For this week’s final discussion blog posts, please answer the following questions in 400 words minimum. Also don’t forget to post a response to a peer as well in at least 200 words minimum!

1) Why is the chapter called “The Doctrine of Discovery”? We discussed this term at the beginning of the semester – why and how is this term returning at the end of the textbook? How does “The Doctrine of Discovery” seem to manifest itself, according to Dunbar-Ortiz?

2) What does Dunbar-Ortiz mean by “Narratives of Dysfunction”? What are these narratives rooted in? How does she advocate changing these narratives?

3) How might the Indigenous self-determination and sovereignty movement (from 1975 to present) be transforming the continent’s Indigenous community and nations? How might this movement also be transforming the US? Why is the final chapter called “The Future of the US”?

4) How is “sovereignty” defined in this week’s video, “Understanding Native American Sovereignty”?

5) What does a “race to innocence” and a “no fault history” mean, according to Dunbar-Ortiz?

6) According to the final chapter, how can US society come to terms with its past? How can it acknowledge it responsibly? How might this acknowledgment be healing to all people in the US?

7) Lastly, please reflect on your experience in this class – what resonated with you personally? What were your most important take-aways from this course?

Book is: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (ReVisioning American History) Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne