PPT-Native American Stereotypes and Portrayals

What comes to your mind when you think of Native Americans Wild Savages Blood Thirsty Untrustworthy Always at War Rapists Poor Lazy Brave Honest Noble Savage Gamblers Alcoholic. Fry Bread Clan. Challenges/Mountains to Climb. looking for acceptance of being Native. Education in our ways and in higher education and trades. Youth participation. Finding our voice – ‘too shy’ – appear insecure. By Karlee and Melanie. Stereotypes. 2 Categories:. Negative. Dirty, drunk, cruel, warring savages. Romantic . Glorified, noble, naïve, “hot warrior”. Children’s Literature. False image: American Indians are extinct. By Hailee Roberts. Rock art. rock art. is human-made markings placed on natural stone; it is largely synonymous with . parietal art. . A global phenomenon, rock art is found in many culturally diverse regions of the world. It has been produced in many contexts throughout human history, although the majority of rock art that has been ethnographically recorded has been produced as a part of . By Tanya Maria Golash-Boza. . 1. Ethnoracial . G. roup Portrayals . Portrayals are patterned to present particular characterizations over and over. These can be considered “controlling images” in media, social media, and video games. . Statement of Research. Specia. l Thanks To: The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Edwin J. Wilber, Dr. Patricia Turner, Dr. . Selika. . Ducksworth. -Lawton, Dr. Johnny . Trutor. , the History Department, and Phi Alpha Theta. Native American . Literature: Cultural Diversity. At . time . of . Columbus, . 350 distinct languages existed in . North America. Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well.. No . single Native American culture or . The cultivation of the soul . or . mind. The . full “expression” of the unique “authentic” self.. A Heritage Rich in Culture. Columbus led the way. The European colonization of the Americas forever changed the lives and cultures of the Native Americans. In the 15th to 19th centuries, their populations were ravaged, by the privations of displacement, by disease, and in many cases by warfare with European groups and enslavement by them. The first Native American group encountered by Columbus, the 250,000 Arawaks of Haiti, were enslaved. Only 500 survived by the year 1550, and the group was extinct before 1650.. • They are standardized: they exist in the minds of a large number of people. There cannot be a stereotype held by one person; it must be shared by many to be a stereotype.. • The stereotype has a “special meaning”: it usually carries with it enormous judgmental and emotional weight.. By Tanya Maria Golash-Boza. . Ethnoracial . G. roup Portrayals . Portrayals are patterned to present particular characterizations over and over. These can be considered “controlling images” in media, social media, and video games. . The State of Illinois has the 3. rd. Most Indian Mascots. . There are currently 180 schools using these mascots. Names include Braves, Warriors, Raiders, Indians and . REDSKINS!. Schools with Indian Mascots without Pictures. Jason Rix. 10-18-11. COM 3100WI. Introduction. Television and the communication of Stereotypes. Where it was once the norm for messages to be communicated via one-on-one interaction between two people, modern technology – television in particular –changed the manner in which people receive their messages (Gerbner, 1998).. November. Celebrates. Presented by the. DMV Affirmative Action Unit. The existence . of indigenous Native Americans predates . colonialization. . The usual theory of the settlement of the Americas is that the earliest peoples of the Americas came from Asia over a land bridge which connected the two continents across what is now the Bering Strait during a period of glaciation, when the sea water level was lower.. WSU Plateau Center, Office of Native American Programs. Barbara Aston, MA (Wyandotte), Director/Tribal Liaison.. Ken Lokensgard, PhD. Asst. Director, Plateau Center for Research & Collaboration.. Native American Literature Native American Literature: Cultural Diversity At time of Columbus, 350 distinct languages existed in North America Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well.