在他开创性的1969年书中Custer Died for Your Sins,小摇滚苏族历史学家,神学家和活动家Vine Deloria,小考虑了美洲原住民在现代美国社会中的地位。在他的估计中,土著人民同时众所周知,非常了解。
“The more we try to be ourselves the more we are forced to defend what we have never been. The American public feels most comfortable with the mythical Indians of stereotype-land who were always THERE. These Indians are fierce, they wear feathers and grunt. Most of us don’t fit this idealized figure since we grunt only when overeating, which is seldom.”
小藤德罗里亚(Vine Deloria)Custer Died for Your Sins(纽约,1969年:诺曼,1988年)
自从首次持续的欧洲接触以来,美国原住民的经验既是美国故事和现实的核心,同时又与许多美国人保持遥远,其本土文化和历史的概念可能主要是从媒体描述中填充的。
For educators looking to build an understanding of the history and present situation of Native nations and tribes, there are a number of useful resources. In this post, we’ll explore some tools, tips, and best practices to help you bring Native American heritage and culture into your classroom.
一个月的庆祝活动
在美国,11月是美国原住民遗产月,11月27日被指定为2020年的美国原住民遗产日。该活动是国会图书馆,国家档案馆和记录管理局图书馆之间的合作伙伴关系,国家人文基金会,国家美术馆国家美术馆Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to promote the history of Native peoples and an understanding of Native culture in today’s society.
在official websitefor Native American Heritage Month, you can find online exhibits, links for teachers, and a calendar of events.
Additionally, PBS has gathered on-demand documentaries, feature articles, short films, and even recipes on their Native American Heritage Month page,here。
Specific sites for Native American Heritage Day include Native Hope’s博客文章在当天的背景以及对其的本地反应。您可以阅读对各种秋季假期的本地反应,包括感恩节和万圣节,this post来自NPR的代码开关。
教室里的文化
根据史密森尼人, a 2015 study from Penn State University lays bare the inadequacies of education around Native history. The study found that nearly 90 percent of information about Native Americans covered the period before 1900, despite the fact that the Native population has experiencedmassive growth自20世纪中叶以来。
作为回应,许多项目已努力振兴对教育中天然文化的研究。一个例子是美国印第安人国家的国家博物馆本地知识360°教育计划。在这里,您可以找到有用的文章,课程,讲习班,学生指南以及其他旨在改变土著历史和文化方式的资源。
要考虑的事情
One vital consideration whenever educators discuss various cultures and groups is ensuring that it is done so with respect and with a genuine understanding of those cultures. The indigenous peoples of the Americas, moreover, are not distant or unknowable. To the contrary, Native Americans are a part of美国各地的社区and世界各地。
伯克海洋自然历史和文化的博物馆ttle (a city named for a leader of the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes), breaks down a few important tips for teachers looking to inspire awareness and appreciation of Native American culture and history. Some ideas are broad — do your research, have respect, include local insights — while others are more specific. For example, while “Native American, Native, American Indian, Indian, First Peoples, and Indigenous are all terms used by both Native and non-Native people. When possible, most Native people prefer being identified by their specific community.”
博物馆除了提示外,还具有几个有用的链接。查看这些资源:
- Understanding Prejudice Teaching About Native Americans
- 学术教学对土著人民的尊重
- 今天的印度国家:教老师在教本地孩子时不应做10件事
- 有用的美国原住民遗产月教学资源(伯克博客)
认识多样性
尽管美国原住民和阿拉斯加原住民构成了一个单一的族裔,例如美国人口普查,与大多数人团体一样,本土人民不仅是通过种族来组织自己,而且是由部落,乐队或氏族组织的。这是对所有美国人(从其市政社区,社区或家庭)到县,州和国家本身的许多身份的补充。
正如Deloria指出的那样Custer Died for Your Sins:
部落不仅是由印第安人组成的。它们被高度组织为氏族,其中部落传统和习俗的各种变化。尽管部落决定一般事务,但氏族处理特定问题。
Regarding terminology, the Burke Museum also points out that educators should be generally aware of the language they and their students use, and how it may reflect inaccurate beliefs or incomplete understandings of Native peoples. Are students referring to Native groups in the past tense? Are Native peoples described as “them,” or non-Natives as “us”? Teachers should consider all this and more when discussing Native history and heritage. Just as not all Asian, African, or European cultures are the same, neither are the many cultures indigenous to the Americas.
Further, it’s important to recognize the unique situations, legal complexities, and nuances of Native life, both today and in the past. In what ways might our understanding of American history, culture, and politics change when viewed from the Native perspective? As an example, watch Navajo (Diné) activist and computer programmer Mark Charles explore how the law has been applied to Native Americans, and how the U.S. might overcome years of conflict.
在线资源
探索这些数字工具,以帮助您建立美国原住民遗产月份的理解,教学,课程和评估。
- 美国原住民遗产月教师指南
- Native American Heritage Lesson Plans and Student Activitiesfrom Scholastic
- 传授关于美国原住民历史的真相从教学宽容
- 建立有关美国原住民历史的课程从教学历史。
- 在教授美国原住民历史上汲取的教训from Edutopia
- 教美国原住民历史和文化from the Minnesota Historical Society
- American Indian History and HeritageTeacher’s Guide from the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Teaching Native Historiesfrom the University of Massachusetts
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