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Fight for Rights. Native American Movement Chicano Movement. Questions :. Are Native Americans citizens of the U.S.? Should they have the same rights or more rights than other Americans?. Whose Land is it Anyway?. Under the Northwest Ordinance land was not suppose to be taken - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Native American MovementChicano Movement
Fight for Rights
Questions:
Are Native Americans citizens of the U.S.?
Should they have the same rights or more rights than other Americans?
Whose Land is it Anyway?
Under the Northwest Ordinance land was not suppose to be taken
Under President Andrew Jackson tribes were moved to reservations.
Indian Removal Act 1830-westward expansion forces Native Americans to move west
Fair??????
Forced AssimilationMake natives more like mainstream America.
Sent to boarding schools to learn English
Must cut their hairConverted to
Christianity
Native Americans faced segregation & discrimination like African Americans
So….
Termination Policy (1953-1968)
US government terminates-> Policy that divides property among tribes which ends federal responsibility and social services (health, education, welfare)Jurisdiction left up to states
The American Indian Movement (AIM)
Founded 1968Fought for land rights,
against poverty, harassment, better conditions on reservations
The Longest Walk of 1978 -3600 mile walk to DC to protect rights
NCRSM- Fights racism in sports and media today
Native American Tribes Today
Over 500 reservations
Considered same as an independent country when dealing with federal government
They have their own court system and governments on their reservations
Today: Main IssuesHigh levels of PovertyMassive alcoholism,
diabetic, and obesity rate from government subsidized foods
High school drop out rateMany reservations lack
running water and have poor conditions
Underrepresented in government
Fighting Environmental rights
Sports Mascots
HW:Read the Upfront Article “Insult or Honor?”Do you think sports teams should be forced to change their mascots and names? WHY?
Honor or Insult?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI0inlNffA8&feature=related
Well, What Would You Think of These?
Stereotypeshttp://www.youtub
e.com/watch?v=_hJFi7SRH7Q&feature=related
SavageUncivilizedWhat stereotypes
have you seen or heard about Native Americans?
In 1999, the crayon was changed to
chestnut.Was the issue of the
name Indian Red racist?
Mexican Americans: Chicano Movement
Minority group pushed for rights and social change in 20th century.
Restoration of land grants, farm workers' rights, enhanced education, voting and political rights,
Socially, the Chicano Movement addressed what it perceived to be negative ethnic stereotypes of Mexicans in mass media and the American consciousness
Caesar Chavez
A Mexican American best known as Latino Civil Rights activist
Co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW)
Approach:Unionism and Aggressive but nonviolent tactics
Dolores Fernandez Huerta
She left teaching when “I realized I couldn’t do anything for the kids who came to school hungry and barefoot.”
Helped found NFWA with Chavez in 1962 with grape pickers strike.
Also- Feminist who strove for women’s rights. Awards with NOW and NAACP
Today she continues to work as activist for farmworkers and women.
Raza Unida Party
Founded in 1970 by youth groupCentered on Chicano nationalismInfluence spread, and in late 1970s focused
on seeking unity with all Chicano, Latino and Native Americans.
Today: The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States and works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans.
Issues for Latinos today:
ImmigrationCitizenshipDiscriminationFair/equal working conditions