Final Paper

A summary of the historical aspects of the chosen tribe, including both their origin story and the migration theory that best applies to the tribe, their material culture, and historical subsistence system.
A description of the historical and contemporary relationship between the tribe and the U.S. government.
A description of the social, political, economic, and religious aspects of the tribe, including their descent, kinship and marriage systems, political structure, and religious beliefs.
A summary of contemporary issues facing your chosen tribe, which can include issues such as health, economic, environmental, or sovereignty issues.
A summary of how your selected tribe compares and contrasts to at least one other tribe’s cultural, spiritual, political, economic, or social expressions. (You can integrate these comparisons within your descriptions of each of the topics above or as its own separate section of your presentation).

Your presentation will be evaluated on the content, overall organization, and your use of graphics in relation to the five main components. A portion of your final grade will be based on how well you incorporated the instructor feedback that was given to you throughout the course on your weekly assignments, so be sure that you take this into consideration when preparing your presentation.
 
Creating the Final Project
The Final Project should include:

A minimum of 20 slides, excluding the introductory slide and the slide containing references.
Narration supplementing the content on each slide that lasts 20-25 minutes.
A title page with the following:  

Title of assignment
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted

Must begin with an introduction that has a succinct thesis statement. It must address how the past experiences of the tribe have shaped and influenced their current culture and the challenges they face.
Must address the topic of the presentation with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must use at least five scholarly sources, at least two of which must be found in the Ashford University Library. Other acceptable sources can include government and tribal websites. Here is a website that can help you evaluate whether a website is useful for evaluating and identifying websites that contain information about Native Americans: Techniques for Evaluating American Indian Web Sites (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Must contain documentation of all sources in APA style as outlined in the Citation and Reference Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in the Ashford Writing Center (https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-citation-and-reference-guide.html).
Must include a separate reference slide, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the APA Checklist (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in the Ashford Writing Center (https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-apa-checklist.html).