Brief History
What are some ways colonizers tried to get rid of Native Americans and Native culture?
What is guns, forced marriage, disease, theft, etc.
What is stereotyping?
What is "Cultural elements are used to reinforce harmful stereotypes, perpetuating racist attitudes"
What is erasure?
What is "Ignoring or minimizing Native American presence, history, and contributions to the US"
How were these schools enforced?
What is the government would withhold things like, Rations, Annuities/ Social Security, and Other goods
What do Native American mascots for schools do to Native American culture/identity?
What is
Undermines the educational experience of those in indigenous communities
Takes away the opportunity for indigenous members to portray accurate and respectful images of their culture
What act/law was put into place in 1978 against Native Americans?
What is the “Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978, U.S. laws banned many AI/AN cultural practices…” (CDC).
What are land rights?
What is "Legal documentation is crucial for land claims, rights-of-way, and resource management"
What is historical trauma?
What is "Intergenerational trauma resulting from colonization, forced assimilation, and cultural suppression can manifest as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and other mental health issues"
What were some things that could get Native children in trouble at these boarding schools?
What is Speaking native language, Not practicing Christianity, Defying their ‘teachers’
What is deculturization?
What is "The process by which people of color have been stripped of their language and culture through intentional schooling practices"
About how long have Native American's been on the continent?
What is about 20-30 thousand years ago
What is the effect that countless years of racism have had on Native Americans?
What is loss of culture/identity
What are some things Americans romanticize Native Americans?
What is calling them "Noble Savages" or "Environmentalists"
What were some ways boarding schools tried to erase Native American culture/identity?
What is Forced conversion, Compulsory attendance for all native peoples, Strictly punished people who practiced Native culture
Since 2021, what have 44 states done in regard to the law and Native American culture?
What is brought forward bills/other acts of legislation to restrict teachers from educating students on critical race theory
Which President do I, Angie, want to fistfight more than any other human being?
Who is former President Andrew Jackson
What were some ways mentioned in the presentation that show a lack of representation for Native Americans?
What is omitting Native American histories, cultures, and perspectives from curricula
What are some ways Native Americans and their culture is turned invisible?
What is rendering Native Americans invisible in media, education, and other areas of society
Essentially what were the Native American boarding schools?
What is the kidnapping hundreds of thousands of children to teach them the “correct” way of living and the start of the slow death of the native culture
What is critical race theory?
What is the concept that racism is a social construct that goes beyond individual bias or prejudice, but it is something embedded in our legislature and academic and professional institutions
What were the 5 tribes mentioned that were greatly impacted by the Trail of Tears?
Who are the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole
What is tokenization?
What is "The use of Native American imagery and cultural symbols as mascots, logos, or fashion accessories, perpetuating stereotypes and reinforcing power imbalances"
What is hypervigilance?
What is "constant exposure to racism and discrimination can lead to a state of hypervigilance, perpetual stress, and anxiety"
Why were these boarding schools turned into a dorm-based operation?
What is it allowed for the complete assimilation of white culture and for the destruction of a new generation of Native American culture
What were 3/5 mascots in the picture for the deculturization slide?
Kansas City Chiefs
Chicago Blackhawks
Washington Redskins
Atlanta Braves
Cleveland Indians