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Acculturation

Acculturation Process in which members

of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group.

Acculturation is usually in the direction of a minority group adopting habits and language patterns of the dominant group.

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Acculturation and you At some point, we have all

faced a degree of acculturation.

For example, when you come to school, you must give up:

Certain aspects of language. Problem-solving patterns. Technology Freedom to dress the way

you want.

Sections 5-7: Acculturation and Ojibway Traditional life was altered

through contact with non-Native Americans.

Fur trading resulted in the Ojibway becoming reliant on traded goods rather than the clothing, utensils, and weapons they had constructed.

The establishment of reservations restricted Ojibwa seasonal travel.

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Acculturation and OjibwayGovernment's

relocation policies dispersed tribe members.

By the late 1880s many Ojibway lived in one-room log cabins, frame cabins, or tar paper shacks rather than in wigwams.

Acculturation and Ojibway Wigwam construction

incorporated new materials: other forms of tree bark were more easily available than long strips of birch bark; blankets covered wigwam doors instead of animal skins; calico, cardboard, and tar paper replaced the rush matting.

Acculturation and OjibwayThe transition from

traditional living to permanent settlement in villages led to a reduced lifestyle and to a high incidence of communicable diseases, including tuberculosis and trachoma.

Acculturation and Ojibway By mid-1940s, only the

elderly were bilingual. Most Ojibway had adopted

modern clothing. Birch bark canoes were

largely replaced by wooden and later aluminum boats.

Few Ojibway practiced their traditional religion.

Acculturation and Ojibway Formalized educational

system removed children from their families.

Federal policy toward Native education emphasized Native American assimilation into U.S. society.

Acculturation and Ojibway Consequently, instruction in

vocational skills was promoted over the teaching of Native traditions.

In fact, Native traditions and languages were forbidden in the educational context provided by the government and mission schools.