Assignment #8- AIS 101
docx
keyboard_arrow_up
School
Arizona State University *
*We aren’t endorsed by this school
Course
101
Subject
English
Date
Apr 3, 2024
Type
docx
Pages
2
Uploaded by CorporalOstrich4159
AIS 101 Online: Study Questions and Writing Topics about The Cherokee Word for Water
Instructions: There are sixteen questions below for you to consider before, during, and after you watch this film. Think about each and every one of these questions. After you have watched the film once, maybe twice, choose one of the underlined questions below
to respond to as your chosen topic (prompt) for Writing Assignment #8. Follow the usual parameters and requirements, which you have probably memorized by now. The deadline for submitting Assignment #8 is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Assigment #8 is a major graded assignment for the members of Group #4.
1.
According to the film, where did Wilma Mankiller live before she decided to move back home to the Cherokee Nation, and why did she return to the Nation? (See minutes 2.
According to the film, why was the small rural community of Bell already beginning to fall apart or unravel before the waterline project began?
3.
According to the film, what were some of the major challenges that the Cherokee Nation’s government and the Bell Community itself had to contend with and to overcome in order to make the waterline project successful? How did they do it?
4.
In what ways were tribal politics themselves antagonistic to the success of the Bell waterline project?
5.
Based on this film and other knowledge and experiences that you possess, what is the primary purpose of a tribal nation’s government and what are the characteristics of an effective tribal government?
6.
How are people who are grandmothers, mothers, and grandfathers important in this story about indigenous people?
7.
What personal challenges did Mankiller have to overcome in order to complete the Bell Waterline project and then to be elected as Deputy Chief and then Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation?
8.
We have seen other “turning points” in other texts that we have studied this semester about indigenous leaders, like Tecumseh and his brother “The Prophet,” John Ross, Geronimo, and Richard Oakes, et. al.? What is the critical turning point in this story? What is the one action or event that makes everything else good that happens possible?
Why? (Explain).
9.
What qualities of excellence in indigenous leadership does Mankiller possess in this film,
especially in contrast to Deputy Principal Chief Jackson?
10. Discuss the important roles that traditional Cherokee/indigenous language, stories, ceremonies, and cultural values play in this success story.
11. Why are the people of the Bell Community so suspicious of their own tribal government?
12. How are yonegs/bilagaanas/haoles/bahanas/gringos portrayed in this film? Why does the community decide to hold a bake sale to benefit non-tribal citizens of the Bell Community like Curly? Why does Curly feel sad when the project is completed?
13. Have you ever been an active participant in a community-based project like the one depicted in this film? If so, briefly describe that project. If not, what kind of community-
based project needs to be accomplished in your own community?
14. What is the most moving or emotional scene in this film? Why?
15. What is the relevance of this story to other indigenous and non-indigenous communities?
16. What’s “ga du gi” “got to do with it”? Discuss and explain the role of gadugi in this story.
If you are a tribal citizen yourself, does your indigenous nation have its own version of ga du gi? Explain.
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help