NEW240Y1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Intercultural Competence, Alanis Obomsawin, White Supremacy
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Structures and powers of white supremacy still exists. The colonial power still present but more subdued. (cid:862)post (cid:272)olo(cid:374)ialis(cid:373)(cid:863) see(cid:374) i(cid:374) the (cid:448)ideo (cid:271)y ala(cid:374)is o(cid:271)o(cid:373)sa(cid:449)i(cid:374) : (cid:374)arrator (cid:449)a(cid:374)ts to keep her la(cid:374)d, her name and her identity. Court wanted a english name but she didn"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge her real (cid:374)a(cid:373)e. E(cid:374)(cid:272)ourage i(cid:374)dige(cid:374)ous people to (cid:862)(cid:271)le(cid:374)d i(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:271)y assi(cid:373)ilati(cid:374)g their (cid:272)ulture. Indian act = control over the lives of indigenous people. Places of institutions of power that produce racism. Manifested in policies practice and procedures of various institutions. Education is a tool for instutionalized power = racism through education, racism in childrens books. Racism is still evident in the form of instutional racism. Racial minorities being excluded in the process of recruitment. It is racist whether or not the individuals maintaining those practices have racist intentions. Creation of excuses to treat others as inferiors. Social workers decided who was going to get sterilized.
