Resistance To Change By Elizabeth De La Cruz

Racism American and Resistance to Change: Art Education’s Role in the Indian Mascot Issue. In Elizabeth De La Cruz’s’ article, the author vividly describes and to capture the feelings of Charlene Teter as well as many other Native Americans. When it comes to the lack of sensitivity and politically incorrect usage of Native American Indian Mascot is used in society, but more so, in the sports realm. Many people misuse the Native American mascot in sports and do not really think that it is harmful. However, Teter’s cultural shock when attending the University of Illinois made her aware that the Indian mascot was being misrepresented. She felt that instead of using them as a comical Mascot that represents warrior-like attributes, they should …show more content…
The football team uses the word Redskins as representation and wear it with pride. Never have the Washington Redskins disrespected or mocked the Natives in any way. Now, due to the 3rd case presented to us in the article about a white male, barefooted and dressed in full Sioux regalia and a headdress made of turkey feathers with a painted face dancing like a fool, not having any clue what he had on or what he was dancing even represented is disrespectful. Going back to my first example of Rocio Durcal representing Hispanic Mariachi music, if she were to have been drunk on stage impersonating Mexican people/ Mariachis drunk and acting disrespectful, it would be a blow to the Hispanic culture and of course very humiliating. One thing is to use the Indian as a mascot but, it should be done with honor and respect. If this halftime performance was orchestrated well and with thought, having a whole professional choreography played out to where it was done beautifully, then there would be no arguments or any ill feelings toward the mascot. Then, Native Americans would feel a sense of respect and would feel greatly represented by their …show more content…
As you can see now in days when so many people of the same race come together they are so powerful and are able to make almost anything they want to happen. A lot of these movements that have occurred I do not agree with. A lot of all of the people protesting today seem desperate for attention that have no job or life. But, a great movement by Natives would be a very strong movement because they deserve respect and need to know that after everything they have gone through they are still heard and have not been lost and that they remain important to our