Western Schools and the Navajo/Standard

According to Navajo tradition, where did the Holy People eventually settle?

• Dinétah

• Tsoodzil

• Hesperus

• Blanca Peak

Answer explanation

According to Navajo tradition, the Holy People eventually settled in Dinétah, making it the correct choice.

What did the Holy People take form as when they settled in their homeland according to Navajo tradition?

• Mountains and valleys

• Animals and plants

• Clouds, sun, moon, trees, bodies of water and rain

• Stars and galaxies

Answer explanation

According to Navajo tradition, the Holy People took form as clouds, sun, moon, trees, bodies of water, and rain when they settled in their homeland.

What was the name of the place where the Diné were imprisoned in 1863?

• Dinétah

• Ramah

• Fort Sumner

• Alamo

Answer explanation

The Diné were imprisoned at Fort Sumner in 1863, making it the correct choice among the options provided.

What was the size of the territory set by the treaty signed in 1868 for the Diné?

• 27,000 square miles in New Mexico only

• 27,000 square miles in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah

• 27,000 square miles in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and three smaller reservations

• 27,000 square miles in Arizona and Utah only

Answer explanation

The correct choice states that the territory set by the treaty signed in 1868 for the Diné was 27,000 square miles in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and three smaller reservations.

What was one of the devastating changes that the treaty brought to the Navajo children?

• They were given more freedom

• They were forced into American educations

• They were allowed to practice their traditions

• They were encouraged to speak their language

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'They were forced into American educations' as the treaty mandated Navajo children to attend American schools, which had a devastating impact on their culture and traditions.

How did the Navajo children's schooling at mission boarding schools in the 1960s affect their cultural practices?

• It enhanced their cultural practices

• It had no effect on their cultural practices

• It mixed their cultural practices with modern education

• It threatened their cultural practices and language

Answer explanation

The correct answer is that the Navajo children's schooling at mission boarding schools in the 1960s threatened their cultural practices and language, as it aimed to assimilate them into mainstream American culture.

What did the 1928 report by the Brookings Institution reveal about the school system for Native American children?

• It was a success

• It was adequate for the care of Indian children

• It was grossly inadequate

• It was not publicly known

Answer explanation

The 1928 report by the Brookings Institution revealed that the school system for Native American children was grossly inadequate, not meeting the needs of the students.

What was the purpose of the 1975 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act according to the text?

• To shut down all boarding schools

• To eliminate native culture

• To spread widespread changes in education by 1990

• To protect native languages and provide tribal involvement in education

Answer explanation

The purpose of the 1975 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act was to protect native languages and provide tribal involvement in education.

What is no longer the design of some boarding schools as mentioned in the text?

• To be run by the Navajo community

• To eliminate native culture

• To teach Navajo history and culture

• To be mainly community or tribal run

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'To eliminate native culture' as the text mentions that boarding schools no longer aim to eradicate native culture.

Where did the poet and professor of English mentioned in the text move into?

• Her parents' old house in Shiprock, New Mexico

• A new home in Diné College

• A boarding school in Dinétah

• A house near Diné College

Answer explanation

The poet and professor of English mentioned in the text moved into her parents' old house in Shiprock, New Mexico, as stated in the correct answer choice.