Overview
Reading/Event Response 4:
Questions and Instructions
Our fourth and final reading response will address themes concerning Native activism and Native relationships to objects. In addition, if you attended the SDSU Pow Wow, you can opt to respond to questions concerning the event.
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Option 1: Reading Response Questions
If you are choosing to respond to the readings, please respond to the following questions:
Question1: Dunbar-Ortiz - Chapter 11
How has the “Doctrine of Discovery” impacted Native communities, with particular focus on Native rights to their ancestral lands? Also, what is the “Narrative of Dysfunction” and how is it a direct consequence of historical colonial violence inflicted on Native communities?
Question 2: Bryan Pollard: The Life of an Object
How do Native communities differ in their approaches/relationships to physical objects from non-Natives, and why is the return of these objects so important to Native people?
Question 3: Object relations: A personal experience
Please choose an object you own, or your family owns, that has some sort of significance to you for any reason. This can be literally anything (photograph, jewelry, clothing, book, etc.), that means something to you for a specific reason.
Once you've chosen an object, please answer the following questions:
What is the object and why is it important to you? What's it's significance? Is it something rare, unique, or is it significant for emotional/spiritual reasons?
How is the object cared for, if at all, and where is it normally stored? What are some considerations for the long-term preservation of the object?
Lastly, where do you see the life of this object going? Will it stay with you, be passed down, or will it eventually with time reach a demise?
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Option 2: Pow Wow Event Response
Thank you for attending the SDSU Pow Wow! If you choose to write about your Pow Wow experience, please use the following steps:
Step 1: Historical background
Please conduct some brief research on Pow Wows in general (at least 2 sources) and present a brief history of the Pow Wow throughout the U.S. What are the origins of the Pow Wow, what communities began this event, and for what reason? How has the Pow Wow changed into the present? Please explain.
Note: make sure you are researching credible, scholarly books, articles or websites (No Wikipedia, encyclopedia, etc.). Also, since students will be referring to various different sources, please cite throughout your response and include a bibliography page at the end of your response using proper citations.
Here is a source for citations: Citation Formats GuideLinks to an external site.
Step 2: SDSU Pow Wow description
Please describe your experience at the SDSU Pow Wow, and walk me through your experience! What did you see, did you talk to anyone, did you purchase anything? What time of day did you go and what singing/dancing was occurring while you were there?
* Please attach/insert a photo of the event here if you took any for proof of attendance *
Step 3: Interpretation
What impact did the SDSU Pow Wow have on you? How was Native culture depicted and what were some of your major takeaways from the experience?
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Format:
1000 words minimum to 1250+ words (for the entire response, not per question)
Briefly summarize the reading and what it discusses (few sentences), then go into responding to the questions about the readings.
Note: Longer responses typically produce a stronger response so aim for 1250+ words if you are seeking full credit
Insert a heading:
Please include a heading with your name and course information
Use paragraphs:
Please use paragraphs to separate responses/different themes and topics. Do not create "word walls."
Citations:
Please provide between 2-4 citations/references to the assigned readings per question. You are only citing from the assigned readings - no outside research is necessary
NO LONG QUOTES.
Instead, paraphrase and explain in your own words where possible. Short, one-sentence quotes are ok where necessary.
Example:
According to Dunbar-Ortiz, Native communities have existed in North America for thousands of years (Dunbar-Ortiz, page number).
For Lecture citations, please use the following format: (Professor Muñoz, Indian Boarding Schools Lecture).
Due: Monday (4/28) before 11:59pm