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2. Acculturation

3.  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. www.rice.edu/projects/HispanicHealth/Acculturation.html

4. 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.

5. 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. Ojibwa - History, Migration to the great lakes http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Le-Pa/Ojibwa.html#ixzz1jZsVDabu

6. Acculturation and Ojibway  Government'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.

7. 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.

8. Acculturation and Ojibway  The 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.

9. 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.

10. Acculturation and Ojibway  Formalized educational system removed children from their families.  Federal policy toward Native education emphasized Native American assimilation into U.S. society.

11. 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.