part of the system?
For those who have not heard about this, it really disgusts me:
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6783165&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.8.1
http://stitchwitch13.livejournal.com/tag/native+american+public+school+civil+righ
I friended Adrian's mother on myspace because she makes corsets : D and then read about the situation in her blog.
I listened to a radio interview his father did and was reminded how the superintendent wanted "proof." It occurred to me that one might be able to find a written account of tribal beliefs composed by an anthropologist, or there might be a professor of Native American studies who would be able to contribute something of the same nature. But while this might lend credibility to their case, it's not exactly fair: It's going along with the same system, accepting the same distributions of power that dictate that Native people (and other minority people for that matter) do not have the authority to speak for themselves. And obviously that's bull shit. The school board shouldn't have to hear it from another white man in a tie for it to be considered truth.
So is being an anthropologist just perpetuating a corrupt system? Is it worth it to fight outside the box if it means you are not as likely to win? Maybe you could argue that winning one battle however you can will make the going easier, and the next time those in charge will accept people speaking for themselves. I don't know.
thoughts?
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6783165&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.8.1
http://stitchwitch13.livejournal.com/tag/native+american+public+school+civil+righ
I friended Adrian's mother on myspace because she makes corsets : D and then read about the situation in her blog.
I listened to a radio interview his father did and was reminded how the superintendent wanted "proof." It occurred to me that one might be able to find a written account of tribal beliefs composed by an anthropologist, or there might be a professor of Native American studies who would be able to contribute something of the same nature. But while this might lend credibility to their case, it's not exactly fair: It's going along with the same system, accepting the same distributions of power that dictate that Native people (and other minority people for that matter) do not have the authority to speak for themselves. And obviously that's bull shit. The school board shouldn't have to hear it from another white man in a tie for it to be considered truth.
So is being an anthropologist just perpetuating a corrupt system? Is it worth it to fight outside the box if it means you are not as likely to win? Maybe you could argue that winning one battle however you can will make the going easier, and the next time those in charge will accept people speaking for themselves. I don't know.
thoughts?