What Comes After I Won T Just Move On Analysis

Conserving Cultures Imagine waking up one day and telling your daughter that many people don’t like her because of her heritage. This is the harsh reality that many Native Americans face when raising their children in American society. The article, “What Comes After No I Won’t Just Move On” published in Indian Country Today Media Network contains another story that expresses this problem for Native Peoples. It includes a story written by Adrian Jawort about how his daughter is the newly crowned Powwow Princess at her Catholic Academy school in the Apsáalooke Nation. He sees his daughter’s happiness and innocence because she was just crowned Princess, and he appreciates his daughter’s admiration of their Native American culture. However, he …show more content…
One example of common discrimination in the article is when Jawort says, “People who don’t even think of themselves as racist will brazenly espouse ignorant things against Natives in public and comment sections online you’d never dare hear or see them say if the people were black, Hispanic, or Jewish” (Jawort 1). This relates the type of discrimination and racism discussed by Tim Giago, author of “Indian Named Mascots: An Assault on Self-Esteem.” He explains, “Picture a section of fans as people supporting a team called the African Americans. Imagine them doing the same things to black Americans as they are doing to Native Americans” (Giago 173). Both authors suggest that today’s discrimination and racism are not as clear as they used to appear in the past. However, they encourage their readers to realize that many people who think they are not disrespecting Native Peoples cultures probably are. Jawort co-creates the Native American Race Relations and Healing Symposium because of the stereotypes Native Americans face in everyday life. As learned in class, once Americans can, “put our feet into our [Native American] moccasins” (Giago 173) discrimination will