Table 5.
Indigenous knowledge and beliefs item differences
Question | 2014 | 2015 |
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1 | Please list Indigenous groups that have lived or currently live in the city you reside in | Please list Indigenous groups that have lived or currently live in the city you reside in |
2 | Currently, how many tribes are there in Minnesota? | Currently, how many tribes are there in Minnesota? |
3 | Currently, how many federally recognized American Indian nations are there in the USA? | Currently, how many federally recognized American Indian nations are there in the USA? |
4* | What did the American Indian Removal Act seek to accomplish? | What was the main goal of the termination era? |
5* | What are 3 types of land on Indian Reservations? | How many reservations are there in Minnesota? |
6 | What was the main goal of the federal boarding schools for American Indians? | What was the main goal of the federal boarding schools for American Indians? |
7 | Please (a) list 3 words from an Indigenous language and (b) state the language you will be using | Please (a) list 3 words from an Indigenous language and (b) state the language you will be using |
8 | The USA and American Indian nations have a __________ relationship | The USA and American Indian nations have a __________ relationship |
9 | Indian Health Service has how many regions in the USA? | Indian Health Service has how many regions in the USA? |
10 | Give 2 primary aspects of American Indian identity | Give 2 primary aspects of American Indian identity |
All were open-ended questions with an “I do not know” option as well
*The two questions were changed between years 1 and 2 to match changes to the lecture