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

2. What were the Blackfeet known as?

3. When did the Menominee Reservation cease to exist?

4. What descent was Sarah Agaton Howe's mother?

5. How much did leeches sell for per pound at the time Treuer talked with Bob Matthews?

Short Essay Questions

1. Have casinos made Indians rich?

2. What was Bob Matthews' new venture in "Anna Mae Aquash"?

3. What was the Kansas Act?

4. What was the origin of the Blackfeet?

5. What progress was being made with teaching Indian languages?

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

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

8. How did the Menominee lose their land?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David Schildt experienced relocation when his family followed his father to California for job training. How does David Schildt serve as a metaphor for Indian life during termination and relocation?

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

Arthur Vivian Watkins was a devout Mormon from Utah who became a U.S. Senator. What did Watkins believe about Indians and the best way to deal with them? How did being a Mormon influence how Watkins made policy and why he believed in termination?

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