...Bunky Echo Hawk a Native American Artist who uses modern events, objects, and technology throughout his paintings, photos, poems, and other forms of art to show the destruction of Native American culture caused by the “White Man”. Bunkys paintings often depicts Native Americans wearing judicial robes, gas mask, or traditional native clothing with altered symbols on their clothing to symbolize the spread of radiation, unfair treatment upon Natives, and the destruction of Native American Culture. Bunky Echo Hawk is a graduate of the Institute of Native American Arts he is known for being an artist, graphic designer, photographer, writer, and for being a non-profiting artist. What inspires the artist to prosper is his desire to spread the truth. Throughout multiple paintings that Bunky has created Native Americans are shown doing the same task that their oppressor is capable of. For example, Bunky painted a Native American Rosie the Riveter holding a judicial gabble to symbolize that the time for equality is now, and that it is up to fellow Natives to help end the oppression caused upon the white man. The slogan “We can do it” is the same from the original poster which would persuade women to enroll to help with the United States...
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...Native American Oppression Santucee Bell Case Western Reserve University Native American Oppression Introduction & Focal Population Imagine living in a world that consistently devalues your existence and is heavily populated with individuals who are quick to use and abuse your resources, but are slow to share the wealth that is accumulated from those resources. How would you feel? Unfortunately, certain populations do not have to visualize the disparity that is pictured above. This is because inequity is one of the most demoralizing social issues that plague America today. The worst thing about inequity is the fact that it continues to disproportionately burden individuals who are categorize as being minority in today’s society. This is especially true for the American Indian/Alaska Native population. This population continues to be one of the most vulnerable minority groups. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin: 2010 (2011), “American Indian or Alaska Native refer to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central American) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment” (Humes, Jones, & Ramirez, 2011, p. 3). 2,475,956 out of 308, 745,538 people that live in America are believed to be American Indian/Alaska Native, including those who report affiliations with tribes and South and Central American Indian groups (Humes et. al,, 2011, p. 4). This number is...
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...For human service workers to really be able to make an impact on this culture, without bringing in their own personal bias, Weaver, H. (1998) states, “Recognition of biases begins with self-reflection. Human services providers must look critically at their own belief systems, values, and worldview and the ways in which they affect practice. (p. 204) When thinking of cultural interpretations, Weaver, H. (1998) speaks to the difference in personal responsibility between the European Worldview and that of the Native People. Most Europeans tend to think of the concept of personal responsibility in a self-serving manner, when the Indigenous peoples think of it in a much broader cultural manner where what I do will affect others in a much broader world view. In recent years the Department of the Interior has supported acts that protect the native people’s children and their culture by placing at risk children within families of the same culture. Government reports finds that one of the major issues facing tribes is the shortage of qualified staff and high turnover rates within these areas specifically foster care. Martin, M. (2014) asserts that: “quality medical care is lacking on most Native American reservations and native advocates argue that reasons for this relate to racial disparity and historical mistreatment and oppression.” (p. 227) Education is one of the keys to making a much needed change in this area. Teaching the members of the...
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...Pauline and the Native American understanding, which provides a picture of another Cross-Cultural interpretation and cultural diversity for readers in this 21th century. This section attempts to look at Paul through Native American lenses to provide a possibilities for a Native American Christian reading of Paul that may help a Chinese Christian (and others with ears to hear) consider fresh possibilities for understanding Pauline theology (179). As I read through this section, and looking at the concept of the Lakota people about Jesus been the Whiteman’s God, my attention had been draw to the idea of the Jewish understanding of Jesus been a Jewish God. The fact that Jesus was born...
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...J.W.: "Jamestown may have been the first English settlement here in our country, but it represents everything that modern America stands against. The colony's survival relied upon assistance from Native Americans and the exploitation of slave labor. Everyone marks the Pilgrims' arrival in Massachusetts as the genuine foundation of our great nation - to this day, we still follow ideals of puritanical work ethic and communal self-sufficiency." J.S.: "That may have been the rhetoric we all were taught in kindergarten, but that does not make it true. The Pilgrims are renowned for seeking freedom from oppression, but in reality, what they truly desired was the freedom of oppression. Anyone who disagreed with their overly strict ideals was outcasted...
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...People of color have always faced diversity in the U.S. Instead of using this as a strength and banding together to fight this moral injustice, racial minorities have partaken in a sort of “oppression Olympics” in which they focus more on which group faces more oppression rather than how they can work to eliminate their oppression collectively. While all people of color may fight this battle together, one cannot assume that they are joined by synonymous oppressions and will enact the exact same strategies for salvation. This theory runs into conflicts when we assume all groups face and handle oppression and racial disparity in the same ways. This conflict occurs because these groups are associated with “organizing over shared victimhood”. Because...
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...qualities. In today's society multiple people experience oppression, the cause of that is those individuals interpret and express their power of language differently. This is a problem because certain groups or cultures experience oppression due to the power of language. Language evolves our ideas and beliefs into reality...
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...CULTURAL DIVERSITY Cultural Diversity in Professions Chamberlain College In promoting a better understanding and importance of cultural, ethnic, and gender differences by managers and professionals in a business setting. It is important to be able to communicate and govern fairly in an ever and rapidly changing environment of diverse cultural personalities, morals, and gender identity. Diversity shows a desire to be empathetic to all individuals without showing favoritism or condescension. Many argue that diverse populations are more open to change and acceptance. They create more of an open and unbiased perception within the workplace. By having said that, it is easy to assume this country will become more diverse, and we will have to adapt to the different ways of life. With my experience, the healthcare field has adapted to the ever and changing societies of the world. I work at a major County hospital as a nurse; there are several units that consist of so many different types of people. Your typical, predictable patient is no longer that! There are so many traditions that involve many different cultures in those particular units. We are to be aware and recognize every aspect of cultural competence. For example, when providing care for a Muslim patient, we must remember that the gender is very specific of who can provide care. Though not ideal, the husbands of Muslim women do not permit male caregivers to care for their wives. Also, we have to be culturally competent...
