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N ight Flying Woman. Acculturation. Acculturation. Process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group. Acculturation is usually in the direction of a minority group adopting habits and language patterns of the dominant group .
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Acculturation • Process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group. • Acculturation is usually in the direction of a minority group adopting habits and language patterns of the dominant group. www.rice.edu/projects/HispanicHealth/Acculturation.html
Acculturation and you • At some point, we have all faced a degree of acculturation. • For example, when you come to school, you must give up: • Certain aspects of language. • Problem-solving patterns. • Technology • Freedom to dress the way you want.
Sections 5-7: Acculturation and Ojibway • Traditional life was altered through contact with non-Native Americans. • Fur trading resulted in the Ojibwaybecoming reliant on traded goods rather than the clothing, utensils, and weapons they had constructed. • The establishment of reservations restricted Ojibwa seasonal travel. Ojibwa - History, Migration to the great lakeshttp://www.everyculture.com/multi/Le-Pa/Ojibwa.html#ixzz1jZsVDabu
Acculturation and Ojibway • Government's relocation policies dispersed tribe members. • By the late 1880s many Ojibwaylived in one-room log cabins, frame cabins, or tar paper shacks rather than in wigwams.
Acculturation and Ojibway • Wigwam construction incorporated new materials: other forms of tree bark were more easily available than long strips of birch bark; blankets covered wigwam doors instead of animal skins; calico, cardboard, and tar paper replaced the rush matting.
Acculturation and Ojibway • The transition from traditional living to permanent settlement in villages led to a reduced lifestyle and to a high incidence of communicable diseases, including tuberculosis and trachoma.
Acculturation and Ojibway • By mid-1940s, only the elderly were bilingual. • Most Ojibwayhad adopted modern clothing. • Birch bark canoes were largely replaced by wooden and later aluminum boats. • Few Ojibwaypracticed their traditional religion.
Acculturation and Ojibway • Formalized educational system removed children from their families. • Federal policy toward Native education emphasized Native American assimilation into U.S. society.
Acculturation and Ojibway • Consequently, instruction in vocational skills was promoted over the teaching of Native traditions. • In fact, Native traditions and languages were forbidden in the educational context provided by the government and mission schools.