Rita loe's poem and her obituary express ideas about how Rita Joe viewed the importance of knowing a person's culture and understanding cultural identity. Weite a short paragraph about
why it is important to understand one's own culture and the cultures of others. Include a quote
from Rita Joe's poem "I Lost My Talk" or from her obituary to help explain their ideas.

as general terms,  indian territory,  the indian territories, or  indian country  describe an evolving land area set aside by the  united states government  for the relocation of  native americans  who held  aboriginal title  to their land. in general, the tribes ceded land they occupied in exchange for  land grants  in 1803. the concept of an indian territory was an outcome of the 18th- and 19th-century policy of  indian removal. after the  civil war(1861–1865), the policy of the government was one of  assimilation.

protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories.

he resisted soviet oppression by soviet