Native American Experience

Some Native Americans do not like the term Native American. Explain why they reject this name.

Maybe because they don’t like being associated with a name.

One person in the BBC Video said that living in poverty does not mean they are poor. What do you think he meant by that?

He meant that the reservation is not very wealthy.

Some Native Americans approve of the team name Redskins. What is their reason for approving this name while others do not?

They might like to have a football team with a name that is associated with them.

In the CNN segment, there was a story told about a woman who used to approve of the name Redskins, and now does not. What changed? Why does she no longer approve of the name?

She moved out of the reservation.

How can non-Native people help others learn about Native Americans current issues? What can we do to help?

We can protest and post on social media.

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