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WEEK THREE: How does American Indian religion show up in the news?
This week, your discussions will work to connect our study of Native American religio-cultures to current news.
Search for news stories that involve issues of indigenous American Indian religion. You may need to try several combinations of search terms to build a wide enough selection of stories to choose from.
Remember to use your growing understanding of what can be included in American Indian “religion” and how these communities understand what is “sacred”.
NOTE
: There are some news organizations that focus on American Indian news.
Choose 1 long or 2-3 short news stories to focus conversation on.
Read your selected news articles in detail.
Title your post with an opened question about the religio-cultural aspect of this news story you would like to explore through conversation.
Write in your question’s discussion section:
- State what search terms you used in which browser.
- Outline the major issues involved in the events, topic, or conflict that this news article reports on.
- What makes this issue complex?
- Thinking back to your title question, what subtopics do you think would be involved in discussing and speaking to your question?
- Add anything else that would contribute to a rich discussion.
