Hughnay Geiogamah Foghorn Analysis

In “The Truth about Stories”, Thomas King, demonstrate connection between the Native storytelling and the authentic world. He examines various themes in the stories such as; oppression, racism, identity and discrimination. He uses the creational stories and implies in to the world today and points out the racism and identity issues the Native people went through and are going through. The surroundings shape individuals’ life and a story plays vital roles. How one tells a story has huge impact on the listeners and readers. King uses sarcastic tone as he tells the current stories of Native people and his experiences. He points out to the events and incidents such as the government apologizing for the colonialism, however, words remains as

The film I have chosen is “The Namesake” by Jhumpra Lahiri. A traditional Bengali Indian family, the Ganguli’s, are moving to New England and are trying to stay engulfed in their unique cultural identity. Ashoke Ganguli brings his new wife, Ashima, to a strange new world, leaving her lonely and confused of a culture outside of her own. Ashima needs to learn to love a man she does not know, to customize herself to a country she is unfamiliar with, and to hold true to her values in a culture foreign to her traditional beliefs. In this paper I will inform the reader of the Family structure, social class on gender as well as material culture and nonmaterial culture pertaining to the Ganguli’s and how they made a place in American society. I

“Indians are like the weather.” With his opening words Vine Deloria Jr. sets up the basis for the rest of his witty yet substantial manifesto, Custer Died for Your Sins. The book, which describes the struggles and misrepresentation of the American Indian people in 1960s American culture, is written in a style that changes from ironic and humorous satire to serious notions, then back again. Through energetic dialogue that engages the reader in a clever and articulate presentation, Deloria advocates the dismissal of old stereotypes and shows a viewpoint that allows the general public to gain a deeper understanding of what it is to be an American Indian.

As Beard recognizes, "Native peoples often serve as reminders of a place, an occasion, or, most often a mythic past, and they are expected to perform that identity in the present" (494), what this quote speaks to is a kind of conspicuous performance, a social construction of Aboriginal peoples that pivots around a variety of stereotypes and systemic racism. Writing from the position of a pre-service secondary English language arts (ELA) teacher, my motivations in this paper involve using Marilyn Dumont 's poetry as a way to address Beard 's concerns, "[building students '] capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect" (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, 7), while simultaneously teaching them how to analyse poetry. More specifically, Dumont 's series of beading poems, in her collection The Pemmican Eaters, provides an opportunity to engage high school students in a discussion around the significance of cultural practices, while at the same time revisiting the interplay of Canadian histories, both Aboriginal and colonial. At the same time, I will also describe Dumont 's use of irony, which Andrews explains as a cultural ethos that is a unique element of Plains peoples’ Indigenous art (3). Introducing this uniquely First Nations brand of irony to students may work to give life to Aboriginal culture, bringing "Native peoples . . . [out] of the mythic past" (Beard, 494) and into the present. Finally, the act of beading itself ties directly to

With their contemporary representation of indigenous people and the issues they face today, Jeff Barnaby’s Rhymes for Young Ghouls and Chris Eyre’s Smoke Signals are films that try to fracture the stereotypical Indian image that has persisted since the beginning of the Hollywood industry. Written and directed by Native American filmmakers, both stories comment on the condition of indigenous people in and outside the United States by confronting topics on poverty, death, drugs, alcoholism, and parent abandonment. While released almost a decade apart from one another, both cinemas follow the similar stories of their protagonist as they try to deal with these problems by trying to understand themselves and the obstacles in their respective

The American desire to culturally assimilate Native American people into establishing American customs went down in history during the 1700s. Famous author Zitkala-Sa, tells her brave experience of Americanization as a child through a series of stories in “Impressions of an Indian Childhood.” Zitkala-Sa, described her journey into an American missionary where they cleansed her of her identity. In “Impressions of an Indian Childhood,” Zitkala-Sa uses imagery in order to convey the cruel nature of early American cultural transformation among Indian individuals.

