1. What are some indications of the American policy towards Native Americans since the the 1800s? What was the policy?

2. What is the General Allotment Act of 1887?

3. What were the long term ramifications for Native Americans?

4. What were examples of government actions that discouraged indigenous identities?

5. How was assimilation forced?

6. How did the reservation system help the continuation of powpows?

7. How did American Indians survive culturally?

8. What is the powwow? What are elements?

9. What are events in a powwow of trives of Minnesota?

10. What are unifying elements of the powwow?

11. What is the significance of the circle to Native Americans?

12. How does the importance of the circle enter into the powwow?

13. What is at the core of the Native American powwow?

14. What is the role of the emcee at the powwow?

15. What are honor beats?

16. What is the impact and significance of drumming in a powwow?

17. How are the qualities of repetition and unison used in the powwow?

18. What are some of the customs of honoring in the powwow?

19. What are some mechanisms for inclusion and participation?

20. How is the powwow an arena for negotiation?

21. How has the role of women evolved in the powwow?

22. What is an example of the secular versus sacred debate in the powwow?

23. How is the practice of inviting drummers controversial?

24. How is the spiritual power of elders being undermined?

25. How are Indian and non-Indian relations negotiated at powwows?

26. What are Unity powwows?

27. How is powwow music used as a confrontational form for political action?