scholarly journals NATIVE, NATURE AND NEGOTIATION: AN ECO-LITERAL STUDY OF CONCILIATION OF PAST AND PRESENT WITH REFERENCE TO LESLIE SILKO’S NATIVE AMERICAN FICTION GARDENS IN THE DUNES

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-45
Author(s):  
Sulagna Mohanty
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Leslie Marmon Silko ◽  
American Fiction ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Garden Of Eden ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Native Nature ◽  
Mother Earth

The indigenous cultures all over the world are strongly interwoven with a range of natural components. All these indigenous and aboriginal worlds including Native Americans are known for their holistic tradition as they love and revere a variety of ecological elements such as the Mother Earth, foliage, waterway, deep marine, and downpour. In the Native American fiction Gardens in the Dunes by Leslie Marmon Silko, the author weaves a spectacular narrative to convey the story of nature, home, mother, memory, exile, and return. Silko portrays this strong bonding while depicting the close relationship between Nature andvarious Native American characters. As the Native American culture believes in the deep bonding between its nature and its community members, their varied forms of farming and gardening become integral to their cultural identity. The recurrent recollections of Indigo’s mother, her Grandmother Fleet, Sister Salt, and above all, the image of the Old Garden represent the recreation and reconstruction of her cultural memory and its association with the Mother Nature. The protagonist Indigo’s love for gardens brings back the mythical memory of the Biblical ‘Garden of Eden’ which is the ‘Garden of God’ as described in the Book of the Genesis. The displacement of Indigo from her indigenous garden becomes a representation of the man’s dissociation from nature and Indigo’s homecoming to her native garden denotes man’s perpetual longing to reconcile with Mother Earth. Thus, this paper seeks to analyze the re-establishment of a negotiation between old and new, past and present and most importantly the man and the nature in the backdrop of colonization with reference to Gardens in the Dunes by Leslie Marmon Silko.

Native American cultural influences on career self-schemas and MBA fit

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Klemm Verbos ◽  
Deanna M. Kennedy ◽  
Joseph S. Gladstone ◽  
Carolyn Birmingham
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Mba Programs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
American Interest ◽  
Diverse Groups

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop two new constructs (career self-schemas and career locus) and present a conceptual model of the influence of Native American culture on MBA fit. Design/methodology/approach – Using a social cognitive lens on career theory, the authors examine the possible effects of cultural influences on the fit between Native Americans’ career goals and an MBA. Specifically, the authors propose that cultural factors contribute to career self-schemas inconsistent with Native American perceptions of business graduate education. Career self-schemas are an individual’s cognitive map of the self in his or her career. Findings – The conceptual model proposes that aspects of career self-schemas may explain lagging Native Americans’ MBA fit: the MBA is culturally inconsistent, and a community career locus. Research limitations/implications – The model needs to be tested empirically. This research has implications that extend beyond Native Americans to help explain the career aspirations of other diverse groups. Social implications – Native Americans are, in recent years, engaging in economic development that would benefit from Native Americans with MBAs. The authors make recommendations for increasing Native American interest in MBA programs. Originality/value – This paper introduces the constructs of career self-schemas and career locus to explain lagging MBA fit for Native Americans. The constructs may also be applied in other cultures and with other ethnic groups to explain differences in career choice. It may be particularly helpful in an international context.

Algonquian Diasporas

Memory Lands ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine M. DeLucia
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
New England ◽  
Atlantic World ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Community Members ◽  
King Philip's War ◽  
Native Communities ◽  
History Of ◽  
Native American Tribes

This chapter examines how King Philip’s War gave rise to a significant but often ignored or misperceived history of bondage, enslavement, and diaspora that took Native Americans far from their northeast homelands, and subjected them to a range of brutal conditions across an Atlantic World. It focuses on Algonquians’ transits into captivity as a consequence of the war, and historicizes this process within longer trajectories of European subjugation of Indigenous populations for labor. The chapter examines how Algonquian individuals and families were forcibly placed into New England colonial as well as Native communities at the war’s conclusion, and how others were transported out of the region for sale across the Atlantic World. The case of King Philip’s wife and son is especially complex, and the chapter considers how traditions around their purported sale into slavery in Bermuda interact with challenging racial politics and archival traces. Modern-day “reconnection” events have linked St. David’s Island community members in Bermuda to Native American tribes in New England. The chapter also reflects on wider dimensions of this Algonquian diaspora, which likely brought Natives to the Caribbean, Azores, and Tangier in North Africa, and propelled Native migrants/refugees into Wabanaki homelands.

