Native American Experience

Some Native Americans do not like the term Native American. Explain why they reject this name. Because they do not like America because America was supposed to be there land and they would have had a different name.

 

One person in the BBC Video said that living in poverty does not mean they are poor. What do you think he meant by that? They still have land and a house so they are not poor because they have the basics of life.

 

Some Native Americans approve of the team name Redskins. What is their reason for approving this name while others do not? Because some NA could think the name is not very offensive compared to others who think it is offensive.

 

In the CNN segment, there was a story told about a woman who used to approve of the name Redskins, and now does not. What changed? Why does she no longer approve of the name? Because now it is more offensive and can hurt kids feelings and make them have a bad reputation for American’s.

How can non-Native people help others learn about Native Americans current issues? What can we do to help? We can go to a reservation and interview people there and see what they think about all of this.

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