Text King, Thomas. The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative. 3rd ed.

, University
of Minnesota Press, 2008.

Quote “ They’re content simply looking at you. If you don't look indian you aren't,
Less than 4-5 and if you don't look white you're not” (King 56)
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Commentary I find this quote from the chapter to be extremely important. The main theme
In less than 200 of the passage was the stereotypes that native americans face in North America
words, write a and globally. The idea that especially in the western world, people expect
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Indians to look, act, and live a certain way, even if it’s off by centuries or
straight up untrue. The idea that no matter what, people (especially american
1) What stands out or “white”) will have a misconception of what a native american truly is. This
and why? stood out to me, not only because it is a major problem but also because it is
2) What questions true of many other cultures foreign to America. In addition, King talks about
does this passage
produce for you?
the idea of race and racism. We believe that there is a visual separation between
3) What connections us that can distinguish us from others and pinpoint who our descendants are.
do you make? Thai isn't exactly, completely, wrong. However, it isn't foolproof either. The
truth is that anyone can look like anything. The earth is big, the human
population, big. The idea that one group of people will all look the same is
naive at best. I related to this passage because I feel that I fall into the category
of “racially ambiguous” (or so I've been told). I've gotten the works, mexican,
indian, white hawaiian. And to be fairly honest, I could very much be all of
those things. In fact I am some of them. I understand the struggle that even
though I don't look exactly like my grandfather I am one of his descendants. I
can relate to the common notion that because we don't match the color, we
aren't “true”. That is why this quote resonated with me.
Concept I believe this quote relates to identity. The passage focuses on identity and how
Connection it shapes us and how it can be misinterpreted. How it affects us and how it
In 2-4 sentences, make affects the stories we tell.
a connection to a core
concept

Lingering What is race?

Questions Why is race such an enormous presence in our society?
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