The Inconvenient Indian
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THE INCONVENIENT INDIAN
A CURIOUS ACCOUNT OF NATIVE PEOPLE IN NORTH AMERICA
THE INCONVENIENT INDIAN
BOOK REVIEW: BY JACOB CARPENTER: FNST 217
THOMAS KING
CONTEXT IN WHICH THE BOOK WAS WRITTEN
OVERVIEW (The Inconvenient Indian)
- Aboriginal issues- historical & present
- Interrelationships
- Misconceptions & misunderstandings
- An inconvenience
TOPICS THAT STUCK WITH ME
- Racism and Ignorance
- Education & decolonization
- Stereotypes & Cliches
- Identity & Culture Loss
RACISM & IGNORANCE
WE SHOULD HAVE KILLED ALL YOU (EXPLETIVES REMOVED) INDIANS, WHEN WE HAD THE CHANCE." (P.77)
FORGET COLUMBUS
EDUCATION & DECOLONIZATION
STEREOTYPES & CLICHES
THE IMAGINARY INJUN: "DEAD INDIANS", "LIVE INDIANS"
IDENTITY AND CULTURE LOSS: EXTERMINATION & ASSIMILATION (p.101)
TEXT & CURRENT ISSUES
I AGREE WITH KING'S POINTS
- Why I selected these points?
- What Questions do they raise?
