Vocabulary:
Crusade
Lead or take part in a vigorous campaign for social, political, or religious change.
Advocate/activist
A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
Ethnocentrism
Based on the ideas and beliefs of one particular culture and using these to judge other cultures.
Extension Activities:
Discuss why the government would prefer to let the whole thing drop and not appeal to the Supreme Court?
Examine historical instances of ethnocentrism and the damages that it has done to other groups. Are there still instances today where beliefs systems have caused individuals harm or the inability to express themselves freely? How?
Examine the Occupation of Alcatraz and Wounded Knee during the Red Power and AIM Movements.
Current Events: Examine the Battle for Whiteclay. What are activists fighting for here?
