Another reading that we read was about Native Americans. They talked about the Disney film Pocahontas. It was telling about how the Disney movie was very different from the real story. In the Disney movie, Pocahontas falls in love with the white man. In the real story Pocahonatas was a young woman that saved the white man and he ended up raping her. That is a way people change history. Also in the reading they talked about a man that dressed up his kids in Native American outfits and stood outside of stores with them for money. He made enough money to send them through college. I don't know if that's a good idea, but that goes to show you the stereotypes of how America portrays Native American's and how ridiculous it is. I think that everyone in America should learn about the real history and culture of Native Americans and start to recognize it for what it is.
Source:
Bird, S. Elizabeth. "Introduction:Constructing the Indian, 1830s-1990s."
I like that this blog was more opinion based. However, you mentioned something about stereotypes, but did not give examples of them.
ReplyDeleteI found this post to be interesting because I didn't know about the real story behind Pocahontas. It is crazy to think that such valuable historical information is being changed. I think that you should give more examples of how America portrays Native Americans so that your post will be stronger but all in all it was very interesting. I agree more Americans should know about the history of Native Americans and their culture should be taught more in depth.
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