Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for October 31st

 For homework, please: 

- read National Parks Should Belong to Native Americans - The Atlantic (the article has been scanned and uploaded to Ilias as well and can be accessed in the "Week Three Reading" folder...there is also no need to read the article word-for-word/get caught up in specific historical details; read with the main aim of understanding Treuer's main arguments) and answer the following questions/do the following: 

1. List some of the reasons Treuer gives for advocating a return of Native land to Native tribes.

2. In the article, Treuer writes, "In some respects, ours is an era of Native resurgence." Do you agree? Why or why not?

3. Do you think Treuer's proposal concerning how to implement a return of these lands is feasible? Support your answer with details. 

At this point in the semester, I would recommend that all of you have a US map at hand/in your notes for quick reference as well as a timeline of presidents (since certain periods of time are referred to by presidential administrations, e.g. the zeitgeist of the Obama era). 

Resources cited in class:

The U.S. Dialect Quiz: How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort | JFK Library