Problem 1: Please go to the textbook First Peoples A Documentary Survey of American Indian History by Colin G. Calloway for the course and read the section "Chief Joseph's Plea for Freedom", pp. 348-358.
Problem 2: Consider the following questions:
A. What was the most interesting part of Chief Joseph's speech to you? Why was it interesting? Explain.
B. Who was Chief Joseph's audience for this speech, in your opinion? What do you think he is trying to convince the audience of?
C. Does Chief Joseph reinforce romantic American stereotypes about disappearing Native Americans?
D. Consider the definition of "genocide" in lecture notes. Do you believe the U.S. Army committed an act of genocide in this case? Explain why or why not.