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12. The French name of “Sans arc” for a Teton sioux
tribe means (a) Many feathers, (B) Wandering people, Desert Trumpet
(C) Without Bows
Editor
Barbara Wolin
13. the apache and navajo showed respect for a
mother-in-law by never speaking to her t ( ) f ( ) Contributing Writers
Louis C. Kleber
14. the “kachina” beliefs of the hopi and zuni indians Jack Ryan
are at least (a) 200 years old, (b) 400 years, H. Dan Wray
(c) 600 years Barbara Wolin
Publishers
15. guns were highly valued by the plains indians. in Norm Kresge
1850, to get one in trade, an indian might have to Barbara Wolin
offer ten buffalo robes t ( ) f ( )
Key Grip

Answers on p. 5 Norman Wolin
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it remains to this day. The “Indian cality. In the midst of a scene of great ronmental education, teacher workshops,
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General meetings are held four times a
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la Sioux Chief, Red Cloud, summed At times it must have looked
it up: “They made us many promises, hopeless for the American Indian, and
more than I can remember, but they although many years of regrettable and, very significant, worked to restore
never kept but one.” That included the acts and bloody incidents lay ahead, tribal authority. There was opposition,
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, follow- a new awareness began to creep into but change was in the air and would
ing Red Cloud’s startlingly successful the picture. Even President U.S. Grant not be stopped.
war against further encroachment into sought improvement by favoring the Today, more than 90 percent of
Indian lands. This was after Congress appointment of Quakers as Indian the approximately 10,000 employees
had appointed a Peace Commission Agents. A great turning point came in the BIA are Indian. At the head is

to review BIA practices and make in 1934, when John Collier was ap- a Native American. It has been a long
recommendations for more honest and pointed to head the Board of Indian time coming. Much still must be done
productive relations with the tribes. It Commissioners. Finally, here was a in the administration of close to 56 mil-
brought little change. man who truly understood the Indian’s lion acres of Indian land and the role
Indian agents systematically culture and views—and respected of more than 500 tribal governments
expanded their control over trade, them. He stopped the allotment of In- in developing and reclaiming unique
distribution of food and the land itself. dian lands, sought improved education features of American Indian life. !

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