Week 8 Assignment
We Shall Remain – Wounded Knee Assignment
Introduction
The video for this assignment is another part of the series We Shall Remain. This particular episode deals with events on the Pine Ridge Reservation in the 1970s.
Instructions
A– Watch the video, We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee
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B– As you watch, answer the questions below. When you are finished, save your work, and upload it into Blackboard.
Questions
1—After watching the first part of the documentary, what do you feel the Native Americans are protesting? What do they want? (Minute 7-11)
2—Describe Dick Wilson and why some Lakota had a problem with him. (min. 11-14)
3—Describe the American Indian Movement (AIM). What are your impressions of the organization? (min. 20-25)
4—What role did women play in the conflict on the Pine Ridge Reservation? (min. 26-28)
5—Why did the US government decide not to invade the Pine Ridge Reservation and end the stand-off by force? (min. 35-36)
6—Describe the boarding school experience of the men who are interviewed in the film. What is the most striking reminiscence to you? (min. 39-45)
7— Describe the Indian Relocation program of the 1950s. How did Indians view the program? What effects did it have? (min. 50-55)
8—How did the stand-off come to an end between the protesters and the federal government? (min. 107-110)
9—How did Dick Wilson exact revenge? How many people were killed? (min. 111-112)
10—In your opinion, what were the good things that came out of AIM and the Wounded Knee occupation?
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