Chief Joseph’s Surrender Speech Flashcards

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1
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Which tribe did Chief Joseph belong to?

A

The Nez Perce

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2
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In which year did he surrender?

A

1877

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3
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In which year did he give a speech to President Rutherford B. Heyes?

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1879

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4
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Was Joesph successful in his speech?

A

No. His people were re-settled to the Coalville Indian reservation

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5
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What is the importance of the repetition of “my heart”

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Heart had a cultural significance to Native Americans

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6
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“___ chiefs are killed”

A

“Our” - personal pronoun connotes unity

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What does “no blankets” suggest?

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Poverty, and their struggle

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What is the significance of “little” children?

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The pre modifying adjective makes them seem more vulnerable

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Where is antistrophe used?

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“Freezing to death” at the beginning and end of a sentence in the second paragraph

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10
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What technique is used within “sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more”

A

Extended sibilance

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11
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What might “against the white man” imply?

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That there has been a race war

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12
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“_____ I shall find them amount the dead”

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“Maybe” - modal verb adds uncertainty - more sympathetic

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What is implied in the first sentence of his speech in Washington (1879)?

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“At last implies that his group had been marginalised and ignored until now

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What are “cannot understand,” “break his word,” and “promise,” all examples of?

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Pragmatics of broken promises

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Which phrase is repeated in the first paragraph of his speech?

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“I cannot understand” - stresses the issue that he isn’t being listened to

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16
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“Great Father Chief : the Next Great Chief; the Commissioner Chief; the Law Chief ; and many other law chiefs” shows…

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Shows the listeners that all these people have been let down, and nothing is changing.

17
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What does the modal verb “shall” imply?

A

A lack of progress in terms of the promises that have been made

18
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What do “my dead people” “my country” and “my father’s grave” imply?

A

That he is still possessive of his country

19
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Which word is repeated to reinforce Joseph’s point that nothing is being done, and that he is pessimistic?

A

“Not”

20
Q

Give an example of anaphora in the second speech.

A

“Good words” (repeated 3 times)

21
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Which oxymoron does Joseph use about the promises of the white man?

A

“Good words and all the broken promises”

22
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What rhetorical question does Joesph ask his listeners?

A

“If you tie a horse to a stake, do you expect he will grow fat?

23
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What does the following quotation symbolise? “If you pen an Indian up on a small spot of earth and compel him to stay there, he will not be contented nor will he grow and prosper.”

A

This is an allegorical metaphor which represents Chief Joseph’s people, and how they can’t stay in one place

24
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What power dynamic techniques does Joseph use?

A

He requests change rather than demanding it. E.g. “I only ask,” “let me,” “I would like”

25
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What might “I know my race must change” mean?

A

It is defeatist - he knows that he needs to work alongside the white people, and won’t keep his power

26
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What does chief Joseph say that is complimentary of the white men?

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“We cannot hold our own with the white men as we are” - he admits they cannot compete

27
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What does repetition of the word “free” highlight?

A

The lack of freedom that himself and his people have

28
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Give an example of submissive language used by Joseph

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“I will obey” - he is trying to bargain that he will obey if they allow him freedom

29
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What religious link might be compared to “white man treats the Indian as they wish treat each other”?

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Treat others as you yourself wish to be treated

30
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What does “women” imply?

A

Wrongs that have been done to women- taboo at the time of a “civilised” society, implying wrongdoing on a social scale

31
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What does “Great Spirit Chief above” show listeners?

A

That he is trying to appeal to the white man’s idea of God and Christianity, appearing civilised and westernised

32
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What does “Hin-man-too-yah-lat-kekht” mean?

A

Thunder rolling down the mountain