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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Native Identity"”.
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A Thematic Exploration of the Liberation of Identity Through Indigenous Self-Determination: Themes of Native American and Alaska Native Identity
<p>Strong ethnic identity is associated with overall well-being, resilience to change, and higher self-esteem (Kiang et al., 2006; Martinez & Dukes, 1997; Umaña-Taylor, 2003; Yip & Fuligni, 2002) and serves as a protective factor against the stress associated with discrimination (Alvarez & Kimura, …
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Accepted Here: Cash, Blood or Stories
… explores the conceptions and representations of Native identity in a social and political context through the interpretations of Gerald Vizeonor’s, survivance and Stephen Graham Jone’s, Ledfeather. Native identity in the United States cannot be separated from the founding of the New World and the …
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Examining Multiple Identity Dimensions with Native Students at a Predominantly White University
… for the purposes of this paper, we will use “Native American” or “Native” for consistency. Background: While student affairs research has continuously acknowledged the importance of college student identity development, few studies have viewed identity as having multiple dimensions that can …
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CEREMONY, STORYTELLING, LAND, THE REDISCOVERY OF IDENTITY IN LESLIE MARMON SILKO’S CEREMONY AND STORYTELLER AND N. SCOTT MOMADAY’S THE ANCIENT CHILD, HOUSE MADE OF DAWN, AND THE WAY TO RAINY MOUNTAIN
… examine the connection between understanding identity and the intertwining elements of ceremony, storytelling, and land in selected works of Native American authors Leslie Marmon Silko and N. Scott Momaday. In their works, the protagonists seek their native identity from which they have become …
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Changing Continuities: The Removal Period (1795-1830) Archaeology of the Potawatomi and Kickapoo Peoples of Illinois
… the cultural interaction that occurred between Native and European peoples in Illinois between 1795-1830. During this period many Native groups splintered into factions--nativists and accommodationists--that advocated opposing strategies for dealing with Euro-Americans. Nativists equated the use …
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Wild West in Upstate New York: Native American Culture, Performances, and Public Debates about Indian Affairs, 1880s-1930s
… Americans flocked to public performances by Native Americans. As this thesis examines, these events –Wild West shows, dances, living museum exhibits, mock battles with torturing, and so on—were just as popular in upstate New York as around the nation. Focusing on the Rochester area, managers …
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Disrupting the Narrative: Labor and Survivance for the Montauketts of Eastern Long Island
<p>This dissertation focuses on how the Native Montauketts of eastern Long Island, New York, negotiated the forces of colonialism and capitalism between 1750 and 1885, a well-documented period when the Montaukett people's identity was challenged by the growing strength of the 'vanishing Indian' …
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Building bodies, (un)making empire: gender, sport, and colonialism in the United States, 1880-1930
… sport, and gender at Haskell Institute. Now a Native American tribal college, Haskell Institute was originally built in the 1880s as part of the colonial boarding school movement, which sought to assimilate Native youth into white culture and undermine Indigenous communities. My project focuses …
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“Hattak Vpi Homma” mvt Miha Nanta Fehna? What Does “Native American” Really Mean?
… than generally assumed. No single definition of “Native (American),” “(American) Indian,” or related terms provides a set of necessary and sufficient conditions that accurately or usefully describe all and only the right individuals and communities. I argue that understanding Native identities in …
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Injustice and discrimination through assimilationist policies and education against Native American students: a capability approach
… States of America and the domination of its Native Nations has led to profound social problems that continue to impact Indigenous communities and which have resulted in lower educational opportunities and outcomes for Indigenous students in comparison to their non-Native peers, which some …