Which of the following statements about state policies toward indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada is false?
a. U.S. and Canadian governments recognize indigenous groups as sovereign nations.
b. U.S. and Canadian governments grant themselves but not sovereign indigenous groups the right to unilaterally dissolve treaties.
c. U.S. and Canadian governments are empowered by their own laws and constitutions.
d. U.S. and Canadian governments limit their own abilities to override treaty rights because treaties are legally ratified agreements backed by international law.
d
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a. monogenism b. polygenism c. evolution d. the fixity of species
This chapter describes how sports and the media reflect culture and offers among its illustrations a cross-cultural comparison that explores why some countries but not others enjoy international success in sports. Describe the two contrasting cases. Are any of the conclusions surprising? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
A recent challenge to the idea of linguistic relativity came from Berlin and Kay's study of:
a. basic color terms. b. essential kin types. c. words for water. d. words for snow.
An example of the importance of both male and female labor in foraging societies is shown by the Alaskan example of __________
a. families which were headed by males or females depending on the personalities of the members b. families making decision by democratic voting c. families adopting children to balance gender composition d. the practice of both male and female infanticide