After taking this course I have become more aware of the struggles of a chapter in history I thought was over. I didn’t release of the injustices that the Native people fight every day, and the struggles they share with common non-natives. Alcoholism, suicide, and sexual assault can been see in all communities and societies throughout the world; however they run a tad more uncontrolled in the Native world.
I have learned to appreciate the tradition, though I am may not completely understand it. I have taken on the burden of representation or the luxury of advocacy (for the little I know and can do). For example, during Halloween, friends that dressed as Indians or Eskimos I told them of the offensive nature of their outfits.
I have taken an interest in Native law as well as the unequal representation Natives have in the US government and policy making bodies. Andrea Smith’s Conquest has left a mark in my Native American Education.
2 comments:
I agree, this class has opened my eyes to the Native experience, but especially through the lens of the women. This really enabled me to understand a more complex systems approach towad assimilation, dissimilation, and where wome fit all along the way. Like you say, I may not understand everything, but I do understand its importance within its own context
I do agree with your statement and I found your final project to be interesting. The life of a Native in the present-day U.S. is still a struggle in more ways than one. I did not expect to see such a stark contrast of the violence amongst the general U.S. citizens compared to the life of a Native American.
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