Chapters 1-3
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Additional Sound Bytes: This video is a dramatization of the Ghost Dance prophet, played by Wes Studi. (Note: His niece played Johnna in the Broadway tour of AOC.) |
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Chapters 4-6 The events in these chapters are based on an actual historical event between members of the American Indian Movement group and the FBI on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975.
1. Watch two clips from the documentary INCIDENT AT OGLALA giving details about what happened on the Pine Ridge Reservation that day:
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2. Watch a clip from the documentary WE SHALL REMAIN: WOUNDED KNEE to get a better understanding on whom the characters of Elk and Horse could be based. The clip starts at 7:20 min and ends at 12:15 min.
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This video relays the history of AIM (the American Indian Movement) from its first call to action, to the controversial members, to their present day causes. |
Chapters 7-9
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Additional Sound Bytes: Dramatization of children at the boarding school from the movie INTO THE WEST.
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Chapters 10-12
Listen to a traditional reveille. Connect it to the opening scenes of chapter 10.
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According to this video clip, what appears to be some of the additional functions of reveille?
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Watch from 9:12 to 19:20. How does this documentary clip add to the points of view already in the novel? What facts from the documentary are also portrayed in chapters 7-12?
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Chapters 13-15 The events in these chapters reference an actual historical event referred to as "9/11," a terrorist attack on the United States in 2001. You will be looking at the "9/11 Commission Report" summary. Preview the questions below, then click on the link and scan the document for the key ideas in the prompts.
1. Read “A Nation Transformed” for a description of the events of the day. How did you hear/learn about these attacks?
2. Read “1998 to September 11, 2001” Describe the “planes operation”:
3. And then the attacks occurred.
THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY |
Chapters 16-18
"Am I white?"
"No. You're Indian," she said. "The braids. And the shirt."
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This is a good time to revisit the Ghost Dancer shirt. Identify the symbols on the shirt, and recall their symbolism. How do these symbols address the goal of the Ghost Dance itself?
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Watch until 3:35 minutes to learn the characteristics of the Crow spirit animal. Why is Crow an appropriate spirit animal for the narrator? Consider again the role of the crow on the Ghost Dance shirt and dresses.
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Chapters 19-21
Use this Wikipedia link to learn the history of Michael the Archangel.
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Access the "Mother of Mothers" link to identify multiple characteristics of the Virgin Mary.
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IMAGE SOURCES:
AIM and Incident at Oglala images from history.com
Crazy Horse statue image found at http://www.biography.com/people/crazy-horse-9261082
Homeland Security Geronimo photo found at notesfromaztlan.com
Arapaho Ghost Dance shirt found at http://www.ghostdance.us/cgi-bin/display/image.cgi?iid=45&itid=5
Michael the Archangel: A 13th-century Byzantine icon from Saint Catherine's Monastery. Found on Wikipedia.
"Our Lady in Rome" painting found at https://churchpop.com/2015/03/13/8-of-the-oldest-images-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/