Hey everyone! I'm Vivian and the topic I will be speaking on is apart of the marginalization of minorities. More specifically I chose to research and talk about the loss of indigenous culture. I chose this topic because it's not one that gets talked about as often compared to other marginalized groups and it's a topic I have a personal connection to. I speak more on the topic in project 1 and 2 but as a basic summary loss of indigenous culture stems from cultural imperialism introduced during European colonization. Loss of indigenous culture is an important topic for many reasons but the main reasons being that it affects many people around the world and because cultural identity affects individuals, both positively and negatively. A few questions that I want to investigate are:
How many Indigenous cultures have been completely lost due to cultural imperialism?
Is it possible for cultures to come back from cultural loss?
How has the loss of culture affected people of that culture growing up?
How has cultural imperialism affected communities centered around their traditional culture?
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Gallardo-Peralta, Lorena P., et al. “Strangers in Their Own World: Exploring the Relation Between Cultural Practices and the Health of Older Adults in Native Communities in Chile.” British Journal of Social Work, vol. 49, no. 4, June 2019, p. 920. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=edb&AN=137414756&site=eds-live&scope=site.
Jacob, Michelle M., et al. “‘We Need to Make Action NOW, to Help Keep the Language Alive’: Navigating Tensions of Engaging Indigenous Educational Values in University Education.” American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 64, no. 1–2, Sept. 2019, pp. 126–136. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1002/ajcp.12374.
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Kelly Piers. “Excavating a Hidden Bell Story from the Philippines: A Revised Narrative of Cultural-Linguistic Loss and Recuperation.” Journal of Folklore Research: An International Journal of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, vol. 53, no. 2, 2016, p. 86. EBSCOhost, doi:10.2979/jfolkrese.53.2.04.
Kelley, Melessa N. and Lowe, John R. “Strong Cultural Identity Effects Stress Levels among Native American Youth at Risk for Obesity.” Journal of Cultural Diversity, vol. 25, no. 4, Winter 2018, pp. 127–131. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=mnh&AN=EPTOC133748734&site=eds-live&scope=site