Are white ppl ever going to understand that native people actually DON'T get scholarships or free secondary education ? It's a myth made up by the government -- just like most of the treaty 'privileges' we have. Most native people don't go to uni or college BECAUSE they can't afford it,not because they're 'lazy' and 'stupid'. Meanwhile,I know dozens of white ppl with low,barely-passing grades who apply for scholarships and get them with no problems.

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I have ndn friends who were able to get scholarships for participating and preserving their cultures; but it is not the same as getting a scholarship just for being ndn. Also, those scholarships were not a fraction of the cost of one “education”. I agree with you. White people want to believe that people of color get their entire education paid for and on-top-of-that, that they got the scholarship and enrollment into whatever college without having earned it. They just want to feel victimize to counteract their white guilt.

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7 years ago

World Music Professor:

“We are all one!”

“Slavery had a lot of benefits; such as, rock n roll, jazz, etc”

“Next week we will study the New World; ya know, American Indians.”

“I’m white  but I feel like I am actually East Indian.”

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8 years ago

how I got extra credit for being late to class

  • I left the house extra early so I could get coffee before class
  • There was a new employee working who took 20 mins to make the coffee
  • Everything in me told me to leave without the coffee even though I had paid for it.
  • Being forced to stop at every light.
  • Finally getting on campus and to my classroom.
  • Turning the knob and realizing it is locked.
  • Stare at the time, 3 minutes late, and freaking out.
  • Knock quietly on the door.
  • Someone lets me in.
  • Teacher stops class. [This is it, I’m dead]
  • Teacher asks if the door was locked; I answer “yes”.
  • He asks me to unlock the handle.
  • I become confused and try to unlock the handle, once, twice, then the third time I finally got it right.
  • The teacher enjoys my humiliating attempt and laughs at me.
  • Teacher feels guilty for laughing at me and gives me extra credit.
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8 years ago