Native American Culture

Identity is a person’s own sense of who they are; most simply a major part of their individuality. A person’s identity is developed from adolescence to adulthood and becomes part of their culture. It is the image that a person shows the world; through the unique factors of family, personal, and social identity. Identity is viewed as complex if a person is different from what people refer to as the norm. Since the beginning of North America being Caucasian has been stereotyped as the “normal American” and any other race or ethnicity was different. Even though, Caucasian people weren’t the first people to inhabit North America; they believed they were superior to another due to their differences. Minorities are not seen as an equal. However, these non-normal identities are not accepted by the people, but they are being exploited. …show more content…
“Much of Western European history conditions us to see human differences in simplistic opposition to each other: dominant/subordinate, good/bad, up/down, superior/inferior.” (Lorde 1) Cultural appropriation becomes an issue when a person is willing to participate in the appropriation of a culture, but fail to recognize the oppressing that culture faces. It can lead to crafting a negative presentation of that culture. The present American society has no problem with appropriating various cultures and identities. They steal many cultures and display them in movies, fashion, holidays, and music without any knowledge of the culture they are appropriating. Culture appropriation is not seen as an important topic; however, if asked to fill these people shoes and understand who they are; they are reluctant. How can a person be so willing to steal cultural identities that are held dear to these people for entertainment? But are unwilling to see people who are different from the normal American as an