The attacks on Indians by the whites could now be excused because the Indians had murdered family members. They could kill, scalp, and rob Indians without much fear of being caught or punished. A play based on real life, written by Indian fighter, Robert Rogers, showed how two hunters happened upon two Indians. As they talked, both told of how Indians had murdered some family members, so it was logical to them to kill the Indians, scalp them and robbed them of the guns, hatchets and furs. The “victims’ furs were a fantastic windfall”. (129)

In the documentary Reel Injun the portrayal of Native Americans in the west, concentrating on the idea of uncivilized savages. In Ceremony the narrator Tayo is able to understand how the U.S. Army uniform is able to provide Native Americans a means to avoid the racism contained in American society. Media's portrayal of Native Americans in redface has supported the idea of colonialism throughout time. Subsequently, Tayo is able to observe the effects this idea of colonialism has on his observations of whites and Native Americans. Furthermore, media has kept the idea of white power and its views on Native Americans. The internalize subtle racism is depicted in the novel by the way whites treat Native Americans intelligence on what is good and

In this Problem Solution essay, they were asked to write about the theme of “image”, pertaining to Asian-American studies. Students were to come to class and discuss the assignment, developing problems. The topics or problems chosen for the assignment had to be from the “class generated pool of topics”. The students are supposed to brainstorm for a related topic to the theme of “image”, chose a topic to submit to the instructor for approval, forming their ideas to create a rough draft, lastly properly organizing the ideas into a final draft. Also as part of the assignment they are asked to compose a viable and thoughtful solution which addresses the problem they specified. Constructing this assignment allows the

American Indians have dealt with being stereotyped since the beginning of their relationship with white settlers. Although no longer as blatant as in the past, racist caricatures of American Indians have still persisted into the 21st century. Instances of cultural appropriation by non-Natives, disrespectful representations in media and sports, and the entertainment industry’s emphasis on archaic portrayals of American Indians have all served to dehumanize them and restrict them to the past. An example of this stereotyping occurs in the HBO TV series Westworld. Set in the future where nearly identical-to-humans robots are created for entertainment and pleasure, a theme park exists where customers can live out their fantasies in a Old West themed world. In the show, the park possesses a tribe of robots, modeled off of actual Native Americans, called Ghost Nation, who often serve as antagonists for the characters of the show. The series’ themes deal with issues of consumerism, the nature of reality, and the superficiality of base human instinct. Therefore, the stereotypical depiction of robots modeled after American Indians may be purposeful so as to add to the facade of the consumer world. However, although Westworld creators may be more aware of the stereotypes within their show, their depiction of Native Americans is still detrimental to tribal communities as it reinforces dated opinions in the minds of the less discerning.

The canoes and weapons used in the film were constructed in the traditional Indian way. The character of Chingachgook is played by a Native American Indian and activist. Both Indians and whites participate peacefully in a lacrosse game. At the same time, the film portrays Indians and whites as equals and mingling as a group. The fact is that “in the colonialist context that historically shaped settler discourse, indigenous populations were routinely defined as a problem people in need of control.” The movie does not give and indication of the relations of superiority and dominance on the part of

The poet uses historical events that took place in the founding of America . As we read the first line we are introduced to character Buffalo Bill, who sets up a pawn shop along the border of a Native American reservation. This pawn shop was intentionally opened across a liquor store. Buffalo Bill’s plan is to take many valuables from the Native Americans , in exchange for money that will also be spent on alcohol. The Native Americans pawn away so many things that eventually they are left with nothing but their hearts who are later sold to Buffalo Bill. Once all has been taken from the Native American community Buffalo Bill renames the shop and makes it a museum for Native American culture. Through reading this poem we can see the authors use of open form. The poem tends to follow the natural pattern of speech when it comes to the phrasings and lines. Sherman Alexie also uses trochaic meter separating each line

David Henry Hwang, a Chinese American who always focused his writing on Asian cultures and values, wrote this book YELLOW FACE after he wrote M. Butterfly. As we know, he is a great playwright, his plays always tend to focus on Asian American identity in the United States. He was born in the USA but his parents were from Shanghai, China; so, he has, in his words, “the Asian blood” to be proudly called an Asian American. This play only has two acts, it is a pretty short play. David has managed to cover various places inside and outside the US in its setting, though. One thing we generally do not experience is the playwright himself acting a prominent role in the play but David, the playwright, has defied this tradition by appearing as a prominent character in this play.

The movie is an account of the overzealous effort with which Indian state went for population control in the mid 70`s, its consequences and the anguish it caused to millions of Indian women who were ultimately the soft target of the whole exercise.

A Passage to India by E. M. Forster is a Modernist novel which highlights the complex inner life of its characters using complicated plots and recurring symbols and images. Foster questions the conformist approaches of representing reality: he reiterates that whatever people call reality is an indefinable commodity. E. K. Brown, a renowned American critic, points out that the main idea of A passage to India is “the chasm between the world of actions and the world of being” (Mitra 5). Hence, the novel is not simply a piece of anti-colonial fiction: it is modern classic too, one that is as relevant in the present times as it was in the pre-colonial times. In this paper, we analyze the nature of the different realities presented in ‘A Passage to India’. Further, we discuss the ways the treatment of this subject both contributes to the development of the central themes of the novel and