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Do the Algonquin Spirit songs read like poetry? How can European techniques for reading poetry aid us in understanding these songs? How can they hinder us? Think in particular about the relationship between the Algonquin words that can be translated into English and those that remain untranslatable as sounds. What is the effect of reading/listening to a song that includes sounds referring to objects or events in the world and sounds existing solely for their impact on our senses? Does their role diminish their value as poetry? Does it increase their value in a ritualistic context?

Why didn't Euro-Americans understand the Ghost Dance in the context of religious freedom? Did the U.S. government actually believe that the Ghost Dancers had the power to bring dead warriors back to life? What was the source of this fear? Why would a religious activity be viewed as an "uprising"?