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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. What were the Blackfeet known as?

2. When did delegates from 50 tribes meet in Denver to form the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)?

3. When did Clyde Warrior run for presidency of the Southwest Regional Indian Youth Council and win?

4. When did Treuer drive from Rapid City, South Dakota, to Browning, Montana?

5. Twenty years after the Menominee's suit with the federal government was settled, how much were they awarded in federal court?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the Little Shell Band?

2. Where is Bob Matthews' office when he and Treuer meet and why?

3. What were the Wozupi Tribal Gardens?

4. What group was formed by Indians in 1944, and what were their goals?

5. What information did Treuer share about his mother?

6. When and why was the first blood-quantum law passed in Virginia?

7. What happened to Jeannette Bissonette, and how was her killer found?

8. What was Public Law 959?

9. What was the protest on the edge of the Standing Rock Reservation, and what did it accomplish?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bob Matthews makes his living from hunting and gathering. How does Bob Matthews make his living from hunting and gathering? How are his efforts a job? How is the way he lives off the land different from the common perception of hunter-gatherers or of off-grid living?

Essay Topic 2

David Treuer is an Ojibwe who grew up on the Leech Lake Reservation. Why did Treuer write The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee?

Essay Topic 3

Telling stories can determine how history unfolds. How can telling stories determine how history unfolds? Why is it important to tell stories? How can stories help determine the future?

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