Health Care for the Underprivileged in the Land of Affluence: California Native Americans

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-381
Author(s):  
Theodore A. Montgomery
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Care Education ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
Indian Identity ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Indian Lands

The American Indian has demonstrated all too clearly, despite his recent move to urban centers, that he is not content to be a poverty statistic. He has demonstrated the strength and fiber of strong cultural and social ties by maintaining an Indian identity in many of the nation's largest metropolitan centers. At the same time, he aspires to the same goal of all citizens—a life of decency and self-sufficiency. The non-Indian population of California needs to keep in mind that at the time the Indians agreed (under coercion in most cases) to turn their ancestral lands over to the white man, treaties were signed by the Indians which promised that, in exchange for Indian lands, the white man would provide for the health care, education, and welfare of Indians. Indians are attempting to achieve a life-style compatible with individual dignity and personal peace—the base of Native American culture. There must be rediscovery and preservation of that culture to insure the physical, mental, and environmental well-being of its members.

Predicting Diabetes amongst Native American Elders

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-43
Author(s):  
S. Upadhyaya ◽  
K. Farahmand ◽  
T. Baker-Demaray
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Operating Characteristic ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Characteristic Curve ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy Makers

One in three Americans will be diabetic by 2050, and the rate of diabetes is disproportionately high among Native Americans, especially among Native elders age 55 and older. Early identification and prevention strategies have been regarded as the cornerstone of preventative medicine. The objective of the authors’ research was to identify factors related to diabetes and their interactions specifically among Native elders and develop a simple prediction model which can be used by healthcare professionals while interacting with Native elders in remote or rural areas. Data from a survey of 18,078 Native American elders was used in their study. After eliminating outliers using Pearson’s residuals and Cook’s distance, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.7812 for men and 0.7230 for women. The results from the authors’ analysis provide additional perspective on how diabetes affects Native elders thus helping healthcare providers and policy makers when dealing with these community members.

Change and Continuity, Practice and Memory: Native American Persistence in Colonial New England

2009 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen W. Silliman
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
New England ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Cultural Persistence ◽  
Colonial New England ◽  
Eastern Pequot

The archaeological study of Native Americans during colonial periods in North America has centered largely on assessing the nature of cultural change and continuity through material culture. Although a valuable approach, it has been hindered by focusing too much on the dichotomies of change and continuity, rather than on their interrelationship, by relying on uncritical cultural categories of artifacts and by not recognizing the role of practice and memory in identity and cultural persistence. Ongoing archaeological research on the Eastern Pequot reservation in Connecticut, which was created in 1683 and has been inhabited continuously since then by Eastern Pequot community members, permits a different view of the nature of change and continuity. Three reservation sites spanning the period between ca. 1740 and 1840 accentuate the scale and temporality of social memory and the relationships between practice and materiality. Although the reservation sites show change when compared to the "precontact baseline," they show remarkable continuity during the reservation period. The resulting interpretation provides not only more grounded and appropriately scaled renderings of past cultural practices but also critical engagements with analytical categories that carry significant political weight well outside of archaeological circles.

scholarly journals Female Native American Storytelling: Female Storytellers in Native culture. Presence in Contemporary Native American Literature. Leslie Marmon Silko

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Belén Pérez García
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
American Literature ◽  
Leslie Marmon Silko ◽  
Native American Literature ◽  
Native American Women ◽  
Native Women ◽  
American Women ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
Women's Role

The role of Native American women has been extensively debated. Much has been said about their relationship with men and their relevance within the tribe. One of the most important tasks they had was that of storytellers. Storytelling is one of the pillars of Native American culture since it helped to transmit their values and folklore and keep them alive and that is why women’s role as storytellers is fundamental for the survival of the tribe. Although this role has often been shared with men, it seems that the relationship of women with storytelling is more complex, valuable and relevant than that of men. This is shown in their characterization in traditional Native American myths or in the fact that old traditional Native American women and storytellers became the source of inspiration of many contemporary writers, such as Silko, Erdrich or Allen, who took them as models for their novels. Silko exemplifies with her novels Almanac of the Dead and Ceremony this fundamental role of Native Women and the influence they had on her life and writing.Keywords: Native American women, storytelling, storytellers, Leslie Marmon Silko.

Critical Contexts for Biomedical Research in a Native American Community: Health Care, History, and Community Survival

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Puneet Sahota
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Tribal Community ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Native Women ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Forced Sterilization ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study

Native Americans have been underrepresented in previous studies of biomedical research participants. This paper reports a qualitative interview study of Native Americans' perspectives on biomedical research. In-depth interviews were conducted with 53 members of a Southwest tribal community. Many interviewees viewed biomedical research studies as a necessary source of health care, particularly for chronic disease prevention and management. While interviewees viewed biomedical research on diabetes as critical for ensuring their community's future survival, they also mistrusted both research and health care. Community members' complex perceptions of research were rooted in painful historical events, such as forced sterilization of Native women.

scholarly journals Media, Language and Cultural Transformation in Alexies Flight: A Study of Globalization

