Reflections on American Indian Identity discuss a paradigm of Indian identity

Reflections on American Indian Identity discuss a paradigm of Indian identity

• Horse in, “Reflections on American Indian Identity” discusses a paradigm of Indian identity. He writes, “For Indians, I believe this consciousness is influenced in at least five ways:

1. How well one is grounded in the native language and culture;
2. Whether one’s genealogical heritage as an Indian is valid;
3. Whether one embraces a general philosophy or worldview that derives from distinctly Indian ways, that is, old traditions;
4. The degree to which one thinks of him or herself in a certain way, that is, one’s own idea of self as an Indian person; and
5. Whether one is officially recognized as a member of a tribe by the government of that tribe.”