44 pages • 1 hour read
Vine Deloria Jr.Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1969A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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Identify and research an Indigenous activist group from the 21st century. How might Deloria’s ideas have inspired/influenced your chosen cause?
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How does Deloria use humor to convey his subject matter? How does his style reflect his statements in “Indian Humor”?
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Choose a government program cited in Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto (the Dawes Act, federal termination laws, etc.). Does your research support Deloria’s conclusions? Why or why not?
