TABLE 5.5 TRUSTWORTHINESS OF
SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PAST BY AGE -- PINE RIDGE
OGLALA SIOUX SAMPLE We asked our respondents for the
following information about seven "places where people might
get information about the past:" "Please tell (us) how
trustworthy you think each is as a source of information
about the past using a 1 to 10 scale, where 1 means not at
all trustworthy and 10 means very trustworthy." The table
below divides the Pine Ridge Oglala Sioux into four age
groups, and reports the mean score those four groups gave
each of the seven sources of information about the past
listed in the far-left column. The numbers in
parenthesesndicate the number of respondents of the given
age group who answered the question. How trustworthly do
you think____ are as a source of information about
the past? Museums Personal accounts from
your grandparents or other relatives Conversation with someone
who was there College history
professors High school history
teachers Non-fiction
books Movies and television
programs about the past
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