Indian culture

society is complicated, especially when people don’t know their true identity. Most people struggle because of their culture norms, whether that is racial or gender bias. After reading two essays from the book The Prose Reader essays for Thinking Reading and Writing ¬¬by Kim and Michael Flachman, it’s clear that identity and culture come hand in hand. The first essay For “My Indian Daughter” by Lewis Sawaquat, he talks about what he went through and some of the racial incidents that reminded him…

your family, community, and culture (as Native children were until the mid-1980s) how might you have turned out differently? What would you have missed learning without your personal cultural influences? The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830 to permit the elimination of Indian tribes to federal territory west of the Mississippi River. According to our text (McNamara & Burns) the government then held the belief that the Indians did not have the…

For many people culture has influenced them in one way or another, as a result culture informs and affects how people view others and the world around them. Despite arguments others may have against it, it all depends on their upbringing. In the stories "An Indian Father's Plea", "Everyday Use" and "Two Kinds", there are copious examples that can be drawn supporting this claim. Not only are these from authors real experiences, they also showcase the extent to which one's culture affects their…

The grounds on which the debate on sati was taken up was through the invention, preservation and gendering of Indian culture and tradition. British Colonial authority employed orientalist scholarship as a way to challenge sati from within Indian tradition and in turn become masters of that tradition . Thus, the protection of women and women’s agency became absent in the discourse as scripture was used as the defining feature of sati, furthering the project of preservation. Scripture was thus…

American expansion into Indian territory came with many challenges and oppositions for the native people. More than anything, the Indians wanted to coexist with the white man in one shared country. Most of Indian culture seemed to favor peace in times of conflict. The Indians trusted the federal government, the treaties, and new U.S. policies but these were worthless in saving their lands. They were promised justice but repeatedly ended up being impacted negatively by something they perceived as…

As Dr. Lilikala Kameʻeleihiwa discusses in Native Land and Foreign Desires, the European settlers introduced their customs and religious practices to the native Hawaiians and condemned the culture of the natives, which convinced them that the settlers were god-like beings (Kameʻeleihiwa, 192). As a result, the settlers were able to establish their credibility among the natives, which allowed them to gain their trust and exploit them for their…

up surrounded by Indian culture, I would see my 22-year-old cousins having arranged marriages with successful men they've never met. I could never fathom the idea that a man had to be the breadwinner of the family while the woman acts as a traditional housewife. Why were the men in my family allowed to seek bachelors, masters, and doctorates but the women in my family had to marry before desire any degree at all? The race and gender dynamics that led my relatives and other Indians alike to act…

Dowry is a word most people are familiar with, even in Western culture. However, being aware of the word doesn’t mean we understand it. Especially since the definition of dowry has changed over time. After analyzing novels, films, and articles we went over in class I have a completely different view on dowry and how it impacts Indian culture. Dowry is where property or money is brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage. In Nectar in a Sieve dowry is a problem for Ruku because her…

Many myths and realities about American Indian life prevailed in the late nineteenth century following the period of modernization and Americanization. Americanization mainly refers to the process in which individuals become assimilated into American culture and customs while also still practicing other ethnic traditions. This process prevailed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as more immigrants traveled to the United States for work or to evade harsh governmental control.…

Culture is the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group; also : the characteristic features of everyday existence shared by people in a place or time (merriam-webster.com). Culture is something that makes us all unique. It separates us from others, and gives us our own identities. Ever since i was a kid, i identified myself as an Indian. This however is not as accurate as i once thought. I now identify myself as an Indian American. This is the…