Making amends

Pick out the equivalent of the following words in the text.

1) excuse (n.):

2) au nom de (exp.):

3) peine (n.):

4) méfait (n.):

Read the following sentences and choose the correct statements.

1)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs was created 175 years ago.

It's been 175 years since the Bureau of Indian Affairs apologized.

2)

Kevin Gover believes that the actions of the Agency were tragic but necessary.

The Agency regrets its actions towards the Native populations.

3)

Kevin Gover celebrates the new friendship with the Indian people.

The main victims that the agency needs to apologize to are the Indian people.

Pick out the equivalent of the following words in the text.

1) excuse (n.):

2) engagement (n.):

3) une erreur, un tort (n.):

4) infligés (n.):

5) cas, exemple (n.):

6) s'occuper de (v.):

a. Read the following sentences and say whether the statements are true or false.

1) The citizens apologized directly to the Native Peoples.

True

False

2) The Native Americans have been mistreated for centuries.

True

False

3) The apology intends to create peaceful relations with the former victims.

True

False

b. Correct the following statement to make it true.

Pick out the equivalent of the following words in the text.

1) non-violent (adj.):

2) noble (adj.):

3) autochthonous (adj.):

4) heritage (n.):

5) slaughtered (adj.):

6) barbarity (n.):

a. Why is John Hickenlooper the one to apologize to the Indians?

b. How are the actions committed in Sand Creek describes by the governor of Colorado?

c. What is the difference between the people of Colorado today and their ancestors?