ESSAY TOPICS for the ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Essay Topics absolutely true diary
or Q 1-5, 8 or 11 at the back of the novel.
**PLEASE NOTE THE HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL USE OF THE WORD “INDIAN” IS ACCEPTABLE ONLY WHEN PEOPLE SELF-IDENTIFY AS SUCH.
IN CANADA THE WORD HAS FALLEN OUT OF ACCEPTANCE IN FAVOUR OF A PERSON’S NATION, FIRST NATIONS, INUIT OR METIS; ABORIGINAL PEOPLE; AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AS REFERRING TO ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. “NATIVE” SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION AND RESPECT TO THE CONVERSATION.
YOU SHOULD ONLY REFER TO “INDIAN” AS IT IS USED IN A HISTORICAL CONTEXT, WITHIN THE BOOK’S TITLE, OR TO REFER TO THE AUTHOR’S PERSPECTIVE, WHICH IN AMERICA, HAS NOT ADJUSTED.**