Homework # 1: Columbus and the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Instructions:

Homework # 1: Columbus and the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Instructions:
Read Chapter 1 of Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, pages 8-27
A People’s History of the United States (libcom.org)Links to an external site.
Read Introduction of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s An Indigenous People’s History of the United States, pages 1-14
An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States Ortiz.pdf (lcps.org)Links to an external site.
After reading these 2 chapters, answer the following questions:
1) What do we learn about Columbus and Indigenous people from Howard Zinn?
2) What are some of Zinn’s main ideas or arguments?
3) Choose 1 passage/quote to analyze and explain why you find it interesting or important.
4) What is one of the main arguments in An Indigenous People’s History of the United States?
5) Choose 1 passage/quote to analyze and explain why you find it interesting or important.Homework
# 2: Native Americans
Instructions:
Watch the 3 videos below:
Life As A Young and Native American | Indigenous Voices – YouTube
Links to an external site.What Really Happened at Standing Rock | I Was There – YouTube
Links to an external site.Indigenous Women Keep Going Missing in Montana – YouTubeLinks to an external site.
After watching the videos, respond to these questions:
1) What can we learn about indigenous people today?
2) How does history impact the lives of indigenous people?
3) Choose one scene to analyze and explain why you found it interesting or important.