1. What is heritage?
Heritage is something passed down from proceeding generations; tradition.

2. How does heritage influence a person as a child growing up and then later as an adult?

3. What is tradition?
Tradition is the passing down of a culture from generation to generation.

4. Explain one of your family traditions
Explain one of your family traditions. Explain a family belief or value you live by.

5. What is a memoir?
A memoir is an autobiography or a biography.

6. How can a person's community affect his her heritage
How can a person's community affect his her heritage? How can a person’s heritage or beliefs build a community?

7. In your Lit book turn to page 57
Analyze the picture.
What is the picture telling you?
Does this lady have a story to tell?
What is that story?
What kind of emotions should you have towards the woman ? Explain.
What do you notice first when looking at this portrait? Explain.
What does the high-contrast lighting in this image suggest about the character of the person in the portrait? Explain.

8. After Reading Questions
What is the most important insight Momaday gains about his heritage during his pilgrimage from Yellowstone to his grandmother’s grave at Rainy Mountain?
Note:
In-sight= an understanding of a relationship that sheds light on or helps you solve a problem.
Pilgrimage= a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion.