Civics
Place where Indigenous Americans were sent by the US Government.
Reservations
Status that you are given by society, you do nothing to earn it.
Ascribed Status
The idea that the community is more important than the individual
Collectivism
The rights that people have to social and political freedom and equality.
Civil Rights
Having certain rights and protections because society sees you as an individual
Personhood
The idea that the Individual is more important than the community
Individualism
R.H.Pratt founded the first Native American boarding school in order to destroy Native American cultures. He said he wanted to do this in order to:
"kill the________ in [them], save the _________"
Indian, Man
A status that you earn through actions
Achieved Status
One culture should not be judged by the standards of another.
Cultural Relativism
Involving people from a range of social and ethnic backgrounds.
Diversity
The interconnected nature of statuses like race, class, and gender.
Intersectionality
One’s own culture and way of life is “normal” and superior to all others.
Ethnocentrism
Which two presidents, who were also Founding Fathers, wanted to teach Indigenous Americans farming?
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
The process in which a minority culture gets absorbed into a dominant culture in society.
Cultural Assimilation
Prejudice or hostility against a person because of their ethnicity or culture.
Racism