History of American Indian
Please chose 1 of the 4 following questions to answer in your week 6 forum. Your initial post needs to have a minimum of 200-250 words. Respond to at least 3 of your
peers, meeting the 100-150 word minimum in each of your responses. Please be sure to cite all of your sources.
1. What was the Dawes act and how did it use race/blood quantum to create unequal access to resources and fracture community relations?
2. How did Boarding Schools and Boarding School Policy impact Native communities? What were the consequences students and their families faced as a result?
3. What did Indigenous people do to resist the “de-tribilization” efforts instituted by US through these policies? How did they persevere despite the impacts of de-
tribalization policies?
4. What happened to leaders like Geronimo and Sitting Bull after Reservation policy had been instituted? How did they continue to advocate for their communities? How
did their lives end?
