November 10, 2008 by indyclass
Minutes for November 10th. Indyclass.
Aviva, Taylor, Marina, Theresa, Nat, Maria, Dan, Cleve, Shayla
Aviva is writing her paper on parallels between residential schools and prisons. First section is on how both prisons and residential schools perpetuate colonialism. (they physically relocate native people into spaces that are defined as white) – the arch of both prisons and residential schools create territories that allow the colonial gaze access to native peoples. Physically separate native peoples from their lands. Second section; both institutions physically strip native peoples of their identity. Physically force the students to look like a white person – same as in prison, right to where what you want, have your hair the way you want is not there in prison. Prisons criminalize native identity. In residential schools studenst would be beaten for expressing their native identities. In prisons too, historically, it was illegal to do sundances. Colonizing and enforcing euro-american laws and ideas of justice that is based on punishment.
Impact of the institution: Abuse and neglect in prisons and residential schools. A lot of native people have died because of neglect in american prisons. How both institutions impacted people’s abilities to parent. To give their culture to the next generation.
Agency and resistance – how people use their native identities to survive in prison.
Continue Reading »
