Values
Although often disrespected by the American government the Anishinabek people in specific have fought in every major war in American history. Veterans are honored and receive special respect at events such as Pow Wows. They want to do what they can for their people. Tribality is giving back (service) and is an honorable thing.
Main parts of the Indian’s cultural identity come from traditional values, ethnicity, education, and language make up.
One of the most important elements of Anishinabe culture is the kinship, or relationship among individuals. Having a knowledge of one’s ancestry, immediate family, distant relations, and extended family is an important factor in creating the Anishinabe identity.
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Throughout history the Native American people have had their resources striped from them. The traditional laws of the people are often impossible for the courts to interpret. The system of dividing up the land has become very complicated “This whole American Indian land tenure system, with its roots in the allotment policy itself, was founded on a fundamental belief in the importance of property law--the belief that land tenure reforms could transform Indian people and Indian communities socially, culturally, and economically” (Shoemaker,2017). If the government truly valued the importance of the Native American people they may have honored more of their treaties, “When Indian treaties were signed, the land designated for indigenous people was often regarded as expendable; yet if the land became desirable Indians were forced to surrender it” (Koppleman, 2014). Once again Native Americans are given respect only when it is …show more content…
The teams represented with these mascots say they are honoring the people. These mascots reinforce the negative bias, “Americans tend to hold one of the following two images of Indians; the noble savages who lived long ago and were exterminated, or contemporary Indians who have lost their culture and been degraded by white people’s ways (Koppleman, 2014). Just recently the NFL football from Washington named the Redskins were asked to change their name. Still despite much protest and opposition the name remains. “However, that proud resilience does not give the NFL a license to continue marketing, promoting, and profiting off of a dictionary-defined racial slur — one that tells people outside of our community to view us as mascots” (Allen, 2016). Once again, the Native American people are left with no one fighting for them and children are left to wonder why they are perceived as
Although often disrespected by the American government the Anishinabek people in specific have fought in every major war in American history. Veterans are honored and receive special respect at events such as Pow Wows. They want to do what they can for their people. Tribality is giving back (service) and is an honorable thing.
Main parts of the Indian’s cultural identity come from traditional values, ethnicity, education, and language make up.
One of the most important elements of Anishinabe culture is the kinship, or relationship among individuals. Having a knowledge of one’s ancestry, immediate family, distant relations, and extended family is an important factor in creating the Anishinabe identity.
Sharing, kindness, respect and …show more content…
Throughout history the Native American people have had their resources striped from them. The traditional laws of the people are often impossible for the courts to interpret. The system of dividing up the land has become very complicated “This whole American Indian land tenure system, with its roots in the allotment policy itself, was founded on a fundamental belief in the importance of property law--the belief that land tenure reforms could transform Indian people and Indian communities socially, culturally, and economically” (Shoemaker,2017). If the government truly valued the importance of the Native American people they may have honored more of their treaties, “When Indian treaties were signed, the land designated for indigenous people was often regarded as expendable; yet if the land became desirable Indians were forced to surrender it” (Koppleman, 2014). Once again Native Americans are given respect only when it is …show more content…
The teams represented with these mascots say they are honoring the people. These mascots reinforce the negative bias, “Americans tend to hold one of the following two images of Indians; the noble savages who lived long ago and were exterminated, or contemporary Indians who have lost their culture and been degraded by white people’s ways (Koppleman, 2014). Just recently the NFL football from Washington named the Redskins were asked to change their name. Still despite much protest and opposition the name remains. “However, that proud resilience does not give the NFL a license to continue marketing, promoting, and profiting off of a dictionary-defined racial slur — one that tells people outside of our community to view us as mascots” (Allen, 2016). Once again, the Native American people are left with no one fighting for them and children are left to wonder why they are perceived as