STUDY QUESTIONS,  CHAPTER 11, THE DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY — still a factor

For February 7, 2019

1.  What date usUN World indigenous Day? How did this come about? Pp 197 -198

2.  How did theEuropean based doctrine of discovery become part of US law?  Pp 196-197.

3.  How doIndigenous Nations within boundaries of US engage in Nation Building?  Pp 202 – 204

4.  What nationsoriginally voted against UN Declaration on the Rights of IndigenousPeoples?  Why?  Why do you think?  Pp 204 – 205

5.  What is theCobell vs Salazar case? When settled? Implications?? Pp 205 – 207

6.  What is“economic self-determination”? give examples.  208 – 210

7.  How did the Violence Against Women Act come into being?  Year passed?  Still in effect?  Pg  214

8. Describe the process of Osage Nation writing a new constitution.  Describe The White Earth process. What is “survivance?”  A good word? Why?  Pp 215 – 217

9.  WRITE ONEQUESTION YOU WOULD EXPECT ON FEB 14, IN CLASS EXAM.