Module 4, Entry 4
Tyler Ohashi
While investigating how Indigenous culture is affected by hegemony, I came across this paper by Frank Deer from the University of Manitoba. This paper aligns well with the concepts we are discussing in ETEC 521. This paper discusses how the ideas of people at any age are the ideas that align with the ruling class (Western view). Other useful topics in this paper include:
- how colonization resulted in the “Europeanization” of Indigenous people and the role education (schools) played in this process.
- an interesting dilemma about trying to construct a national identity that reflects Canada due to Canada being so diverse.
- how immersion in Western (Eurocentric) society can make developing a sense of identity tricky
- discussions about multiculturalism and how it affects Indigenous identity
- how Canadian education has failed to reflect Indigenous identity in its education system, therefore, promoting the ‘status quo’.
- how ‘perspective’ can counteract ‘tokenism’
This paper is useful to help understand the effects of a dominant, ruling class can have on other cultures (namely Indigenous culture). It is well cited, well, written paper.