Plan of Investigation The investigation asses the laws and treaties against Native Americans brought up by the Homestead Act. The evaluation presents migratory paths, Indian reservations, and laws forcefully placed upon Native Americans in the Western United States. The laws are then analyzed according to their social and humanitarian effects upon Native American tribes. Two sources (American Indians in Colorado and The Pioneers) are evaluated with respect to their origin and purpose to determine the value and limitations of each. B.
In his essay, “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America”, Benjamin Franklin defends the idea of Indian civility in a very persuasive manner with the use of several rhetorical strategies. Benjamin Franklin emphasizes the point of difference in perspectives to express his deference for Indians. He begins the essay stressing that civility is viewed differently from dissimilar perspectives. He says: “Savages we call them, because their manners differ from ours, which we think the perfection of civility; they think the same of theirs.” The author then proceeds to mention certain qualities in Indian customs that, when analyzed carefully, prove to be more gracious and polished than those of the newcomers. First, he focuses on their politeness in speech, in which they give importance and listen, without interruptions, to what others have to say, unlike Europeans who constantly had disputes and left speakers “hoarse in calling to order”.
Even if the use of Native American culture in our sports teams is not offensive to us, it may be offensive to somebody else. Shakley’s talks about many college teams that use Native American names and mascots throughout his article. The Fighting Sioux, the Fighting Illini, and the Florida State Seminoles are some examples of that. He states that most of the controversy with changing the team names is not so much with the discrimination of the Native American culture, but that it has been associated with the school for decades. Even if they wanted to change the name, it would cost money and even more disappointed fans.
To reach these conclusions, I read the two different articles and viewed some advocacy advertisements sponsored by the American Indian College Fund. The first article I read was one written by a non-Native American. It was called “Indians”: Textualism, Morality, and the Problem of History, written by Jane Tompkins. The article focuses on the problem of how different historians portray Native Americans. It also addresses the challenge post structuralism poses to the study of history.
These include cultural residential restrictions, inaccurate and offense caricatures, cultural trauma and lingering effects from the boarding school era. Each issue fueling intense discussion and a paper at length in itself. I’ve chosen to critically analyze the boarding school era and its effects in comparisons to current Native American Families. This analyzes will take into consideration…. Boarding Schools In the nineteenth century, Native American Boarding Schools played an essential role in programs that were designed by the United States government to foster the forced assimilation of its native peoples into the mainstream of American society.
The state of our countries economic status does not discriminate (Campbell, 2010). It has affected white people as well as people of color. Could it be that we are fueling our own fire by being so overly concerned with skin color instead of being concerned with one’s abilities and attributes? Campbell also states that the “myth” of white privilege should be opposed and challenged as well as every other stereotype. I am not comfortable with calling white privilege a myth because it is a real issue that needs to be dealt with but I do know that we have to start somewhere.
Equality Opportunity’ in that the burdens of racism can only be overcome by taking race into account. Affirmative action also aims to reflect the racial diversity of the nation, the ‘Equality of Results’, within schools, the firm and the workplace. Despite being mainly supported by Democrats, and rejected by Republicans President Nixon played a significant role in affirmative action by instituting ‘set aside’ policies to reserve a certain percentage for minorities. The main advantage of affirmative action is that is leads to a greater diversity in societies main institutions, arguably this would not be achieved had things been left as they were. It is also argued on the basis of righting those previously wronged, by opening areas of education and employment that would not have previously been available to minorities.
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Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast by Hillary Stewart Figure 5. Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast by Hillary Stewart Figure 6 Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast by Hillary Stewart Bibliography LeRoy H. Appleton, American Indian Design & Decoration (New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950). Bill Holm, Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form (Vancouver, British Columbia: University of Washington Press, 1965). Robert Bruce Inveratity, Art of the Northwest Coast Indians (Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1950). Cheryl Shearar, Understanding Northwest Coast Art: A Guide to Crests, Beings, and Symbols (Vancouver, British Columbia: Cheryl Shearar, 2000).