HST 96 1st edition Lecture 24Outline of Last Lecture The class was a discussion on Sherman and the assigned bookOutline of Current Lecture Where are Nat. People Today- Distribution- Population (JB Cree- Sovereignty (govt. econ culture)- Services, Nunavut, gaming, Powows, ‘talking back’- Charlie HillThis lecture deals with Indians in Current day America and Canada. Powwows, casinos, and Indian rule are all discussedCurrent Lecture- Vast majority live in the U.S. West, (Alaska) in cities-- Roughly half live in the cities in Canada (leading is Winnipeg, Manitoba)- More evenly distributed- Difference between Inuit and IndiansThe last areas to be colonized see higher native population in both US and Canada- Populations by 2010 3,000,000 identified in US have reached pre-contact states- Self ID makes the number 5,000,000 well exceeding the numbers- 1.25 % of US population is Indian- 1.4 million aboriginals 4.3 % are Indians in Canada- Sharpest rise occurs post WWII1. Indians are not gone2. Rise because being Indian is becoming cool3. Rise due to better health care and death preventionThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.4. Social safety nets in Canada helps Indians in Canada5. Destructive force of the US army6. Move from the harsher climates to cities allows for better growthSovereignty- Expansion of tribal sovereignty and self governance since natives have cried out for this- Since the late 60’s and early 70’s, natives have tended to take over tasks that were originally performed by the federal governmento Management of transportationo Healthcareo School system management- In Canada the trend towards self government is interesting.o In 1999 Nunavut territory created (31,000 in area the size of Mexico)o Self governing experiment where Canada re-drew map to make new region for the majority of Inuit who lived there- Gamingo Sovereignty means not subject means not subject to state gambling laws (law passed in 1988) was called Indian Gaming regulatory Acto Foxwood is run by the Piquots (last time they were mentioned was 1637 the Piquots where attacked by English soldiers in Long Island and destroyed)o Seminoles are also doing very well with their casino (recently bought the Hard Rock Cafes)o Vermonts Abenaki are not recognized as a tribe (as a people for certain things like scholarships)- Powwow is a means of cultural preservationo Deeply grounded in historical traditiono Satisfies Native yearning to touch something of the past and connect with one anothero It is in Pan-Indian Formo Powwow is Algonquin, originally meant medicine man, Europeans assumed it was a term for the gathering of medicine men of Indian leaderso Extended by natives themselves to mean what it does today (singing, dancing, drumming)o Explosion of the powwow came in the 1980’s o Includes grand entry, raising of flag, prayer, dancing that can be competitiveo Food concessions, native made items for saleo >2000 powwows annually across the