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How Are Local Cultures Sustained (assimilation- (1800s and 1900s)…
How Are Local Cultures Sustained
assimilation- (1800s and 1900s) assimilate the native culture (U.S., Russia, Canada, Australia etc) put them in churches, schools to discourage their native culture( forced them to settle in one place and punish if they spoke their native language)
rewarded most american natives with citizenship and jobs
Today many governments have apologized
Australia prime minister apologized to Aboriginals about separating children from parents among other things
Canada Prime minister apologized about separating children from parents
America has not apologized yet but are they are trying to help revive A. Indian culture and customs
custom- practice that is regularly followed
customs are required to keep a culture alive
local cultures often have 2 goals: keeping other culture out and keeping their culture in
Cultural appropriation- other cultures adopt customs and knowledge and use them for their own benefit
Rural Local Cultures
easier to maintain because isolation
Anabaptist seek rural areas because of this and to flee persecution
they believed in pacifism so they traveled to Austria then to Ukraine and Russia eventually a group came to America called the Hutterites
Hutterites live in colonies in MN SD ND Saskatchewan, MO and Alberta
Unlike the Amish they use the Internet and technology
colonies assign jobs and they are different for men and women
(patriarchal society)
women move to the colony of their husband they are expected to have many children but the colony helps raise children
many specialize in agriculture and men often barter with other farmers from other colonies and they work together selling each other their products
Makah American Indians
want to whale hunt to preserve culture but have to use rifles and face problems with environmental agencys
Little Sweden U.S.A.
they have Swedish gift shops faux Swedish store fronts and have festivals they are a tourism destination
neolocalism- seeking out and reinvigorating culture in response to the uncertainy of the modern world
Urban Local Cultures
ethnic neighborhoods
Brooklyn- Mexican North End of Boston- Italian
Local Cultures an Cultural Appropriation
local cultures struggle against these
commodification- process in which something that is not normally regarded a sellable object because able to be bought and sold
cultures can change because of commodification
Example waffle eaten buy Obama sold on Ebay
authenticity- when cultures are commodified things may become less authentic an authentic culture is complex
Authenticity Of Places
Guinness and The Irish Pub Company
They were struggling in Ireland so they went international where Irish Pubs were exotic and more likely to sell beer