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Native American Education

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The importance of pursing higher education in the Native American community is something that is personal to me, but is something that affects everyone. Everyone has some knowledge of U.S. history, however, Native American history is only a subset of this country’s narrative. The fact that European immigrants invaded the native’s land and committed incomplete genocide, through massacres such as the Seminole Wars and Wounded Knee Massacre, yet it is not taught in schools is puzzling. Considering that American Indians are native and true to this country, it should be fair to say that their accurate history should be the history taught in the classroom. With the inaccurate teachings of Native Americans and exactly how this country was founded, …show more content…

The study also stated that there are three main stereotypical views aimed towards Native Americans. The first is that the American Indian student is not future oriented. The second is that they are unmotivated at school and finally, they do not receive support from the sociocultural context, teachers, peers and parents (Brickman, Martin, and McInerney 37). The results show students’ ideas of instrumentality, and getting an education as a prerequisite to other future goals clearly disproves the stigma that American Indian students are not future oriented. In regard to the influence of the sociocultural context, the stereotypical belief that parents and guardians do not encourage education were also disproved by the results of this inquiry (Brickman, Martin, and McInerney 39). The conclusion is that the pupils did not support the stigma of a high negative parental influence, however, positive teacher and peer support was highly …show more content…

It is important to ensure that all students feel comfortable among each other and understand each other so they can learn from each other. Therefore, if there are any stigmas associated with American Indians and their education that can be projected by their peers, it is due to the negative images and thoughts provoked by the inaccurate history taught in the classrooms. It is important that students are getting a precise and truthful education so that the lack of understanding towards and about Native Americans can be avoided and how that can be reflected in the education

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