"Wounding The Spirit" by Carol Locust

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Carol Locust s article, Wounding the spirit: Discrimination and traditional American Indian belief systems, offers an enlightening perspective of the American Indian culture from an insider s point of view.1 By highlighting the fundamental characteristics of American Indian culture, which deviate from those of non-Indians, she illustrates the difficulties encountered by American Indian students in public schools. Teachers and administrators in the schools fail to recognize the sanctity of the cultural beliefs and practices of American Indians. Therefore, the American Indian students are wrongly punished when they violate school rules in order to adhere to the customs of their tribes.

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"Carol Locust s article, Wounding the spirit: Discrimination and traditional American Indian belief systems, offers an enlightening perspective of the American Indian culture from an insider s point of view.1 By highlighting the fundamental characteristics of American Indian culture, which deviate from those of non-Indians, she illustrates the difficulties encountered by American Indian students in public schools. Teachers and administrators in the schools fail to recognize the sanctity of the cultural beliefs and practices of American Indians. Therefore, the American Indian students are wrongly punished when they violate school rules in order to adhere to the customs of their tribes.


Educators need to broaden their learning on American Indian beliefs and customs. Without acquiring an understanding and..."

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