This link provides a summary overview of the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations. Click on two of the tables. Compare and contrast the data that you find in the two tables. What are the similarities and differences the data describe?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Plumbing of Native American Households Read this short article, packed with Census data, on the plumbing of Native American households. Is there anything that surprised you in this article?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	D. Destination Module: Relevant Sites Powwows and Festivals This site provides links to Native American powwows throughout the United States and to other significant Native American issues, such as: the mascot issue, Native American media, tribal colleges, and Native American organizations.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	American Indian Movement One of the pan-Indian movements discussed in the text was the American Indian Movement (AIM). This link will take the user to the home page for the movement.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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