Native American Repatriation Issues

Native American Repatriation Issues

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the experience of the Inuit people brought to New York by Robert E. Peary in 1897?

They were welcomed and quickly integrated into American society.

They were put on display in a museum, and many tragically died from diseases.

They were immediately sent back to Greenland after a brief exhibition.

They became valuable partners in scientific exploration.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many Native graves are estimated to have been dug up in the United States between the 1780s and the 1970s?

Fewer than 50,000

Approximately 250,000

Between 600,000 and over 1 million

Exactly 5 million

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a common justification given by some early American museums and scientists for collecting Native American artifacts and human remains?

To return these items to their original communities for preservation.

To preserve the history of Native peoples who they believed would soon disappear.

To promote cultural exchange and understanding between different groups.

To use the artifacts as educational tools for Native American children.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the unethical purpose behind some early anthropologists and scientists measuring Native American skulls?

To study the evolution of human intelligence across different populations.

To support false claims of white racial superiority.

To develop new medical treatments based on skull variations.

To understand the impact of environmental factors on physical traits.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a common issue with how early anthropologists interacted with Native communities?

They always treated Native people as equal partners in research.

They rarely shared their research findings with Native elders.

They focused solely on collecting stories, not physical remains.

They always correctly interpreted Native elders' stories.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)?

To allow museums to keep all Native American artifacts.

To prevent any further archaeological excavations.

To return Native American artifacts and ancestral remains to their rightful tribes.

To establish new archaeological sites for study.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are many Native American ancestral remains still held in museums despite NAGPRA?

The law only applies to institutions that receive federal funding.

All tribes have refused to accept the return of remains.

Museums are legally allowed to keep all artifacts found before 1990.

There is no process for tribes to request the return of items.

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