Do you see any stereotypes in these common video clips?
THINK...
(Source: “American Indians: Stereotypes and Realities” by Devon A. Milesuah)
Stereotype: Indians are all alike.
Reality: In America alone, there are approximately 2.1 million Indians, belonging to 511 culturally distinct federally recognized tribes. They live in a variety of environments, either on 286 U.S. reservations, or off reservations in rural areas.
Stereotype: Indians arrived in this hemisphere via the Siberian Land Bridge.
Reality: Indians believe they were created in this hemisphere.
Stereotype: Indians did not value or empower women.
Reality: Indian women often wielded considerable power within their tribes.
Stereotype: Indians have no religion.
Reality: Indians are deeply religious. Each tribe has its own religion.
Stereotype: Indians are a vanished race.
Reality: There are 2.1 million United States Indians today. (The Museum of the Rockies displays an exhibit title “Enduring Peoples.”)
Stereotype: Indians are confined to reservations, live in tipis, wear braids, and ride horses.
Reality: There is nothing that confines Indians to reservations. Few wear braids and ride horses. Fewer still own tipis.
(Source: “American Indians: Stereotypes and Realities” by Devon A. Milesuah)
Stereotype: Indians are all alike.
Reality: In America alone, there are approximately 2.1 million Indians, belonging to 511 culturally distinct federally recognized tribes. They live in a variety of environments, either on 286 U.S. reservations, or off reservations in rural areas.
Stereotype: Indians arrived in this hemisphere via the Siberian Land Bridge.
Reality: Indians believe they were created in this hemisphere.
Stereotype: Indians did not value or empower women.
Reality: Indian women often wielded considerable power within their tribes.
Stereotype: Indians have no religion.
Reality: Indians are deeply religious. Each tribe has its own religion.
Stereotype: Indians are a vanished race.
Reality: There are 2.1 million United States Indians today. (The Museum of the Rockies displays an exhibit title “Enduring Peoples.”)
Stereotype: Indians are confined to reservations, live in tipis, wear braids, and ride horses.
Reality: There is nothing that confines Indians to reservations. Few wear braids and ride horses. Fewer still own tipis.