US History: White Paper Project: Native America: Home

Official government reports, known as "white papers", do several things: inform others of an issue, take a position on that issue, and propose potential solutions to that issue.

Assignment: Write a 3-page "white paper" report to the U.S. government (wrtten from a present-day perspective). 

Task: Research your Native American tribe and its region and compose a white paper in which you:

• Provide an informative overview of your tribe and its relations with the United States.

• Explain how and why the United States's approach was flawed.

• Propose a solution for reconciliation between your tribe and the U.S. government today.

Tribes are listed by their Americanized name.

• Lakota (1850-1890)

• Nez Perce (1850-1890)

• Apache (1870-1890)

• Navajo (1855-1890)

• Cheyenne (1848-1890)

Minimum source requirements:

• 1 Reference source (encyclopedia) per group member

• 1 Secondary source book 

• 1 Primary source

• 1 Non-traditional source (video, audio, podcast, etc.)

Using NoodleTools, create your project, set up collaboration with your group members, and cite your sources in Chicago-Turabian style. When you cite a source, NoodleTools automatically generates a footnote to copy and paste into your paper.

Ready to cite your source? 

NoodleTools will ask:

1. Where did you find your source?

• Most likely it will be one of these:
  • Database 
  • Website
  • Print or in-hand

2. What is your source?

• Most likely, it will be one of these:
  • Journal
  • Magazine
  • Newspaper
  • Book
  • Reference Source
  • Web Page

PLEASE NOTE: Do not copy and paste complete citations from electronic sources. NoodleTools cannot generate footnotes from copied and pasted citations.

NOT SURE? 

Mr. Padgett, Ms. Taylor, and Mr. Previti can help!