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The Impact of Acculturation on Ojibway Culture and Traditional Practices

Acculturation is the process through which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another, often resulting in minority groups adapting to the dominant culture. This has significantly affected the Ojibway community, particularly following contact with non-Native Americans and changes in living conditions. Government policies have led to a loss of traditional practices, languages, and lifestyles, as education emphasized assimilation. These changes contributed to health issues and a decline in cultural identity among the Ojibway, revealing the profound effects of acculturation.

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The Impact of Acculturation on Ojibway Culture and Traditional Practices

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  1. Night Flying Woman

  2. Acculturation

  3. Acculturation • Process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group. • Acculturation is usually in the direction of a minority group adopting habits and language patterns of the dominant group. www.rice.edu/projects/HispanicHealth/Acculturation.html

  4. Acculturation and you • At some point, we have all faced a degree of acculturation. • For example, when you come to school, you must give up: • Certain aspects of language. • Problem-solving patterns. • Technology • Freedom to dress the way you want.

  5. Sections 5-7: Acculturation and Ojibway • Traditional life was altered through contact with non-Native Americans. • Fur trading resulted in the Ojibwaybecoming reliant on traded goods rather than the clothing, utensils, and weapons they had constructed. • The establishment of reservations restricted Ojibwa seasonal travel. Ojibwa - History, Migration to the great lakeshttp://www.everyculture.com/multi/Le-Pa/Ojibwa.html#ixzz1jZsVDabu

  6. Acculturation and Ojibway • Government's relocation policies dispersed tribe members. • By the late 1880s many Ojibwaylived in one-room log cabins, frame cabins, or tar paper shacks rather than in wigwams.

  7. Acculturation and Ojibway • Wigwam construction incorporated new materials: other forms of tree bark were more easily available than long strips of birch bark; blankets covered wigwam doors instead of animal skins; calico, cardboard, and tar paper replaced the rush matting.

  8. Acculturation and Ojibway • The transition from traditional living to permanent settlement in villages led to a reduced lifestyle and to a high incidence of communicable diseases, including tuberculosis and trachoma.

  9. Acculturation and Ojibway • By mid-1940s, only the elderly were bilingual. • Most Ojibwayhad adopted modern clothing. • Birch bark canoes were largely replaced by wooden and later aluminum boats. • Few Ojibwaypracticed their traditional religion.

  10. Acculturation and Ojibway • Formalized educational system removed children from their families. • Federal policy toward Native education emphasized Native American assimilation into U.S. society.

  11. Acculturation and Ojibway • Consequently, instruction in vocational skills was promoted over the teaching of Native traditions. • In fact, Native traditions and languages were forbidden in the educational context provided by the government and mission schools.

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