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Chapter 10 - "The Taking of the Land"

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According to the text on page 83, what is cultural identity?

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Question 1
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What did the Dawes Act do to Native American tribes and reservations?

Question 3
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How did the Dawes Act succeed, from the point of view of the U.S. government, where other acts and treaties had failed?

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How did the overturning of the Dawes Act affect Native Americans? Choose TWO

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Is the Hopi Petition written from the perspective of Native Americans or from the perspective of the US government?

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In this chapter, you read, "Today, the total land owned by Native American tribes has risen slightly, to about 55 million acres. That is only about 2 percent of the total land in the United States, but it was enough for Native Americans to revive and renew the core of their cultural identities - the connection to the land on which the tribe depends." What does the word revive mean?