This explains how Native student activists and organizations used media to spread awareness, forcing the government and universities to respond.This is significant because it shows the power of media and activism in amplifying Native voices and challenging injustice. It tells us that Native communities contributed not only culturally but also politically by shaping national conversations about treaties, rights, and representation. I agree that activism paired with media exposure can be a powerful tool for change. It makes me ask how today’s Native activists use digital platforms like social media to continue this work.This connects to how modern news coverage and social media can pressure leaders to act quickly on issues, just like student activism in the past used media to create change.

This explains how Native peoples were studied by outsiders in ways that reinforced stereotypes instead of representing them authentically. This passage is significant because it critiques how traditional academic disciplines misrepresented Native peoples and stripped them of their own voices. Like the way African civilizations were misrepresented in colonial accounts, Native history was told through biased, outsider perspectives. I agree fully that representation matters, and when Native voices are missing, stereotypes dominate. My question is: how can current scholars ensure Indigenous perspectives are authentically included rather than tokenized? This connects to how media today often portrays Indigenous and minority groups through stereotypes, showing the ongoing need for authentic voices in telling their own stories.

The passage describes how activists during the 1960s started AIS/NAS to support ethnic student groups. Because it reveals that Native contributions of great importance to higher education emerged by activism as well as collaboration alongside other marginalized groups, this is important. African civilizations kept their knowledge systems, which reminds us of it. Indigenous students tried to safeguard their past also their views in school. I agree this collective action is important, also I wonder about how current student movements compare in impact. For education reform, grassroots activism is very often the starting point. This point is highlighted. This connects up to the Civil Rights Movement that we studied , in which different racial groups united so as to represent themselves plus be equal inside institutions.

This passage explains that Land Acknowledgements recognize Native sovereignty, and relationships of local tribes are built. Colleges and communities are pushed toward recognition that Native people are not just historical. These Native people are present-day nations too as possessing rights as well as authority. It tells to us that Natives do contribute through culturally preserving, by stewarding land, and governing within ways which should guide institutions of today.I agree strongly, as recognition is the first step toward justice, though I wonder how many schools go beyond symbolic statements to real partnerships. This passage highlights acknowledgment requires corresponding action. Current debates about the question of whether institutions should return land or resources to Indigenous groups are connected to this. Institutions should do more than acknowledge only Indigenous groups during ceremonies.