Authentic Indigeneity Debate in the United States

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What is the primary purpose of the Indian Self-determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975?

To reinforce the concept of blood quantum for tribal membership

To abolish reservations and consolidate tribes

To limit the tribal rights of federally recognized tribes

To give federally recognized tribes authority over their membership criteria (correct)

Who has the authority to determine tribal membership for the disbursement of federal program funds?

Congress

Individual tribes themselves

State governments

Federal agencies (correct)

Which concept, mentioned in the text, is used as a criterion to receive certain services like Indian housing and health care?

Indigenous community affiliation

Blood quantum (correct)

Lineal descent

Racialization

What did the “Report on Indians Taxed and Not Taxed” suggest in relation to reservations and tribes?

To abandon reservations and consolidate tribes Signup and view all the answers

Which entity retains the power to deny or revoke acknowledgment of any tribe and its members despite tribes setting their own membership criteria?

Congress Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) card?

To provide proof of blood quantum or tribal membership for federal services Signup and view all the answers

Why does the United States insist that tribal members must have 'some Indian blood'?

To impose racial restrictions on tribal membership Signup and view all the answers

Which Act granted federally recognized tribes the authority to establish their own membership criteria?

'Indian Self-determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975' Signup and view all the answers

'Racialization' as described in the text refers to:

'Conceptualizing tribes as racialized minorities' Signup and view all the answers

'Plenary power' granted to Congress, as discussed in the text, allows it to:

'Modify or eliminate tribal rights' Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary reason the researcher used purposive sampling to select participants?

To ensure participants identified as American Indian Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the researcher's approach to indigenous epistemology?

The researcher sought to decolonize Western scientific practices and center indigenous knowledge and voice. Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of the researcher's use of a blended critical and indigenous interpretive lens?

To emphasize participative, emancipatory research and require holistic, relational, decolonizing ethics. Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary reason the researcher used a blended approach for data analysis?

The deeply personal stories and subsequent vulnerability and pain within the conversations made it difficult to parse out bits and pieces as 'coding' themes. Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective does the passage suggest is problematic for determining authentic Indigeneity?

Using cultural definitions that impose "misleading and timeless homogeneity onto tribes" Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest is the significance of blood and ancestry in Indigenous conceptions of identity?

Blood and ancestry are fundamental to American Indian identity and tribal sovereignty. Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what is the primary concern with using racial or cultural boundaries to determine group membership in Indigenous communities?

It results in an essentialized vision of community that requires a specified set of attributes to belong. Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest is a promising approach to honoring the survival, resistance, and resilience of Indigenous ancestors?

Incorporating the peoplehood matrix, which centers and integrates the temporality, diversity, and interrelatedness of Indigeneity. Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest is the significance of self-representation and boundaries of belonging for Indigenous communities?

They are important tools for resisting the racialized constraint and exclusion of colonialism and federal Indian policy. Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what is the primary concern with using Indian cards as proxies for cultural belonging and protection of resources?

It commodifies Indigenous identity and gives birth to racial and cultural gatekeepers who operate within a legitimized racism paradigm. Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage suggest is the role of blood and ancestry in the development of contemporary American Indian identity?

Blood and ancestry are crucial to the development of contemporary American Indian identity, as they signify belonging and cultural autonomy. Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what is the significance of the peoplehood matrix in relation to Indigenous identity and belonging?

The peoplehood matrix is a promising approach that can help Indigenous communities discover old ways and determine new ways of belonging that forgo racialized objects meant to divide and exclude. Signup and view all the answers