TABLE 5.3 PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES THAT RELATE TOTHE PAST BY EDUCATION -- PINE RIDGE OGLALA SIOUX SAMPLE
 

We asked our respondents if they had participated in each of 10 "activities that relate to the past...during the last 12 months." The table below divides the Pine Ridge Oglala Sioux Sample into four education groups and reports the percentage of respondents who participated in the activities listed in the far-left column. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of respondents of the given education group who answered the question.

During the last 12 months, have you...
EDUCATION
Total sample
No high school diploma
High school diploma
Some college
4 year degree and up
Significance Test

Looked at photographs with family and friends
82% (184)
71% (28)
77% (47)
83% (60)
94% (48)
.05

Taken any photographs or videos to preserve memories
66% (182)
32% (28)
64% (47)
74% (58)
81% (48)
< .001

Watched any movies or television programs about the past
72% (185)
61% (28)
63% (48)
80% (60)
81% (48)
.05

Attended a family reunion or reunion of some other group of people with whom you have a shared experience
59% (182)
43% (28)
49% (47)
67% (58)
69% (48)
.04

Visited any history museums or historic sites
65% (182)
32% (28)
53% (47)
72% (58)
88% (48)
< .001

Read any books about the past
45% (185)
32% (28)
42% (48)
48% (29)
52% (48)
NS

Participated in any hobbies or worked on any collections related to the past
37% (182)
21% (28)
32% (47)
40% (58)
48% (48)
NS

Looked into the history of your family or worked on your family tree
54% (185)
39% (28)
48% (48)
63% (60)
54% (48)
NS

Written in a journal or diary
20% (183)
7% (28)
13% (47)
42% (59)
46% (48)
< .001

Taken part in group devoted to studying, preserving, or presenting the past
25% (182)
14% (28)
19% (47)
24% (58)
40% (48)
.05

 

 

 
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