I was familiar with contemporary modern literature before this course, though I haven't read these particular stories before, except for "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid. My favorite readings were "Yellow Woman" and "Girl". After reading "Yellow Woman" which I'll admit I took for granted at first, I read "Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit" also by Leslie Marmon Silko. I'm very interested now in Pueblo folktales and how they pertain to modern Native American literature, which is something I didn't expect. I didn't realize how much our history is affected by colonialism and bias and I was completely unaware of the fact that even though there are two histories or two sides of history, in North America we only teach one. I knew we had Native American
The book that I decided to read was Night Flying Woman by Ignatia Broker. The tribal identity in the book was Oibwe from the White Earth Band. Ms. Broker started out the book from the present day in Minneapolis where she grew up. There wasn’t much culture to be seen, and the younger generations were getting too lost in the new world. Ms. Broker made sure to mention that she still taught her children the Ojibwe ways, and told them the stories that her grandmother had once told her. Throughout Ignatia Broker’s introductory chapter, we got a sense of the amount of respect she had for you great-great grandmother Oona, or Night Flying Woman.
Back in 1995, as a 20 year old woman, I was, absolutely, still in love with everything Disney. I was still very much enamored with the romance and fairy tale aspects of all their stories and movies. So when the Walt Disney Company released the animated feature “Pocahontas” in the summer of my 20th year, I had to see it. At the time, I thought I had hit the jackpot with this movie. “An American legend comes to life” is the tagline to get viewers interested in this movie. [1] A heroin, whom was a beautiful Indian and a love story, who could ask for more from a Disney movie, I thought to myself. Now, being ignorant of the true facts about the Indian woman Pocahontas and even about Indian culture and history itself, I took this story more
History has always been biased to the significant roles of woman; luckily as time has progressed historians have begun to uncover the hidden roles women played in making critical steps in history. Jeanne L. Gillespie’s Amerindian Women's Influence On the Colonial Enterprise of Spanish Florida, does a great job bringing to light the women that made it possible for Spanish control over Florida. While the events she talks about happened a littler later than John T. McGarth’s book makes mention of, does not mean the additional information was helpful for the reading. For example, both the book and article site the support of natives to be a key point for the Spanish. Gillespie’s recount of Doña Maria and her efforts to join with the Spanish governor through peace helps establish how firm the Spanish really were in the region. The fact that Doña Maria and another tribe helped defend Spanish interests during an uprising shows the power Spain had over the natives, as put in the article on page nine, the natives who helped were treated well, which in turn allowed for relations to grow and strengthen
"An Indian Story" involves personal story from the nephew being raised by his aunt. In this story the narrator describes the life change when his mother died, and his father was remarried later in his life. He states that he didn't like living with his father, because he thought he was not receiving the attention he needed. Then he decided to move with his aunt Gretta since she didn't have any children she would give him her most attention, and raise him just like his mother would. In their Indian tribe the mother's sister becomes the new mom of the children after death, so that makes aunt Gretta responsible for her nephew. In the story "Every use" is narrated from the point of view of her mother "Mama, a big women, as she waits in the yard
Native American literature from the Southeastern United States is deeply rooted in the oral traditions of the various tribes that have historically called that region home. While the tribes most integrally associated with the Southeastern U.S. in the American popular mind--the FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole)--were forcibly relocated to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) from their ancestral territories in the American South, descendents of those tribes have created compelling literary works that have kept alive their tribal identities and histories by incorporating traditional themes and narrative elements. While reflecting profound awareness of
Jim Crow laws does not play a role really in today's time, but there is still some racial problems. Predominantly white schools sometimes have better education systems, and get paid more on a job than any other race. Sometimes mostly black/Hispanic (lower) communities look nicer than a community with mostly white or higher income communities.
Throughout all of Native American literature there are a consistent three themes: nature, animals, and ancestors. Native Americans lived out their need for nature and show how significant they believe it is in their actions. The believed they owe the Earth everything. The Native Americans belonged to the Earth, the Earth did not belong to them. In the Native American culture there were two significant deities, the Earth Mother and the Great Spirit.
Women in colonial America played revolutionary roles. They played roles that were always changing. “All men are created equal.” It’s the basis in which America was built, but what about the women? Without women, men wouldn’t have been nearly as successful. But what exactly did women do? Well, different races had different roles to play within their population(WiseGEEK).
