Enculturation and Ethnocide

Culture is… “that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any

other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.” Sir Edward Tylor, 1871

Characteristics of culture:

Shared
Learned
Based on symbols
Integrated/Patterned
Dynamic

From the short video clips, “Native American Boarding Schools” and “A First Nations Perspective on the Importance of Hair,” identify and label at least five examples of Indian culture that the “white man” tried to remove and connect these examples to a characteristic of culture. Discuss how these examples relate to EACH characteristics of culture listed above and identify the characteristic for each example. Then discuss how these tactics would effectively destroy the culture.

Video: “Native American Boarding Schools” and “A First Nations Perspective on the Importance of Hair,”