Have attitudes changed as we move from early Native American Literature into later and present-day writings?
September 3, 2019Are Native Americans successful in assimilating into the dominant culture?
September 3, 2019
Question Description
Answer those questions
- Do you believe Native American mascots, logos, and traditions are set to honor American Indians or do you believe they have a negative outlook among Native Americans and the sports world?
- Are there any Native American mascots, logos, or traditions that you personally enjoy/dislike? Why?
- Do you believe these “Indian Wars” have led to a significant loss in athletes from a Native American origin?
- Do you believe that there is discrimination when it comes to voting for awards within baseball? Any other sport?
- Do you believe that voting would be easier or harder if baseball leagues were still split up into the MLB and the Negro Leagues?
- What do you think life would be like if both of these leagues still existed?
- What was your initial reaction to Sherman’s rant?
- What did you think about the negative responses that he got online?
- What about the people who defended him?
- Why do you think some people immediately made it about race?
- Do you think race matters when it comes to the skills of a quarterback?
- Why do you think a lot of analysts tend to attribute black quarterbacks with athleticism while they attribute intelligence to white quarterbacks?
- This article came out in 2010. Do you think people have grown out of this mindset, or does it still exist today?