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Anthropologist Barbara Joans provided expert testimony for a case involving the Plains Indians. What was involved in this particular case?
 
  a. The Plains Indians were seeking government reparations for broken treaties.
  b. The Plains Indians were seeking land retributions from Idaho.
  c. There was a wrongful cremation of a family relative.
  d. There was a wrongful incarceration of a young member of the tribe.
  e. There was a court case to get recognition as a federal tribe.

Question 2

In the court case against the six Bannock-Shoshoni Native American women, what type of expert testimony did anthropologist Barbara Joans offer on their behalf?
 
  a. She studied the daily behavior of the women and was able to testify that, because of the levels of poverty experienced in Native American reservations, the women should be released.
  b. She studied how proficient they were in English and concluded with evidence that they did not fully understand the initial instruction of the agreement.
  c. She argued on behalf of the culture of the six women, explaining that in Bannock-Shoshoni culture stealing is not a crime and is commonly practiced.
  d. She was able to serve as a culture broker and teach the court system about the laws of the Bannock-Shoshoni people and allow the women to be charged by reservation law.
  e. Anthropologist Joans actually testified on behalf of the U.S. government, explaining that the Bannock-Shoshoni women were well aware of all the laws in the particular transaction.



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
b



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