Race and ethnicity in Society soc 338

part 1)

• Week 7 Reading Assignment

  Week 7 Reading AssignmentRead the textbook (Chap 6: Native Americans), read the notes, watch the videos (the notes and the videos are placed in another folder) and answer the following questions. Due: March 15 (Fri).

• w7r1

  According to the textbook, when did the migration of humans from Northeast Asia to the Americas begin?

• w7r2

  How homogeneous were Native Americans culturally when European first encountered them in the Americas?

• w7r3

  What were the three major colonial powers in the Western Hemisphere?

• w7r4

  What were their colonial objectives?

• w7r5

  What was the major cause of conflict between Native Americans and white settlers?

• w7r6

  What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• w7r7

  What was the “Trail of Tears”?

• w7r8

  What was the significance of the Battle of Wounded Knee?

• w7r9

  What was the Dawes Act (General Allotment Act)?

• w7r10

  What was the condition of Native Americans at the start of the 20th century?

• w7r11

  What was the Indian Reorganization Act?

• w7r12

  Native Americans lag behind the general population on income, education, employment, and health care. What is the major cause of this negative state of Native Americans?

• w7r13

  How beneficial is casino gambling business for Native Americans in general?
  
  
  part 2)
  

• w7s1

  The population of Native Americans decreased from the time of initial contact with Europeans to the first census where Native Americans were officially counted (in 1890). Examine the table below and calculate the percentage change in population for the years shown. This is a simple calculation doing the following.To find out the % change from 1900 to 1930:(1) Find out the change in population: (1930 population) – (1900 population) = 362,000 – 237,000 = 125,000(2) Divide the difference by the population of 1900: 125,000 / 237,000 = 0.5274… ==> 0.53(3) Multiply the ratio you got in (2) by 100: 0.53 x 100 = 53(4) The population increased by 53% 1930 population – 1900 population ----------------------------------------------- x 100 = % change from 1900 to 1930 1900 populationTo find out the % change from 1930 to 1960:(1) Find out the change in population: (1960 population) – (1930 population) = …..(2) Divide the difference by the population of 1930: Change in population from 1930 to 1960 / Population in 1930 = …..(3) Multiply the ratio you got in (2) by 100: ….. (4) The population increased by ____ % 1960 population – 1930 population ----------------------------------------------- x 100 = % change from 1930 to 1960 1930 populationNative American Population by Year (People self-identified as American Indian and Alaska Native alone, and in combination with any other race.)..

  Year	Population	Percent Change
  1900	237,000	N.A.
  1930	362,000	53%
  1960	552,000
  1990	1,959,000
  2000	2,476,000
  2010	2,932,000
  2020	3,727,000

  ..

• w7s2

  Describe the pattern of population change you find in the above table.

• w7s3

  What factors may account for the change in Native American population?

• w7s4

  The table below presents data on the geographic distribution of American Indians by selected states. Calculate the percent of the American Indian population that is residing in each of the states listed.Example: Oklahoma 306,692---------------- x 100 = 0.124 x 100 = 14.2 => 14.2% 2,159,802.Five States with the Largest American Indian Population: 2020 Census.

  State	2020 Population(American Indian alone)	Percent
  Oklahoma	306,692	14.2%
  Arizona	278,614
  California	213,820
  New Mexico	196,542
  Texas	103,670
  All States	2,159,802

  . American Indian alone, excluding American Indian in combination with any other race..

• w7s5

  What percent of all Native Americans live in these five states?

• w7s6

  Why do you think there is such a concentration of Native Americans in these states?
  
  Part 3) Description
  This quiz tests your understanding of key concepts presented in Chap 6. It contains 15 multiple-choice questions. Take the quiz after you have finished all the other assignments