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Exploring American Indian Culture: A Cultural Introduction and Understanding

Delve into the rich diversity of American Indian culture, encompassing shared history, values, and systems, with an emphasis on fostering adaptability and intercultural sensitivity.

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Exploring American Indian Culture: A Cultural Introduction and Understanding

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  1. Part 1: Gathering the ThreadsAn Introduction ToAmerican Indian Culture

  2. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) • 567 federally-recognized tribes located in 34 states • Lands administered: • 45.6 million acres tribally-owned • 10 million acres individually-owned • 309,189 federally-owned held in trust

  3. What is Culture • Shared history • Language • Values and Attitudes • Religion • Law and legal systems • Economic and political systems

  4. Understanding Culture • Direct interaction • Open minded • Sense of humor • Communication skills • Flexibility and adaptability

  5. Flexibility and Adaptability The ability to respond to or tolerate the ambiguity of new situations, keep options open, and minimize judgmental behavior or attitudes

  6. Sources of Misunderstanding in Cross-Cultural • Lack of knowledge • Fear of unknown factors • Ethnocentrism • Unconscious assumptions • Stereotyping

  7. Ethnocentrism • Assume that the elements of our own culture are natural, and acceptable to others • Ignore distinctions between our own culture and the other person’s culture

  8. Developmental Modelof Intercultural Sensitivity(Bennett 1986) • Experience of Differences • Development of Intercultural Sensitivity

  9. Bennett’s Model Ethnocentric Stages Denial Defense Minimization

  10. Bennett’s Model continued…. Ethnorelative Stages Acceptance Adaptation Integration

  11. Key Points • Strive for adaptability and flexibility when working with a culture other than your own • The six components of a culture are: • Shared History • Language • Values and Attitudes, • Religion • Law and Legal systems • Economic and Political systems

  12. Key Points continued… • Sources of misunderstanding in a cross-cultural communication • Lack of knowledge, fear of unknown factors, unconscious assumptions and stereotyping

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