A member of the Canadian Aboriginal women's vocal ensemble Asani describes how the group's songs, words, and performances address and deconstruct Aboriginal stereotypes. These stereotypes include misconceptions of how Aboriginal people should look and dress, the status and accomplishments of Aboriginal women, the extent of their education and…

Describes negative images of Metis and Aboriginal women during the late 1800s in western Canada amid White settlement of Metis land. Discusses the perceived immorality of Indian women; marriages between Indian women and Northwest Mounted Police; physical abuse, sexual abuse, and murder of Native women; and a pass system implemented to bar…

Teachers and administrators should be able to distinguish between adequate and inadequate treatment of different ethnic groups when selecting culture-fair materials for the classroom. When selecting such materials, they should consider the following criteria: (1) validity of information (accuracy, perpetuation of stereotypes); (2) balance…

This thesis focuses on the effects of the language of patriarchy on the power of Native American women, how these women have retained power in their own societies, and how an understanding of Native women's values can aid feminists. An examination of Native American women's literature provides a connecting bridge back to a time before patriarchy…

The formation of self-concept is seriously affected by both oral and written language; language also affects the ways people think about others. Young children in particular have not yet learned the abstract concept of the generic "he" and when a judge, author, or principal is referred to as "he", the child is subtly conditioned against the idea…

This paper examines the portrayal of blacks, Asians, and native Americans in Fourth of July political cartoons from the 1870's to the 1970's in five American newspapers--the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Constitution, Washington Post, and the Columbus Dispatch. Images of these racial and ethnic groups were compared with images of women…