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
Asma Zafar ◽  
Noor Ul Qamar Qasmi ◽  
Mumtaz Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
American Culture ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Discursive Practices ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
The Masses

Globalization is a multidimensional phenomenon that has reshaped all the spheres of life and culture. This article explores how language and media have been treated in the cultural dimension of globalization that has had a transforming effect on the lives of the masses of a marginalized group of Native Americans in Alexie's Flight that demonstrates the cultural transformation of the Native Americans under white discursive practices. Manfred B. Steger's theorization serves as a basis for this study to find out how Native Americans are culturally transformed under the ever-increasing influence of globalization. In this process, language has lost its value at an official and cultural level. Alexie's Flight demonstrates the cultural transformation in the Native Americans. This text is about the white discursive practices affecting Native American culture.

scholarly journals THE NARRATIVE WORLD OF NATIVE AMERICANS SEEN FROM THE ADAPTATION OF OHIYESA IN BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE

LITERA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachmat Nurcahyo
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
White Americans ◽  
Cultural Assimilation ◽  
American Government ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
Charles Eastman ◽  
Non Fiction ◽  
American Society ◽  
Wounded Knee

Native American narratives are often presented through media presenting native American figures. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (BMHWK) is a non-fiction history-based film that tells the fate of Native Americans against white colonialism. The key figure in the film, Ohiyesa, is an adaptation of Native American figures from the The Indian Boyhood (TIB) written by Charles Eastman. This article reveals the meaning of the character Ohiyesa in the film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. This research used an adaptation approach. Data obtained from the exploration of the figure of Ohiyesa in TIB and BMHWK. Data analysis was performed by conducting a comparative analysis of Ohiyesa at TIB and BMHWK. The results of the analysis show: (1) Ohiyesa character was adapted and dominantly raised by the name of Charles Eastman, (2) this character revealed the memory of deprivation of Native American culture, (3) the character functioned as an assimilation agent, and voiced the concept of cultural assimilation by white Americans. Ohiyesa was made an assimilation agent by the American government. With a strong presentation through his success through his role as a doctor and lobbyist, the American government offers a new life expectancy to American society, which is a cultural assimilation. Ohiyesa has become a symbol of the helplessness and evaluation of the future of Native Americans.Keywords: ohiyesa, native American, narrative, symbol of the helplessness,DUNIA NARATIF PRIBUMI AMERIKA DILIHAT DARI ADAPTASI OHIYESA DALAM BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEEAbstrakNarasi terkait pribumi Amerika sering dimainkan melalui media yang menyuguhkan tokoh pribumi Amerika. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (BMHWK) merupakan film berbasis buku historical non fiction yang menceritakan nasib pribumi Amerika melawan kolonialisasi kulit putih. Tokoh kunci dalam film tersebut, Ohiyesa, merupakan adaptasi tokoh pribumi Amerika dari teks The Indian Boyhood (TIB) karya Charles Eastman. Artikel ini mengungkap pemaknaan terhadap tokoh Ohiyesa dalam film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan adaptasi. Data didapatkan dari eksplorasi tokoh Ohiyesa dalam TIB dan BMHWK. Analisis data dilakukan dengan membandingkan Ohiyesa dalam TIB and BMHWK. Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa: (1) Karakter Ohiyesa diadaptasi dan secara dominan dimunculkan dengan nama Charles Eastman, (2) Karakter ini mengungkap mengungkap memori perampasan budaya pribumi Amerika, (3) karakter tersebut difungsikan sebagai agen asimilasi, dan menyuarakan konsep asimilasi budaya oleh kulit putih Amerika. Ohiyesa dijadikan agen asimilasi oleh pemerintah Amerika. Dengan pemaparan kuat melalui keberhasilan dia melalui perannya sebagai dokter sekailgus pelobi parlemen, pemerintah Amerika menawarkan harapan hidup baru kepada pribumi Amerika, yaitu sebuah asimilasi budaya. Ohiyesa telah menjadi simbol dari ketakberdayaan dan gambaran masa depan pribumi Amerika.Kata kunci: Ohiyesa, pribumi Amerika, narasi, simbol ketakberdayaan

The Effect of Cultural Beliefs on the Treatment of Native Peoples with Diabetes and Visual Impairment

1993 ◽  
Vol 87 (9) ◽  
pp. 333-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.V. Ponchillia
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Mexican Americans ◽  
Vision Loss ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Pacific Islanders ◽  
Native Peoples ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
Provision Of Services

An increase in the incidence of diabetes among Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and Pacific Islanders is leading to a modern epidemic of diabetes and its complications. Traditional cultural beliefs can affect the success of services to native peoples who are experiencing vision loss. This article discusses these cultural beliefs, with illustrations from Native American culture, and the implications for the provision of services.

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