Against the Current
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Did you know that Native Americans children were forced into white-run boarding schools? The goal of this was to strip the Native Americans of the cultural identities and force them to conform to the white-christian American way. Their languages, clothing styles, hair styles, prayers, and tribal celebrations were made illegal.
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/a-century-of-trauma-at-boarding-schools-for-native-american-children-in-the-united-states
- https://www.history.com/news/how-boarding-schools-tried-to-kill-the-indian-through-assimilation
- http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2021/07/09/federal-investigation-seeks-to-uncover-the-painful-history-of-native-american-boarding-schools/
Now, many remaining Native American tribes are working hard and racing to save what is left of their culture before it is gone completely.
- https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/13/pandemic-native-american-languages-481081
- https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/reading-writing-and-preserving-native-languages-sustain-native-communities
- https://newrepublic.com/article/155913/native-american-languages-disappearing-reauthorization-act-congress
- https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/saving-americas-endangered-languages
- https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2015/11/native-american-cultural-revitalization/
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Do you do anything in your family to keep your traditions and culture alive? Give examples.
My example: I am Irish. Every year for St. Patrick's Day my family cooks traditional Irish meals. I am also German. My Grandma would speak German to us as little kids so we would pick up some of the language.
Do you do anything in your family to keep your traditions and culture alive? Give examples.
My example: I am Irish. Every year for St. Patrick's Day my family cooks traditional Irish meals. I am also German. My Grandma would speak German to us as little kids so we would pick up some of the language.
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In your opinion, do you think it is important to keep cultural traditions alive in today's fast-paced world? Why do you think it is important or not important? Explain and answer in 3-5 complete sentences in R.A.C.E.S. format. (R= Restate the question. A= Answer the question. C= Cite your sources to back up your answer. E= Explain how your source supports your answer. S= Sum it all up.)
In your opinion, do you think it is important to keep cultural traditions alive in today's fast-paced world? Why do you think it is important or not important? Explain and answer in 3-5 complete sentences in R.A.C.E.S. format. (R= Restate the question. A= Answer the question. C= Cite your sources to back up your answer. E= Explain how your source supports your answer. S= Sum it all up.)