jon lane... indian assignment 4c

The assignment for Indian Education for All was filled with very powerful subject matter. I feel as though it was a great assignment because it helped we students who are not familiar with Native American culture to get a better understanding. This assignment helped open up our eyes to a new culture that first started our world.This is also useful because it helps eliminate the stereotypes that are often placed upon the Native American culture.
The few things that i found interesting were the never ending list of food and games that the Native American culture created. These games and food are stilling played and eaten today in 2008. the other item i found interesting was the school that was created to "help" the native children adapt to the Euro-Americans ways of life. I found it interesting because in reality the school that was created was pretty much to brain wash and force change upon a culture because the Euro-American wanted things to be "normal" in how they saw the world.
If i had to teach my students about the Native American culture, i would use hands on activities, such as: field trips through Montana, bring in food that we eat today that was created by the Native American culture, and games that we play today that the Native culture created. i would also bring guest speakers to speak about the Native culture so that my students would would get to see a true Native American with their eyes and not believe the stereotypical native that is portrayed in movies a long time ago.