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Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto

Vine Deloria Jr.
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44 pages • 1 hour read

Vine Deloria Jr.

Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1969

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  • Before You Read Sparkles iconBeta

  • Summary

  • Background

  • Key Figures

  • Themes

  • Index of Terms

  • Important Quotes

  • Essay Topics

    • Essay Topics

    1.

    Identify and research an Indigenous activist group from the 21st century. How might Deloria’s ideas have inspired/influenced your chosen cause?

    2.

    How does Deloria use humor to convey his subject matter? How does his style reflect his statements in “Indian Humor”?

    3.

    Choose a government program cited in Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto (the Dawes Act, federal termination laws, etc.). Does your research support Deloria’s conclusions? Why or why not?

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