Borders

How are settler-colonial states—e.g., the United States, Canada, and Mexico—similar and different in their treatment of Indigenous groups and their concerns?

What are policies that the US (or other governments) use to regulate the identity expressions of Indigenous groups?

Has public exposure to Indigenous issues prompted our countries to make laws, policies, or programs to remedy these problems?

What effect might the experience at the border have on the narrator’s developing sense of identity?

Beyond dividing territory, what is the function of a border, and who enforces it?

How is cultural connection a source of strength in the face of injustice?

What are other instances of injustice toward Indigenous people or groups that have been publicized as in the story? How did mainstream media attention affect those incidents? Should the media play such a role?

What is the role of an individual in identifying injustice?