Current Census

How many native american

4.1 million

Gambling

Tribes by large cities are benefiting. Some tribes believe it goes against native culture. 50% of casinos are of indians.

NA high scool graduation rate

54%

South dakota dropout rate

20.6%

Posses high school diplom over age 25

75 % Grauate and GED

Possess college degree over 25

14 %

Reasons NA have highest dropout rate of any race or ethnicity

Needs are not met
Porest treatment at school
Insitutionalized racism

Soulwound

When part of a powerless group that noone paid attention to

cultural shift

attempting to develop two-sometimes competing-sets of values, norms, and behaviors

Cultural Genocide

Indoctrination students into domnate culture; without regard for native culture

NA educational Beliefs

You learn other places than school-Nature weekends history stories elders.

Dominant Education

Almost everything begins and ends with Indivulaism

Self-identity

Often articulated in terms of not what one is but of what one is not.

Collectivism

Self-identifying things in a holistic manner

Six Critical Elements for teaching

1.Recognition and use of NA language
2. stress cultural characteristics and adult-child interaction
3. Teaching strategies that relate to their culture
4. Curriculum based on traditional culture and recognizes importance of NA spirituality.
5. Strong

Native American and change

they dont' understand leaving something and moving on...they bring it with them

Family-today

Life expectancy-65
South dakota 58
25% families headed by single woman.

Native American women marriage

The majority of NA woman are married to non-na men

Employment

mostly service; not paid well;construction;maintenance; production; transportation; farming; fishing; and forestry jobs

native american women sterilization

1970 25-40% were sterelized without their consent

Domestic violence

3rd leading cause of death for NA women
75% killed by somone they know
NA women experience highest rate of violence of any other group in US
70 % by someone not NA.
75% have been sexually assaulted.
40% of NA women are in prison for killing an abusiv

Why do they stay with abusive spouse

Finances

Mita Maske Ti Ki

My sister friends' house:
-women formed group, anyone accepted
-fear and mistrust of police
-fear and mistrush of gov't programs
-Fear of apathy
-Fear of stereoytypes
-Fear of familial alienation