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...crisis, and the negative attitudes toward Middle Eastern cultures, particularly in Europe and the USA. The magazine describes very well that the argument from far-right groups about maintaining a clean, European culture is rather invalid. This is because there is no clean culture – multiple groups and cultures throughout history have influenced every other culture. The Viking age in Norway is a good example. We see this era as the root of Scandinavian culture today, but the fact is that the Vikings were very much influenced by catholic culture, for instance, as Norway was Christianized at this...
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...comes as no surprise that out of the 20% of poverty stricken children in America, African American, and Latino children exceed 40%. In fact, children of color are overrepresented in the foster care system and are the least likely to be reunited with their families. This overrepresentation is driven by, racial discrimination, social oppression, negative social conditions, and economic injustice. But this is not to exclude racism within the child welfare system in itself. The child welfare specialists are encouraged to respond with familiarity and compassion to individuals from a wide diversity of cultural backgrounds. “… Social welfare systems do not arise in a vacuum; they stem from the customs, statutes, and practices of the past. Therefore, one cannot understand current efforts to help the needy without first comprehending the foundations on which they were built.” --Walter I. Trattner History of African Americans Social welfare developed from both communal and secluded services in the United States and North America. Most social welfare policy experts take the place before 1932 and the formation of governmentally supported programs. Even the most exclusive services were provided under segregated policies within the society. To grasp the historic distribution of services to African Americans community, one must understand the early progressions of the social welfare system, African Americans were cared for in different historical compasses and exempted from governmental services...
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...relocation program failed to keep promises it made to Native Americans, Wilma became an activist fighting for the rights of Native Americans (Wallis). Wilma Mankiller was the first female elected Deputy Chief and later became the first female in modern history to lead a major Native American tribe by becoming the first Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma in 1987. With an enrolled population of over 140,000 members and an annual budget of more than $75 million, her accomplishment is equal to that of a chief executive office of a major corporation (Yannuzzie). Her areas of expertise include community development, public relations, tribal governance, leadership and writing. During her time in office, Wilma faced many challenges and turned them into accomplishments. She bettered the lives of her people by building health clinics, bringing water and electricity to poor communities, and supporting small businesses. These things meant a great deal too many people, but Wilma also tackled big issues like the male-domination of the Cherokee Nation, which went against traditional Cherokee values (Mankiller and Steinem). She also spoke out against Native American stereotypes and worked to make the mainstream image of Native Americans one of regular people with the same wants and needs as everyone else. And in doing this she worked to build the confidence of her people that they deserved equality and as well in their own culture; she helped the people of the Cherokee Nation to...
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...equally regardless of race or culture has led to the increase in immigrants from all over the world. Moreover, this increase helped create and develop the melting pot of America, which consists of a variety of cultures, religions, and race, to include, American is not a single race but a variety races, which allows those born in America to take pride in their own culture as well as pride in being an American. Additionally, I have learned that diversity in our past, and present will continue to grow and shape our society in the future, thus benefiting us by allowing us to see beyond the lines of color and difference. Nonetheless, diversity in the past and present has helped me to also believe that although we are all different in some type of way we can overcome those differences and live peacefully amongst each other, thus growing as a whole. On the other hand with diversity there comes great challenges and struggles because we lack knowledge of other cultures and let our differences divides us as people. Such division can cause challenges like negative stereotypes, prejudice behavior and discrimination to list a few. In addition, I have learned that not only did the African Americans suffer but also the Native American Indians, Asian Americans and my own culture. Such suffering in the making of our great nation was the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarch by force and taking of our land as well. Nonetheless, although my book did discuss much about my culture, these are facts that I...
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...Joshua Herring Prof. S Herdzina English 101 29 January 2018 Why American Indian Team Names Don’t Belong in our Schools Did you know that across America there is over 2,000 schools that still use an American Indian tribe name or representation as their team name and mascot? Many students go to school everyday, participate in team sports, and accomplish great things while feeling misunderstood, objectified, and shamed under an inaccurate assumption. These schools are using a team name or mascot to symbolize and objectify a group of already marginalized people, the American Indians. They compete while misusing a tribal name, stereotype, or a slang term to represent them. They taking something sacred and spiritual to many and trample it for sport....
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...equally regardless of race or culture has led to the increase in immigrants from all over the world. Moreover, this increase helped create and develop the melting pot of America, which consists of a variety of cultures, religions, and race, to include, American is not a single race but a variety races, which allows those born in America to take pride in their own culture as well as pride in being an American. Additionally, I have learned that diversity in our past, and present will continue to grow and shape our society in the future, thus benefiting us by allowing us to see beyond the lines of color and difference. Nonetheless, diversity in the past and present has helped me to also believe that although we are all different in some type of way we can overcome those differences and live peacefully amongst each other, thus growing as a whole. On the other hand with diversity there comes great challenges and struggles because we lack knowledge of other cultures and let our differences divides us as people. Such division can cause challenges like negative stereotypes, prejudice behavior and discrimination to list a few. In addition, I have learned that not only did the African Americans suffer but also the Native American Indians, Asian Americans and my own culture. Such suffering in the making of our great nation was the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarch by force and taking of our land as well. Nonetheless, although my book did discuss much about my culture, these are facts that I...
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