September 9

Go to the Computer lab to complete the following questions:

PRE-READING: BACKGROUND NOTES

As part of your class study of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, answer the

following research questions using the internet and your school library.

1.       Who are the Spokane Indians?

Where are they located?

What is their history?

What are their customs and traditions?

2.       Why were reservations set up in America?

 What was their goal?

Has it been successful?

3.       What are some of the issues and problems facing Native Americans?

4.       Where in America is the Spokane Indian reservation located?

How big is the reservation?

How many people live there?  

5.       What do Americans celebrate at Thanksgiving?

6.       What is the Bureau of Indian Affairs?

7.       What is the Spokane Powwow?

8.       How can the plight of the Native Americans be compared with the journey of the

Indigenous Australians?

How are their experiences similar?

How do they differ?

Write down ideas of what you might do for Ind. HW
Go around and share-Five options.

Read pages 24-43