Why is it important to preserve the cultural heritage of Native Americans and to promote Native American living cultures?

Why is Leonard Peltier important to Native Americans and the U.S. government?

 

Do you think Indian sports mascots are racist? Explain.

 

How does reservation life affect Native film makers? Should Indians

film only stories about Indians? Why or why not?

 

Why is it important to preserve the cultural heritage of Native Americans and to promote Native American living cultures?

 

Explain what Traci Morgan means when she says selling Indian identity is part of the marketing scheme for Native art.

 

List four points you got from REEL INJUN. What did you like/dislike about REEL INJUN? Anything surprise you?  If you could not see the video for some reason, tell me about another film you have watched on American Indians.

 

Explain the difference between respect for sacred Indian objects as mascots and typical Indian sports mascots.

 

 

How does storytelling function for Indian people? How does this connect to identity?

 

 

Explain the connection Elizabeth Cook-Lynn sees between the current War on Terror and the U.S. response to the death of Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer in 1876.