VIDEO GUIDE – SHACKLES OF TRADITION (BOAS)
EST-200, CULTURAL ECOLOGY
1. Franz Boas is considered the Founding Father of American _____________.
2. Studied the adaptation of _________________to local environment.
3. Found that cultural adaptation was determined by environmental conditions? True or False.
4. Impact of schooling on Eskimos? How did the lives of the educated generation change
compared to their parents???
5.
Physical characteristics, language and culture. What did Boas find and teach through
museum exhibits, university classes, and public lectures concerning their interaction in
relation to human “races”???
6. Differences between Edward Curtis and Franz Boas concerning public education through
documentation of different cultures.
7. How did the Potlatch function in relation to the economic, political and kinship system of the
Kwakiutl foragers?
8. What do totem poles represent?
9. How do the Kwakuitl see Boas writings today? Positive
or
Negative
10. What was the contribution of Boas to US government policy and public opinion concerning
racial differences?
11. What was his opinion concerning the “shackles of tradition”?
11. .