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Historian Answers Native American Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Reservations, casinos, maps, code talkers, and removal (00:00 – 08:15)

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1. According to the speaker, who generally governs reservations?

Tribal community members
State governments
Federal military officers
Private companies

2. What law did the speaker say regulated Native American casinos?

The Indian Gaming and Regulatory Act of 1988
The Homestead Act
The Indian Removal Act
The Civil Rights Act

3. Why were Navajo code talkers valuable during World War II?

They built military radios
They translated peace treaties
They trained soldiers in the desert
Their language was extremely difficult for enemies to understand

Historian Answers Native American Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Stereotypes, pow-wows, activism, food systems, and family life (08:15 – 17:15)

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1. According to the speaker, the image of Native Americans living in teepees and wearing headdresses mainly comes from which cultures?

Plains Indian cultures
Caribbean island communities
Southwestern farming cultures
Arctic communities

2. What is a pow-wow mainly described as?

A military ceremony only for veterans
A gathering that celebrates Native American culture
A school event for children
A legal meeting about treaties

3. What does the speaker say many important world food crops came from?

Native American gardens, especially in Mesoamerican communities
African trade ports
Modern agricultural laboratories
European monasteries

Historian Answers Native American Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Confederacies, boarding schools, sovereignty, religion, and population (17:15 – 24:42)

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1. What does the speaker say the seven generation principle encourages?

Choosing seven leaders for each tribe
Moving every seven years
Planning actions so future generations benefit
Teaching seven languages to every child

2. What was a major goal of American Indian boarding schools, according to the speaker?

To prepare children for farming
To remove children from their cultures and force assimilation
To train children as diplomats
To preserve Native languages

3. How does the speaker describe Native American population change in the 21st century?

It has increased fairly dramatically
It has remained exactly the same
It has only grown in Canada
It has disappeared in many regions

Historian Answers Native American Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

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1. What is one main idea repeated throughout the video?

Most Native institutions were created recently by state governments
Native American nations have diverse histories, cultures, and political systems
Native American history only matters before the 19th century
Native American communities are all historically identical

2. How does the speaker generally portray Native American nations in relation to the United States?

As purely symbolic cultural organizations
As foreign empires that ruled all of North America
As self-governing communities with limited but real sovereignty
As groups with no political authority

3. What broader message does the video communicate about Native American history?

It is too complicated to study accurately
It mainly belongs to museums rather than the present
It is essential to understanding the history of the United States
It should be separated from US history

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Historian Answers Native American Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Which topic in the video surprised you the most, and why?
How can stereotypes in media affect the way people understand Native American communities today?
Do you think schools teach enough about Native American history? Why or why not?
What does the idea of sovereignty mean in practice for Native American nations, based on this video?