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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2008, what was the unemployment rate at Leech Lake?

2. What was the life expectancy for Indians by 1970?

3. Between 1973 and 1992 how much money did the BIA steal or lose of Indian money?

4. By what percent did the population of Indians incrased from 1980 to 1990?

5. By 1988, how much was tribal gaming revenue brining in annually?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Indian tribes get when Helen Bryan and her husband sued regarding property taxes?

2. How did Eddy Pablo sum up what it was like in Tulalip?

3. What was Public Law 959?

4. What was the Indian Education Act?

5. Who is Sean Sherman, and what is he known for?

6. How did Sarah Agaton Howes become interested in running and wellness?

7. What was the Court of Claims and how effective was it?

8. What information did Treuer share about his mother?

9. What ways are there to decide who is and who is not an Indian other than blood quantum laws?

10. What happened in 1992 that brought protests of Columbus and other issues?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clyde Warrior wrote an essay that described “Five Types of Young Indians.” What were the five types of Indians that Warrior wrote about in his essay? What did his essay reveal about self-esteem and Indians?

Essay Topic 2

There were a number of policies designed to remove the Indians from their land. What were two different types of dispossession policies? Why were these policies damaging to the Indians?

Essay Topic 3

Sam Cleveland had a life that was molded by difficult circumstances. How was Cleveland’s life molded by difficult circumstances? How did he learn to survive and fight against powerlessness?

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