Practice Exercises (6.10) - Displacing Indigenous Peoples

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Question 1.
What does the term 'frontier' refer to in historical contexts?
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Think about what boundaries mean in geography.
Question 2.
Name one reason why indigenous histories have been omitted from mainstream narratives.
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Consider who writes history and whose stories are told.
3Question 3.
What does the term 'frontier' refer to?
- A type of currency
- A boundary between settled and uncharted land
- An organization
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Consider its geographic implications.
4Question 4.
True or False: Indigenous histories are often included prominently in mainstream narratives.
- True
- False
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Think about whose voices are represented in history.
Question 5.
Evaluate the effectiveness of various methods used by indigenous peoples to resist colonization.
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Consider historical cases such as the Cherokee Nation's legal battles.
Question 6.
Discuss how the concepts of ownership and land use differ between indigenous cultures and European settlers.
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Think about specific cultural practices and beliefs associated with land.

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