Why is Calvin more worried about getting away with the money rather than getting it?

Something I've learned from Natives is that some of them have resorted to crime in order to make a living. Calvin doesn't want to do it, but he thinks it's the only way he'll get out of debt.

Why is Opal distressed at how many times the door swings?

Her stress comes from her superstitious thinking. She believes that a certain amount of door swings will determine what the doctor has to say about Orvil either good or bad. She uses them as a way to prepare herself.

Why do people see it as pretty history and not a current culture?

I've learned that people seem to prefer to see the glorified version of history rather than the true bloody version.

I wonder what other reasons Jacquie is hiding in which she always holds a grudge against Harvey other than the mishaps that occurred when they were younger.

Something I learned about the Native American experience is that they still have a strong instinct of fight or flight in which they have acquired from their ancestors by enduring traumatic incidents.

I wonder if jacque will ever forgive harvey or what he could do to gain her trust

Something I learned is that traumatic events can stick with them for a long period of time.

How does Tommy Orange use the imagery of a "map" to convey the complexities of Native American identity and the history of displacement?

Before reading There There, I wasn’t fully aware of the depth of modern urban Native American communities and how much of their identity is shaped by both historical trauma and present-day challenges.

What does Tommy Orange mean to accomplish by telling Orvil that the dance is his prayer?

I learned that the powwows are a lot deeper than I learned from the other videos, through the book I learned that they have so much more meaning to them than just dancing and being together, it’s also about feeling united.

How does the idea of a shared generational memory affect the characters and main themes throughout the novel?

Something I learned was how significant Powwows are to native culture.

Do all native americans feel this way?

I learned that they will forever by affected by their events.

How do everyone's stories intersect in this last part of the novel?

Something new that I learned that there can be a lot of generational trauma and the importance of powwows throughout the novel.

How does There There challenge stereotypes about Native American identity and show the complexity of being Native in the modern world?

I’ve learned that many Native people struggle with visibility in contemporary society.

Do the Transformers have any meaning behind them?

I learned that every character had a big role within the book.

Q: How can the land be nowhere but at the same time everywhere?

Something new I learned was how many Native Americans are dislocated everywhere they go

Q: How did blue come to want to find her parents? How did she think the powwow would help her find them?

I've learned about their search for a place to accept them and their Nativeness. I've come to understand home much they struggled finding that person, that place, that event where they can be truly themselves.

Don’t get too excited out there. That

Dance is your prayer. So don’t rush it,

and don’t dance how you practice.

There’s only one way for an Indian man

to express himself. It's that dance that

comes from back there. Over there.” The question I have is what did the transformers show?

""they needed receipts, for the grant," Calvin says, then takes a last bite and looks to see how Charles is taking what octavio just said. Charles is staring off, out the window. He's pissed."

Why was it being in gift cards such a huge deal to Charles and Carlos?

I've learned that generational trauma somehow always shows itself even when trying to move past it.

What does this quote make you feel when related to our "American Dream"

I learned a vast majority of the Native American population lives in urban areas just like in the novel, not just reservations like I previously thought

-How does this quote help us better understand perspective?

-I learned that native Americans, different ages and genders all go through difficult challenges in order to find their cultural identity.

What does this reveal about stereotypes on Native Americans?

I learned how displacement affected many, especially in maintaining cultural identity in a city environment.

Do some people not realise that there's a world of different cultures?

I learned how much effort and what goes into powwows. How they carry so much meaning to people who participate.