North American Native Experience
North American Native Experience Native-Centered Discourse Contemporary Communities/tribes/nations Cultural and Political Activism Reencountering Native Narratives and Stories
identity sovereignty casino voting rights stereotypes Names and Terms identity sovereignty casino voting rights stereotypes discourse pan-Indian pandemic genocide settler colonialism
Native-centered discourse Native definition of identity Native exercise of sovereignty Native leadership = intellectual, political, academic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnWT0fsVOkg
Contemporary Communities/tribes/nations Cultural Renewal = language programs, school control, museums Economic development = government funding, casino revenue, scholarships Sovereignty struggles = land claims, law enforcement, tribes and taxation Civil Rights struggles = voting rights, border town abuses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxUXnMQVVAM
Cultural and Political Activism Native Expressions = arts, crafts and manufactures; music, art, film Natives in Majority Culture = stereotypes and caricatures, logos, media depiction Politics = tribal government; relations with state governments and federal government; broad national policy discourse Native organization = pan-Indian groups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs_2EaVPeBI
Reencountering Native Narratives and Stories Recognizing and naming historical trauma Pandemic Disease, Depopulation, Dispossession Conquest, Colonization, Ethnic Cleansing, and Genocide Settler Colonialism Decolonization = countering, protecting and recreating https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM8WZ0ztMuc