Assignment Due 4/15/08

Articles 63 & 64

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. As explained in "From the Ground Up," the first issues to emerge in the activism of Native American women on the reservation were issues related to:
a.
domestic violence.
b.
health.
c.
education.
d.
the environment.


____ 2. As explained in "From the Ground Up," the Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center developed in response to:
a.
Asetoyer's personal vision.
b.
the Indian Health Service.
c.
community needs.
d.
the negative portrayal of Native peoples in the media.


____ 3. As explained in "From the Ground Up," Asetoyer's presence at the National Women's Health Network conference led to:
a.
a career move.
b.
funding to purchase a house for the Resource Center.
c.
an arrest for picketing the Indian Health Service.
d.
none of the above


____ 4. As noted in "From the Ground Up," the Native Women's Reproductive Rights Coalition has:
a.
developed a reproductive rights agenda for all women.
b.
developed a reproductive rights agenda for Native women by Anglo women.
c.
developed a reproductive rights agenda for and by Native women.
d.
none of the above


____ 5. How many babies are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) on the Yankton Sioux Reservation?
a.
1 out of 3
b.
1 out of 4
c.
1 out of 5
d.
1 out of 10


____ 6. The media have portrayed images of Generation X as:
a.
organized and active
b.
politically correct
c.
lazy and irresponsible
d.
aggressive and head-strong


Essay

7. What projects have been organized by the Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center? How has the community impacted this organization?

8. What impact have other women's health organizations had on the development of the Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center?

9. What are the key contributions of Margaret Sanger to activism and the feminist movement?

10. What are the key contributions of Rosa Parks to activism?