24 Questions We Asked about American Indians--F Block - 26 views

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  #1 Kay Bradley on 08 Sep 10

   

  What questions should we ask about American Indians?
  
  1. What was American Indian lifestyle like before European contact and after?
  2. How long were American Indians here before European contact?
  3. How big was cultural difference between AI and Europeans early on?
  4. Who killed whom first?
  5. What is the American Indian population today? What was it prior to contact?
  6. Are there still Indian reservations where they confined to live (or free to live)? What % of American Indians do live on the reservation?
  7. Do American Indians experience discrimination still?
  8. What areas had the biggest American Indian pop and what areas do now?
  9. Are the indigenous people of South America related to North American Indians?
  10. How do the cultures of different tribes vary?
  11. How many tribes were there? Are there now?
  12. How many generations were in each tribe: lifespan and age at childbearing
  13. Did racial discrimination differ from tribe to tribe. . .
  14. Did white people distinguish among tribes or did they lump them together as "Indians."
  15. What are the different Native American religions?
  16. Did Native Americans ever discriminate against white people -were they ever in a position to do so?
  17. What were some of the cultural traditions in the different tribes?
  18. How did resistance to western influence vary from tribe to tribe?
  19. Did the Europeans ever try to understand the American Indians' culture and what were some compromises that Europeans made to American Indians?
  20. How did the acceptance of western influence vary from tribe to tribe?
  21. Do some American Indian organizations want to and try to regain their land?
  22. Why weren't westerners dying from the diseases from the Americas?
  23. Why was the technology so different between American Indians and Euros-eg Euros had alcohol, guns, steel, horses.
  24. Who qualifies as "genuine" American Indian? Who gets to decide?
  25. Is it due to discrimination that there aren't as many opportunities for jobs and education for American Indians?
  26. What is the economic and educational outlook for AI? Why?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What questions should we ask about American Indians? <br /> <br /> 1. What was American Indian lifestyle like before European contact and after? <br /> 2. How long were American Indians here before European contact? <br /> 3. How big was cultural difference between AI and Europeans early on? <br /> 4. Who killed whom first? <br /> 5. What is the American Indian population today? What was it prior to contact? <br /> 6. Are there still Indian reservations where they confined to live (or free to live)? What % of American Indians do live on the reservation? <br /> 7. Do American Indians experience discrimination still? <br /> 8. What areas had the biggest American Indian pop and what areas do now? <br /> 9. Are the indigenous people of South America related to North American Indians? <br /> 10. How do the cultures of different tribes vary? <br /> 11. How many tribes were there? Are there now? <br /> 12. How many generations were in each tribe: lifespan and age at childbearing <br /> 13. Did racial discrimination differ from tribe to tribe. . . <br /> 14. Did white people distinguish among tribes or did they lump them together as "Indians." <br /> 15. What are the different Native American religions? <br /> 16. Did Native Americans ever discriminate against white people -were they ever in a position to do so? <br /> 17. What were some of the cultural traditions in the different tribes? <br /> 18. How did resistance to western influence vary from tribe to tribe? <br /> 19. Did the Europeans ever try to understand the American Indians' culture and what were some compromises that Europeans made to American Indians? <br /> 20. How did the acceptance of western influence vary from tribe to tribe? <br /> 21. Do some American Indian organizations want to and try to regain their land? <br /> 22. Why weren't westerners dying from the diseases from the Americas? <br /> 23. Why was the technology so different between American Indians and Euros-eg Euros had alcohol, guns, steel, horses. <br /> 24. Who qualifies as "genuine" American Indian? Who gets to decide? <br /> 25. Is it due to discrimination that there aren't as many opportunities for jobs and education for American Indians? <br /> 26. What is the economic and educational outlook for AI? Why?</div>

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