native american i dentity

Starting with the opening of the Carlisle Indian industria school in pennsyvania in 1879 native Americans boarding schools have historically played a large roles instriping redfinesing and discovering native American identity. During this early period of the bording schools the united states government established sevel schools as foligations under American Indian treaties. The earliestboareing schools for native American children were run by government paid religious associations with the goal to save the sole of native American children by having them assimunlate to eropean American views values and relgion. President grant himself said that the single major objective of the Indian educational system was “ the civilization and ultimate citizenship” of native Americans. The bureau of Indian affairs would later use this assumulation model in their own boarding schools. They wished to replace Indian culture with the primer and the hoe. It was believed that the children could be assuminated into American society by having them be fully surrounded by a Christian enlgish only enviromentmany. Children were forced to adent church service at times and certain school it took up over half of their time of learning. children were taken from their families and often send thousands pf miles away from their families to attend these schools often times they were literally torn away from their parent showever not all were sent by force some parents valentarly sent their children to schools often so that theirer children would have a chance to learn and find their place in the new evolving world. In the words of a kiowa apache elder “we in white mans world now. Today we got to go that way. Sadly many families also sent their children voulentry ...

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...oted to have them removed. After California passed the racial mscots act which banned the use of the name redskins in public middle and highschol teams, then governor Arnold schwarenegger vetoed the bill. likewise congress had passed a resolution following the crazy horse lawsuit declaring that his name could not be used in association with alcohol. The case was apleaed and overturned by federal courts. The exagrated and inaccurate use of native American images and hetratage coupled with mainstem americs refusua to disband it has had an continues to have a detrememtal impact to native American cuture and identity the American Indian mental health association claims that native Americans aare particularly vulnerable to difficulty reconciling their culurue with the modern wolrd and the use of mascots and logos are daming to self identiy, self-concept, and self-esteem.