What is the snake in the dresser drawer?

One of the braids her mother cut off.

An actual snake that came off the Plains.

Her grandmother's braid, as a rememberance.

The whip that a white teacher used on her mother.

Why is the snake in the drawer?

Her mother keeps it to remind herself of who she used to be.

She believes her grandmother's spirit watches out for her.

To remind herself of what she overcame.

What complaint does Power's mother make about the statue of the Indian man at the Historical Society?

It only shows the White side of events.

It shows things that never happened.

She thinks the statues capture part of their spirits.

It doesn't belong in the history museum, because it still happens.

How does the statue contrast with the dress exhibit at the Art Institute?

It's treated with respect, along with recognized artists like Picasso.

It's just as racist because none of the mannequins have heads.

The information on the side downplays what the Native women designed.

It's just as one-sided, because it doesn't show White designers.

What is unique about Power's relationship to the buckskin dress?

Her mother made it as an alternative exhibit.

When she grows up, she gets to wear it.

How does her mother feel seeing the dress there?

She wishes the family would have kept it.

She's happy for this connection back to her family.

It brings up bad memories from her past.

In what ways does her mother identify with the buffalo?

Neither of them belong in the city.

Neither of them look like they belong in Chicago.

Both of them were deeply respected before they came here.

What is the effect of her mother's complaints to the Historical Society?

The museum takes the racist exhibit down.

She gets banned from the museum.

They add more information on the side so that at least the description is fair.

They add another exhibit that shows the Native perspective.

What does the final paragraph tell you about the relationship between the writer and her mother and their relationship with the city?

In spite of their differences, home is wherever they both are.

They will never both feel at home in the city, although they love each other.

Their differences are too big, and eventually will drive them apart.

Susan Power resents her mom now, for being so much stronger.

How did Power's mother influence her as a writer? (2)

She learned to love stories and connect with the past.

She learned that stubborn words can change injustice.

She only talks about things that make her angry.

She only talks about the past because she doesn't like modern times.

Why did the narrator’s mother cut her own hair? Check all that apply

It was a nuance of the story- her hair reminded her of her life on the Standing Rock reservation

She was going to give it to the cancer program " Locks of Love."

What complaint does the narrator’s mother make about the statue at the Historical Society?

The statue wrongly depicts the Native American people as savages

There aren't enough Native American statures in the museum

The statue belongs to their family and it should be returned

The statue belongs in a different section of the museum

What ends up happening to the Indian statue in the Museum of History?

The statue is removed from the exhibit after the mom complains about its historical misinterpretation.

The mom is allowed to take it home.

The statue is removed from the exhibit and moved to another part of the museum

The museum removes the statue promising to refurbish it with a buckskin dress.

How is the art by Pablo Picasso contrasted in the Museum of Art with the Indian statue in the Museum of HIstory?

Picasso's art is correctly represented as a piece of art, whereas, the statue is a misrepresentation of Native American heritage.

Picasso's art is also a misrepresentation of his cultural background.

The Indian statue is a higher rated piece of art compared to Picasso's art.

Both Picasso and the Indian statue are Native American

What does the buckskin dress represent to the mom and the daughter?

how Native Americans and their cultural heritage have been exploited by western society.

how Native Americans and mainstream Americans can live together in harmony.

how Native American dressmaking has always been superior to that of western society.

how Native Americans have been able to make a living by selling their cultural artifacts to museums.

Who does the buckskin dress belong to?

the narrator's great grandmother

What is the narrator’s mom's feelings toward seeing the dress there?

The mom feels that the buckskin dress belongs to the family and it should be returned.

The mom feels that a museum is a great place for the buckskin dress to be because it showcases Native American culture.

The mom feels honored to have her grandmother's dress displayed in the museum.

The mom feels that the museum should compensate the family for displaying the buckskin dress in the museum.

How does the narrator’s mother identify with the buffalo?

Both the mother and the buffalo belong on the plains of the Standing Rock Reservation.

Both the mother and the buffalo have a lot of facial hair.

Both the mother and the buffalo belong in the city.

Both the mother and the buffalo are from the same Dakota tribe.

Why is the buffalo looked at with great reverence in the mom's mom's culture? Check all that apply.

The buffalo was part of the religion that the Native American's from the plains regions of North and South Dakota practiced.

The buffalo played an important part in everyday life in the plains Native American culture for food, clothing, and shelter.

The buffalo made great hamburger meat for barbeques.

The buffalo fur was used to buy and trade goods with white settlers.

A similarity that both the mother and the daughter shared was... (check all that apply.)

they both feel helpless when they see the buckskin dress at the museum.

What does the title of the story, Museum Indians, refer to? (Check all that apply)

It refers to the fact that both the narrator and her mother are Native American and they both like visiting museums.

It refers to the Indian statue that was in the exhibit at the History Museum.

It refers to the many trips that the narrator's grandmother took her to see Indians at a museum.

It refers to the fact that both the narrator and her mother go around to museums and the people that work there know them as the 'Museum Indians.'

"Museum Indians"

Authored by Joel Monge

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10th Grade

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Visit her great-grandmother's dress.

Pay respect to the little buffalo.

Talk about how the man playing guitar in the painting feels.

Protest the racist statue of the threatening Indian.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

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