MAX LITTLEFOOT: I am American. My ancestors have lived on this land since memory began. My tribal elders speak of a large turtle that rose out of the sea. This Turtle Island- Earth-provides everything we need. My ancestors could read the earth. They saw a scuff in the dirt and would find deer to hunt. They smelled the thawing riverbanks and knew salmon were on their way upstream to spawn. They touched the rough bark of a pine and it would become a strong wigwam.
My ancestors were here before America was, when America was Turtle Island. Now we live on a reservation called Indian Island.
There is still anger about how my people were treated. This is where I come from, though. ..it's what I know, whatever it's called. Tree roots don't know the difference. Neither do I. I am American. (Drumbeat stops. MAX exits right. JANE BRADFORD enters left and walks down left. SILHOUETTES line up one behind the other up left and sway as though cramped together on a sailing ship, slowly making their way across the back of the stage. They quietly whistle wind sounds as they move.)
JANE BRADFORD: I am American.
In the second part of the play, in which actors return as different characters and make short speeches, which two speeches emphasize the theme of immigrants coming to America to escape difficult situations?
(1 point)
• Jane Bradford's
• Max Littlefoot's
[ Juanita Ramirez's
[ Shana Bloomstein's
[ Ty Smith's
1 answer
The two speeches that emphasize the theme of immigrants coming to America to escape difficult situations are:
Juanita Ramirez's
Shana Bloomstein's
These characters typically represent immigrant experiences and narratives of seeking a better life in America.
