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white labor unions argued for an immigration ban by claiming that “Chinese” disease strains
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? It is one thing for a curator or academic to understand this theory-laden argument, but it is another thing entirely to be able to convey that message to the general public in an engaging, moving, and compelling manner
Museum curators must be very familiar with historical Native philosophies and theories to fully convey Native meaning to a general public audience.
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permanent galleries have sections devoted to NMAI- curated sections. The NMAI staff, not communities, framed the issues, themes, and reflections in these sec
The NMAI might be dedicated to Native Americans, but their curations without Native representation are no different than any other museum.
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ocess. Each project is firmly rooted in the institutional history of the particular museum and also dependent on relationships between in- dividuals in the museums and on the
Museums with a reputation of respectful Native representation could build good relationships with tribes and communities.
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xhibitions also defined Indian societies by functional technology (we are only what we made) and displayed sacred and sensitive objects and informatio
It an early modern world that emphasized technological development as a societal determiner, Natives were judged and disrespected as a lower culture.
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the institution of the museum and the representatives of living American Indian communities ... both of whom address the third agent, the "object" of the exhibition.3
To have collaboration between Native leaders and museums is one good thing but to consider the object being displayed is another huge victory.
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'The Indian is in extreme poverty .... [') I bet you could take sections of it and no-body would ever know this report was made 36 years ago; they'd think you were talking about the present poverty program.
Native poverty had been emphasized for dozens of years but public policy continued to make the same mistakes.
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The effort to stimulate reservation economies before termination was spurred and followed by even more exposure of Indian poverty.
After failed attempts, they must return to exposing native property in order to regain attention.
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But the man who orchestrated the federal re-sponse to the depression in Indian country wanted Americans to know and care about Indians' "incredible poverty.
The start of the Indian New Deal was based on spreading and creating the concept of the poor Indian.
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Other government figures showed a significant shrinkage of Indian property since the 188os-the consequence of federal practices that facilitated a massive transfer of land from Indians to Whites
Even the government figures agree, so the Indian problem is inherently rationalized.
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the treaty right should not be worth more than a moderate living
In the capitalist anglo-eyes, all thoughts were based on profit motivation.
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divergent measures of justice, while insisting that their primary objective was justice, not material gain.
In Native eyes, these are reparations not profit hungry motivations.
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many Americans disapproved of those demands and achievements.
The movement simply for native life improvement was disliked, which can crush hope.
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like a fruitless endeavor and a waste of resources. But when the interracial statistics of attackers against Native women received more national and international coverage, the political winds shifted.
To seek reform, Native activists always seem to have to wait for the perfect situation to seek reform to avoid being dismissed or oppressed further.
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ustaining strong nations is simply not possible when most of the women in your community have been denied justice
When half of the population is being abused and the tribal government can't do anything about it, the sovereignty of the entire reservation is being challenged.
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at first glance, to be benevolent, serious due process concerns have arisen in response to such legislation
Once again the problem is that federal laws may not be against native interests but since there was no collaboration with native leaders these laws are still being unjustly forced on reservations, violating their supposed guaranteed sovereignty.
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The grassroots movement to end violence against Native women has demonstrated that significant Indian law reform at the national level is possible
The movement to prove that federal Indian reform law was possible was one motivated by women's needs and led by Native women activists.
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For a long time, we have felt that we had no recourse here. Ourpresence today is indee(I an honor for us. We hope that our efforts andexperiences across the last, seventeen years will be of benefit to theNational Government, the several Sta'tes, and other Indian tribes
This period of the 60s/70s was one of US political sympathy towards natives and an opportunity for many leaders to successfully push for legislation, recognition, and changes in thinking.
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hrough this joint venture, MJET has sold 8,760 acres of our mostvaluable land. If completed, this resort-retirement-vacation enterprisein the heart of our land will offer nearly 2,000 lots for sale to non-In(lians
Even the corporation supposed to pursue Menominee interests is playing a role in the process of selling off valuable parts of native reservations to whites.
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Mr. QUINN. If we look up the statute, we will find that the rightto vote, which is a State right, the right to own a passport and theright to pay taxes are not criteria for an Indian to be a citizen.Senator BURDICK It is pretty good evidence that he is, isn't it?Mr. QUINN. This is an assumption that we are a citizen.
Many representatives on capital hill believed that just because the words were in legislation and in writing that they were a enforced, simplistic reality. Natives are used to the contradictions and betrayal, cannot trust laws and treaties alone.
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Wilkie and Adams believed his presence would attract greater media attention to their crusade and aid the larger goal of sustaining treaty rights
With no help from the government, the NIYC uses the media and popular culture to garner attention and serious results.
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the simple fact that it heard the case implied that such matters fell under state jurisdiction
What was supposed to be a relationship between the federal government and individual tribes became a relationship where the state had full jurisdiction over tribes.