Louise Erdrich is a Native American author from Little Falls, Minnesota. Her mother is a Chippewa Indian and her father is German American. Through her writing, she demonstrates native ideas and culture. Native American themes are often present in her works. She shines a light on both perspectives of her background. Some of her works mention reservations in Minnesota and North Dakota which connects to her birthplace and where she grew up. Erdrich did not really look into her native heritage until she went to Dartmouth and they had just opened the Native American department. She delved more into the subject and started to use it in her writing. Erdrich gives readers, whether or not they are Native American or not, a look at Native American culture from the eyes of both natives and others in society. This theme is present in many of her works including: Antelope Wife and Future Home of a Living God.
People express themselves in many different ways, drawing, dancing, writing and many more. Leslie Marmon Silko, born in March, 1948 is a Laguna Pueblo writer and a key figure of literature. She has written many recognized books and stories and is well known in the writing industry. She is a writer that utilizes structure elements to embrace her writing. A great book of hers is the “Yellow Women and a Beauty of the Spirit” published on December 19, 1993. This is a book based on true events of her life. She emphasizes how different she felt towards everyone else and with time, she figures out the reason was because her skin color was not like most people, white. She suffered mentally but that did not stop her it actually motivate her to write stories to teach that everyone true beauty and acceptance. Beauty was not determined by looks and appearance but from morals, honesty, and personality. Physical appearance is the least important matter and everyone should be accepted for who they are and not their appearance. It is what is in the inside that is significant everything else is unimportant. The Author from “Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the spirit” utilized flashbacks, emotions, and circular structures to effectively develop her series.
Since the beginning of the colonial process, Indigenous bodies have been seen as disposable. The dehumanization of the Indigenous body and the creation of the other, has allowed for the destruction of Indigenous Femininity. A system rooted in epistemic violence created by the colonial era. Continues to affect how Indigenous women are treated in modern societies. The demotion from “Indian Queen”, an exotic and powerful presence in colonial societies, to the “Dirty Squaw”, a figure depicted as lazy, and troublesome. Indigenous women have struggled to be seen as human people, rather than sexual object in the minds of the white settlers. A systematic dehumanization though through the process of epistemic violence. Which continues to affect how Indigenous women are treated today.
The book “Lakota Woman,” is an autobiography that depicts Mary Crow Dog and Indians’ Lives. Because I only had a limited knowledge on Indians, the book was full of surprising incidents. Moreover, she starts out her story by describing how her Indian friends died in miserable and unjustifiable ways. After reading first few pages, I was able to tell that Indians were mistreated in the same manners as African-Americans by whites. The only facts that make it look worse are, Indians got their land stolen and prejudice and inequality for them still exists.
As a result of this, it was suggested that there were three types of attachment:
If I’m being completely honest, I didn’t read a lot of books out of this textbook. I hardly read at all this semester. These facts are probably fairly obvious due to my less than satisfactory grades, but despite the blur of words that are difficult for me to remember, there still are stories that stand out to me. These stories, such as The Unknown Citizen by W.H. Auden, The Gift by Li-Young Lee, and One Day, Now Broken in Two by Anna Quindlen have left a huge impact on events that have gone on in my life.
There are quite a bit of differences and similarities across all games that I played. First, the designs are very similar and serve their purposes well. Each design is created with an end goal in mind. The differences however aren’t as subtle. When comparing a casino game to a retro game for instance, the differences are vast. Interactivity is one of the key differences between quite a few of these games. Casino games, of course depending on the type, have very little interactivity. The one I played, which was Slots, was one such example. Make a bet and keep clicking the same button over and over again hoping for a good turn-out. The retro game on the other hand made me feel like I actually had a choice in what I wanted to do or where I wanted to go within the game. The worlds are much more expansion when you take this into consideration. The mobile game and online game worked pretty similar as well as far as general features. Both support a pay to win option in order to advance your character or team further. The differences between the two were pretty expansive. One is played in one world, which is the exact same as all of the others but with different art depending on the stadium being played in, the other is in a seemingly open world and focuses more on resource management and tactical battle than scoring points. Most of the games that I played provide some sort of educational experience though. The simulation teaches people about how life is in poverty, the educational