You MUST cite ALL evidence that you use to answer the discussion questions this week! Just use in-text citations with Deloria and the page#. For example, Blah blah blah blah (Deloria 50).
One and only source:
Indians in Unexpected Places
by Philip J. Deloria
Questions for discussion
1) One of the key questions that Deloria asks in his book is “What is the connection between the ‘Indian’ and American identity?” (Deloria 8). After finishing the book, how would you explain this connection in your own words? Your answer should use evidence from multiple chapters in the book.
2) The Boston Tea Party is one of the first major events that Deloria uses to explore his idea of “playing Indian”? How does Deloria explain the Boston Tea Party in terms of “playing Indian” in Chapter 1? In other words, why does he suggest that the participants dressed like Indians?
3) In Chapter 4, Deloria explains how Americans confronted with modernity once again turned to Indian imagery, costumes, “rituals,” etc. Compare and contrast the use of these things in creating an American identity with how they were used in the Revolutionary/Early Republic era (particularly Chapters 1 &2).
4) Compare and contrast the use of Indianness by “Hobbyist Indians” (Chapter 5) and Countercultural Americans (Chapter 6)?
5) What effects did Americans’ adoption of Indianness have on actual Native Americans? How did Native Americans challenge this adoption at times? Your answer should use evidence from multiple chapters in the book.
