Rebuilding Indian Country: 1. Universal Newsreel: 1. 1933. The Native American Experience
Critical Thinking Questions:
 
 
  1. These videos document some of the efforts of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal among Native Americans. Why do you think the President extended such gestures toward the Native American populations at this point in the early 1930s?




  2. What do you think the times were like, in terms of living and prospering, for most Native Americans up to this point in the early 1930s?




  3. Do you think the New Deal efforts made a significant effect on the lives of most Native Americans?




  4. The background information mentions that in order to continue some of their traditional practices, the Native Americans were granted fishing and "wildlife privileges" from the American government. Do you find this policy positive for the Native Americans?




  5. What drawbacks might these "wildlife privileges" have for Native Americans, if any?
 
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