09.02.17 - focus and subsidiary questions draft

09.02.17

brainstorming my question and the required fields i will be researching to answer:

question -
1. assess the impact of dee browns bury my heart at wounded knee in relation to the representation of native indians in american culture over time. (draft one) 

2. assess the importance of dee browns bury my heart at wounded knee as a work of history and its impact on american culture. (final) 

enquiry questions -
key: red indicate key points to include

1. what was the common attitude towards native americans and the settlement of america prior to 1970? (mention Indians of all Tribes) 
2. what were dee browns intentions for bury my heart at wounded knee?
3. how are literary techniques and method of representing used to communicate his intentions?(critical analysis of the work)
4. what were the responses of the audience at the time and how did the attitude change post publication? (mention Indians of all Tribes)
5. what are other influences in changing the representation of native americans? (mention "the earth is weeping" as a challenge in change)
6. does the book hold any relevance today? (mention current conflict at standing rock over Dakota pipeline) 

reading list -

• attitudes towards native americans pre and post bury my heart. i found a website in relation to the american attitudes, while it does not include dee browns impact, it includes other impacts such as hollywood.1
• times magazine archives 
• wikipedia 
• indian corn 1971 september new york review. 
• dee brown death articles. 

conversation with mr wright - ( points to research) 

- changed my question. 

- research reviews of time 1970 in time archives.

- review aims of dee brown in introduction and other sources 

        - why at the time of 1971 was it necessary ( context)

- relate to history extension syllabus 

         - ask about whether it is valid for historians to use book for deliberate intentions of change ( this impacts book as it selects for his purpose)

1. C. Brookeman, Native american peoples of the united states, 1990, (website), http://www.americansc.org.uk/Online/brookman.htm, (accessed 9th February 2017).