Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Today in Native American Studies we watched a film entitled "California's 'Lost' Tribes". This film dealt with the different implications and viewpoints that go along with Indian gaming. Several times during the film, the people being interviewed mentioned the American Dream and how the revenue brought in by the casinos helped the local tribes to achieve that. It made me think about how many, many times throughout American history, the American Dream has been racialized and not accessible or achievable to everybody, as it claims to be.
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Interesting connection, Kaitlin. I found it intriguing how you described how the Native Americans compared Indian gaming with achieving the American Dream. I am assuming the revenue they have made has allowed them to afford better living conditions for tribal members and possibly allowed them set up a scholarship program for Native Americans so as to help them graduate school and pursue a brighter future. Things that are widely considered to be the equivalent of the American Dream.
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