Although Leslie Marmon Silko's great novel Ceremony is a work of fiction, there are details and phenomenon that occur within the story that are not only present in real world events but in numerous forms of popular culture entertainment. Even Silko's own personal experiences can be compared to themes and phenomenon in her novel. In fact, Silko makes this observation herself during one of her many interviews "and so when I started Ceremony, I was as sick as Tayo was. I was having nausea and all kinds of weird symptoms and stuff and then as he starts to get better, of course, I was starting, so there is this parallel." (Cohen 258). She clearly pulls inspiration from not only her life but the culture and occurrences surrounding her. For instance,
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It was recently decided that a massive pipeline was to be built in the U.S, stretching for miles on end, state to state. However, construction is currently at a halt as it has been discovered that the pipeline is supposed to run right through scared grounds of a native American tribe. While the native American community is outraged by the possible desecration of their sacred ground, many people within the dominant white culture does not see the dilemma. Because of the vastly different views of the land between the dominant culture and the native culture a protest has broken out. The native tribe is pushing for termination or redirection of the pipeline. Whereas outsiders of this tribe are attempting to continue with construction as planned, regardless of native opinions. This shows that not only is post-colonial oppression is still present but that it is fueled by different views such as …show more content…
For example, several of Walt Disney's film display native Americans tribes in them such as, Peter Pan and Pocahontas. Although some argue that Disney's portrayal of Native Americans is inaccurate and even somewhat demeaning, there are still certain aspects of these animated peoples that truthful, one of them being their use of storytelling. First of all, in the film Pocahontas, Pocahontas's her father tells the story of the river. This story tells of the river and that he is proud and strong, cutting his path through the earth. Yet he only chooses the smoothest coarse so he may live a long sturdy life. Pocahontas's father tells her this story to guide her down her own path in life. Similarly, in the film Peter Pan, during the song "What Makes the Red Man Red?" the main characters as several questions of the Indian tribe in regards to their culture. The tribe responds with an explanation in the form of a story for each question. Although they are not legitimate native American cultural questions this still displays the native American method of storytelling. Overall, aspects of native American storytelling can be found in numerous different mediums, even in something as simple as a children's
It was recently decided that a massive pipeline was to be built in the U.S, stretching for miles on end, state to state. However, construction is currently at a halt as it has been discovered that the pipeline is supposed to run right through scared grounds of a native American tribe. While the native American community is outraged by the possible desecration of their sacred ground, many people within the dominant white culture does not see the dilemma. Because of the vastly different views of the land between the dominant culture and the native culture a protest has broken out. The native tribe is pushing for termination or redirection of the pipeline. Whereas outsiders of this tribe are attempting to continue with construction as planned, regardless of native opinions. This shows that not only is post-colonial oppression is still present but that it is fueled by different views such as …show more content…
For example, several of Walt Disney's film display native Americans tribes in them such as, Peter Pan and Pocahontas. Although some argue that Disney's portrayal of Native Americans is inaccurate and even somewhat demeaning, there are still certain aspects of these animated peoples that truthful, one of them being their use of storytelling. First of all, in the film Pocahontas, Pocahontas's her father tells the story of the river. This story tells of the river and that he is proud and strong, cutting his path through the earth. Yet he only chooses the smoothest coarse so he may live a long sturdy life. Pocahontas's father tells her this story to guide her down her own path in life. Similarly, in the film Peter Pan, during the song "What Makes the Red Man Red?" the main characters as several questions of the Indian tribe in regards to their culture. The tribe responds with an explanation in the form of a story for each question. Although they are not legitimate native American cultural questions this still displays the native American method of storytelling. Overall, aspects of native American storytelling can be found in numerous different mediums, even in something as simple as a children's