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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. On what reservation did Sean Sherman grow up?

2. What did Matthews and Treuer collect when they met in the woods?

3. When did Truman integrate the armed forces?

4. By 1987, where were the biggest concentraion of casinos in the U.S.?

5. When did the American Indian Movement (AIM) take a caravan to Washington, D.C.?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the Wozupi Tribal Gardens?

3. What was the origin of the Blackfeet?

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

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

6. Have casinos made Indians rich?

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

8. When did President Lyndon Johnson declare a war on poverty, and what was significant about his remarks?

9. What is the makeup of the Tulalip Reservation, and when was it established?

10. How did Eddy Pablo make a living?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Activism changed from the 1960s to 1990. How did activism change from the 1960s to 1990? What is the new activism? How does it bring the past into the present and what does it promote?

Essay Topic 2

Blood quantum is one way to determine who is and is not Indian. Why is the question of who is and who is not an Indian complicated? Why is blood quantum one way of determining who is Indian? What did Treuer believe were better ways? Why is it necessary to know who is and is not an Indian?

Essay Topic 3

The American Indian Movement (AIM) was established in Minneapolis. Why was AIM created? What were the goals of the organization? What were its successes and failures?

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