PHIL 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: David Foreman, Nagual, Anthropomorphism
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Indians have the same place in our society that jews had in german society . Environmental destruction is simply one manifestation of the colonialism and racism that have marked indian/white relations since the arrival of columbus in 1492. Mexico prides itself on being mixed, united states can trumpet that oklahoma is native america while the indians whose heritage it celebrates are discriminated against and marginalized. When ecological awareness became prominent in 1970s, people looked to the indians. One strain of the stereotype of natives as environmental perfectionsis holds that they did not use the land, existing on it as in some ecological stasis box and leaving no tracks or traces of presence. Not all environmentalists hold natives in such high regards. Political leader, has pronounced native peoples as a threat to the baitat and told ecologists and new age adherents actively to resist their land and water claims.
