SOC 249:
Native Nations of the US,
TR
10-11:50
OL 215
Fall 2006
DePauw
University
Professor Thomas Hall
Office: 106 Asbury, x4519, email: thall@depauw.edu
OFFICE HOURS:
TuTr 1-1:50; W 11-12; & by appt
***Final Draft***
Study Guide for Midterm on October 12, 2006
Last Updated 10-4-06
The test, scheduled for Thursday,
October 12, with review on Tuesday, October 10, it will cover:
Sutton, .
Iverson Chs. 1-3
Wilkins Chs. 1-4, and 9
Everything covered on the quiz
Reserve readings by Churchill and by Rollins
All videos: Broken Chain,
Tecumseh, Geronimo, Dakota Conflict, In the White Man's Image, Ghost Dance
videos
All lectures
You MAY USE, but are not required to use Tracks and/or the video[s] you reviewed for the first film review.
TERMS TO KNOW:
2. How are American Indians different from other minority groups in the United States? What are the consequences of these differences for Indian persistence and survival?
3. Describe some of the effects of the fur trade on Indian societies. Be sure to note differences between fur trade in Northeast Woodlands from Southeastern culture areas.
4. Describe some of the ways Indians resisted European invasions? How well did these
techniques work? Why did they use those strategies and not others?
5. Why are the Pueblo Indians called "Pueblos?" How much variation is there among these
peoples?
6. What are some of the ways in which Tecumseh and his followers resisted European
encroachment on their territory?
7. Why did the Mohawks side with the British during the colonial rebellion? What were the
consequences of this decision?
8. Why does professor Hall argue that although the Ghost Dance, the Shawnee Prophet, Native
American Church, the Pueblo Revolt, etc. are as much political as religious movements?
9. Compare and contrast the Plateau, Great Basin, and Subarctic culture areas.
10. Compare and contrast the Northeast, Southeast, and Shouthwest culture areas.
11 Compare and contrast the California and Northwest Coast culture areas.
12. Compare and contrast the Plains culture area with any two other culture areas.
13. Why is federal recognition important to Native Peoples?
14. Why do many Native American groups prefer to be called Nation rather than tribes
15. What does Wilkins mean by "Indian Country"? Contrast that with general usage of this term.
16. Someone comments on Indian activism, "what are they so excited about, they were all primitive hunters till us white taught them farming!" Comment on this statement given. Again, your reply is factual, not editorial or ad hominem.
17. Do Cornell's stages apply at the same time to the entire U.S.? If not, why not?
21. What are "culture areas"? How are they used?
22. Why are Indians "not minorities" according to Wilkins?
23. According to Sutton, why are events in the 19th century [the 1800s] still important today for Indian - White relations?
24. According to prof. Hall, why are events in the 19th century [the 1800s] still important today for Indian - White relations?
25. How did the Indian Reorganization Act help Native Nations? How did it harm them? Which groups of Whites opposed it? Why?
26. Summarize the "special relationship" of Native Nations to the U.S. government. How has it changed over the last 200 years? Why is it important.
27.What is the most important POLITICAL issue for Native Nations with respect to the US government? Why is important? How does it affect the daily life of Native peoples?
28. Discuss Richard Henry Pratt's plan for "killing the Indian, but saving the man." I what ways was it a progressive reform? In what ways did it harm Indian children? What were is long-term, unexpected consequences?
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