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Indians of the Pacific Northwest in line with state fish and game laws
Where Indian fishing rights had been independently negotiated through treaties, the government was now assimilating native fishing right jurisdiction.
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the territo-rial governor recognized the importance and centrality of fishing to the Indians of the region.
The governor was actively buying Indian territory for white settlers but he recognized the importance of Indian fishing rights for the retainment of the native livelihood.
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NIYC found inspiration from those African American students in the South, and without a doubt the council borrowed their direct action tactics
The political climate and the activism of African-Americans against unfair treatment and oppression inspired the Native youth, even though they had a smaller, less influential community.
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When the old chiefs speak at these congresses we find that some of them remember the days of free-dom prior to the establishment of reservations, and they speak of treaties as a present reality that, for them, still endured.
The continuity of Indian life and the seniority of tribal leaders clashed with the discontinuity and inconsistency of government policies and interactions.
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original wording but phrased in such confused language that without the context of Coll.ier's ideas, they would prove to be puzzles for future generations
Were these articles purposely puzzling to confuse and limit the power of tribes?
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The Indian police became an arm of the federal
The federal government was able to exercise control through the Indian police but their bureaucratic limitations meant that the Court of Indian Affairs was a way for native people to fill in the gaps and self-govern.
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investigate the state of their claims and other liti-gation pending in the federal courts and that his legislative proposals were not in conflict with treaty provisions
Native leaders may have approved of Collier's ideas but the inaction and complication of the US government before made them primarily worried about current claims and the effects of Collier's proposal on those.
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hey were reluctant 10 pool their resources and lands and try to revive the old tribal ways
US government and legislation played its part in separating Natives from their traditional values and incorporating them in the anglo world where everything is about property and value.
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It was to me the leaving of a home instead of returning to one
Elizabeth is living as a fully assimilated Native girl, completely cut off from her family and cultural home. Her school was successful in isolating her into white society so much so that she has no connection to her roots.
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Cloud did not work in an intellectual vacuum but instead gained support and insight from many astute Native intellectuals
Cloud's contributions are not solely his work but a compilation of ideas and help from indigenous scholars as the SAI, a testament to successful empowerment through organization.
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No farmer unless he irrigates can hope to make a living on 80 acres and it is doubtful on 160 acres
The land being offered by the government is poor and non-irrigated, Mr. Cloud has to fight for them to be allotted enough land to doubtfully be able to support a household.
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communal relationships to land but also their powerful feelings of spiritual, emotional, and physical connection to that land.9
Regardless of the communal bonds created by sharing land, Natives also lost spiritual and emotional connections to the allotment act- taking a piece out of their culture and emotional health.
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It attempted to assimilate Natives into U.S. society by changing their communal connection to land to an individual one
A huge connection for the tribal community was the land the hunt and live on, so by individually distributing land in the anglo style, they could attempt to break down the communal values.
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By allowing only Native Americans to become full members, the SAI, unlike other Indian reform groups, emphasized that Natives themselves should solve the “Indian problem.
Native Americans were placed on barren reservations and left to deal with the situation themselves. To spread a message about the ability of Native Americans to solve these problems, they exclude non-Natives from becoming full members.
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comprise personal exploitation or the state interfer-ence into family life, as in forced sterilization of women, or a more widespread exploitation of tribal land or resources, in addition to misguided educational efforts
The boarding school and assimilation programs were large parts of a long list of governmental abuses that comprise Indigenous suffering.
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exposed to violence and cultural repression is a compelling explanation for contemporary social ills so at odds with Indian values
The goal of the boarding school was partially successful, taking away Indian values from Native children.
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the idea that boarding schools disrupted indigenous child rearing so permanently that “institutional-ized behavior resulted” and “young people grew into adults who did not know how to parent children.”9
Indigenous childhoods were ruined to the point where they did not understand their roles as parents.
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American progressive educators found little resistance to their idea for Indian integration into public schools
By the time that Native Americans were assimilated, there was no unified fight against integrating them into the public school system.
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the history of Indian education as far more multifaceted and untidy than a simple story of federal policy and assimilationist practice
To generalize the experience that so many young Native Americans went through would be unfair and harmful. It's not hard to imagine that boarding school life may have been beneficial for some.
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reminisced about his school as “my Shangri-la” to countless others who were tolerant of school, without forgetting that many students suffered—whether from loneliness, ex-treme prejudice, violence, or even death.
It can be difficult and confusing within a community if there is such a wide range of experiences at boarding school. Respect and understanding can still foster unification and an agreement that the experience could be horrific.
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uniquely Native usable past that links tribal people of diverse backgrounds today to a devastating common history
Native Americans from all across the country have been able to connect and relate to each other because of this terrible boarding school experience. This horrific experience was turned into a unifying one.
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