"How Native People May View Non-native People " (Part 2)

Mr. Larry Salway

 
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Outline of Lakota Culture 107

STEREOTYPES: How Native People May View Non-Native People (Part 2)

Here are some common stereotypes some Native People have toward Non-natives (this is not universal, but a sampling of some commonly held Native perspectives):

Some Natives hold these perspectives about some Non-Natives:
Lakota Culture 106 (part 1) covered the first seven in this list:

1. Non-natives think that they are superior to everyone else.
2. Non-natives force their values / opinions on Indians.
3. Non-natives are prejudiced towards Natives.
4. Non-natives are aggressive and sometimes over-bearing.
5. Non-natives are insensitive.
6. Non-natives are two-faced.
7. Non-natives are materialistic, greedy and fixated on making money.

PART 2 (this video)

8. Non-natives are stingy and penny-pinching.
9. Non-natives are untrusting and suspicious.
10. Non-natives lack modesty.
11. Non-natives force their religion on Natives.
12. Non-natives are naive about Indians.
13. Non-natives have high expectations for Indian people to assimilate rapidly.
14. Non-natives lack common sense and are always asking ridiculous questions about Natives.
15. Non-Natives think that Native people get money from the government and have all kinds of special benefits from being Native American.