chapter 8 american indians. symbol – american indian woman
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Chapter 8American Indians
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Symbol – American Indian Woman
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Symbol – American Indian Man
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SAA 8.2 What do you know about American Indians?1. Sports team mascots and logos pay
tribute to their place in history2. All who enroll get a monthly check from
the government3. Population is decreasing rapidly4. Have been on continent nearly 5,000
years5. Were great mathematicians &
architects
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What do you know (cont)?6. U.S. always accorded Indian
nations the rights of independent nations
7. Tribal system was run by warrior-chiefs
8. Basic worldview: all things in natural world are connected
9. Planning tends to be short-range and in-the-moment
10. Key value: maintaining lifelong relationships
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Myths & StereotypesMyth #1. Vanishing relics of the past—
redskin savages, warriors, squaws Expanding population. Younger, faster-growing than total American
population terms offensive to most American Indians perpetuate media stereotypes
Myth #2. Sports-team mascots & logos honor American Indians’ place in history
Mock and trivialize American Indian culture. Not accurate representations of American Indians
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Myths & Stereotypes
Myth #3. Indian theme programs pay homage to American Indian traditions
Who controls how a culture is displayed and perceived?
Distilling a complex culture into superficial images
Encouraging stereotypes
Myth #4: Lazy and won’t work
Myth #5: An expert on Indian lore
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American Indian Demographics
Mainland population - almost 1 percent Mainland and Alaskan - 1.5 percent
One of youngest ethnic groups
Household income= $32,100 All Americans = $42,200 Poverty rate = 26% All Americans = 10%
Number of Tribes = 558 Largest tribes: Cherokee and Navajo
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States where they live: all states
Most populous: California Oklahoma Arizona
% of Population 15% (628,000) 10% (392,000) 7% (293,000)
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American Indian Worldview Nature: Live in harmony, preserve human-nature balance
Who We Are: A stable people, build homes, identify with land
Role of Tradition: Conservative, remember the past
Knowledge is holistic: Focus on the whole first, parts secondweb of life means all is connected, related
Truth is relative: Many possible truths, grounded in experience, which evolves, is multi-dimensional
Holistic Worldview - Experience and relate to a living universeweb of life where humans must participate
Time: Multi-focus, nature’s cycles
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American Indian Values Education: For wisdom in the “why” of things
Planning: Consider decision’s impact on 7th generation Future, present equally important & greater than past
Expressing Self: Doing first, then becoming, then being
Relationships: Collectivist sharing, helping relatives comes firstlifelong relationships are common
Use of Space - People more important than privacy Borrow and lend things often and easily
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American Indian Contributions
Architecture unexcelled Astronomy - calendar extremely accurate Math - used the zero before Arabs, Europeans Languages 500 to 1,000 spoken in No. America
more than in all of “Old World” Agriculture – world’s greatest farmers, pharmacists
Their plants now feed much of world, allowed population expansion
Medical system - far superior to European systemsNatural pharmaceuticals, sanitation, surgery, otherMade possible many modern medicines, drugs
Political system - primary model for the U.S. democratic political system in turn influenced U.N. and the world
30,000 years of living in the Americas
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Skill Builder Cases8.1. To Cut or Not to Cut8.2 Matt, a Chippewa Clerk
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Teams Select a reporter (rotate this
over time) Report: write names of team
members Take notes Report highlights to class Turn in notes to professor –
don’t put in stack of homework