Despite this, the United States has often passed laws which usurp Indian sovereignty. One problem that continues to crop up in these discussions of sovereignty is the question of what exactly sovereignty means. The definition of sovereignty can be hard to pin down. One of the best definitions came from Mike Myers, a Seneca Indian, as quoted in the essay “Indian Sovereignty” by K. Kickingbird, L. Kickingbird, Chibitty and Berkley: “Ideally, sovereignty is the unrestricted right of groups of people to organize themselves in political, social and cultural patterns that meet their needs. It is the right of a people to freely define ways in which to use land, resources and manpower for their common good.
Reel Injun Video Analysis: The Continuing Struggle for Individuality. One would think that today, with all these issues on equality and individuality, the difference on the depictions of Aboriginals nowadays and in the early films would be drastic. The evolving images of Aboriginals in films (and in the media in general) have affected their situation in the society and also in how they view themselves. Native American and Aboriginal people have long been a part in Hollywood filmmaking, but the images presented of them were not always pleasing or accurate. The movie Reel Injun, by Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond, reveals the evolution of the media’s portrayal of Native people from the silent-film era to the present day.
From the period of the mid 19th Century Aboriginals and Natives in America have faced widespread stereotypes and omissions as well as outright being the ones suppressed in society by the Western white colonizers, what can be seen here is a trend on how the public has been fed with films that display and antagonizes the First Nations people. However as society changed and became tolerant there has been a new surge of cinema that has commissioned itself to resolve the issue of misrepresentations and stereotypes of the aboriginals. The question we ask ourselves is, is this process really working and if not do they produce even more problems? An example of this problem we are presented with is the 1991 film Clearcut which is about a lawyer who loses an appeal against the clear-cutting of native land which in turn angers the native community. Arthur one of the more extremist natives decides to kidnap the logging mill manager and later on kidnaps the lawyer as a means of punishment and torture.
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”.
A second mode involves Aboriginal paradigms, which call for the rejuvenation and reclamation of ways in which disputes may be resolved according to the culture and custom of the Aboriginal party involved. Due to the diversity and distinctiveness of Aboriginal peoples across the continent, Aboriginal people’s methods of dispute resolution are not easily summarized into categories. Rather, they are reflective of the Indigenous teachings from which they come and therefore may be different from one Aboriginal nation to another. A third mode is a combination of the two paradigms. All three modes, however, share similar challenges.
Relationship between the Core Concepts and ‘Bend it like Beckham’ Introduction: The movie ‘Bend it like Beckham’ incorporates a plethora of concepts and themes that are essential to comparing the Indian culture with the English one. This movie emphasizes how the society views Indian culture and assists the viewers in understanding the stereotypical gender roles of said culture. It provokes the idea that the Indian culture lives in the past, as a way of keeping tradition, and ignores the much-needed acceptance of equality of all individuals regardless of their gender. The movie cleverly expresses many topics of Indian culture, such as the traditions, arranged marriages, duties of women and interracial relationships. Persons: Jess’ identity grows stronger with every scene, as she puts more on the line to follow her dream.
I believe that in most sports such as basketball, to outplay your opponent, one has to commit himself/herself to doing whatever that needs to be done, in order to win the game. However, I believe that basketball players, especially during the critical and “heated” moments of the matchup, act with passion and not aggression. In other words, I believe that basketball players do not drive to the basket at full speed and force, commit fouls, and overall play extremely hard-nosed offense and defense as acts of aggression but more so as results of their passion for the game. Passion is “a strong inclination toward an activity that one likes, finds important, and in which one invests a significant amount of time and energy” (Donahue, Rip, Vallerand 2007:526). If basketball is someone’s passion as an activity, then that means that they enjoy the process of the game, the result or outcome of the game is also of importance to them, and they devote themselves to being involved and demonstrating effort throughout their participation in the activity.
The Simpsons… Seen From American Values Is difficult say that Americans have a definitive list of values, mainly because they tend to be different from the rest of the world. Americans are featured by present diverse multicultural society and is the culture that defines and builds the values and behaviors live by. But when Americans are seen from outside, we can note some strong and significant values that definitely represents them almost entirely. In fact, it can see some of those values impregnated in communication media, news, music, movies, TV series, etc. ¿How we can see some of those?.
Depicted in The Reluctant Fundamentalist is the affect of both a colonialist ideology and neo colonist environment on an individuals self perception and identity. Similarly, in Mystery Road , a post colonial environment is seen to force individuals to mimicry the superior culture in order to achieve change. Conveyed in Moshin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (TRF) is the notion that the hybrid nature of one’s culture and identity is consequent of the surrounding environment. First depicted in TRF is the hybrid nature of Pakistani culture and identity where Changez explains the flexibile cultural attitude of the people of Pakistan in the face of a neo-colonistic American society. .
In addition, these people also will show how ethnocentrism influences people’s behavior. The authors of Psychology also stated that ethnocentrism is conditions that decide between groups there will be conflict or harmony, prejudice or understanding. On the other words, ethnocentrism decides the bias to other culture group is positive or negative. (Carole Wade& Carol Tavris, Psychology, 2004) Ethnocentrism is caused by social identity. In Margaret Craven’s novel “I heard the owl call my name”, there are some examples showed the ethnocentrism between white people and Indian people.