Native Americans and culture

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[...] Native Americans and culture Native Americans have a past that is deeply rooted in the history of their culture. For Pauline Puyat to be raised in the world as an orphan is a slap in the face to her heritage; she does not feel connected to her heritage as thoroughly as if her parents raised her to believe in the Chippewa way of life. As well, because she is a mixed blood –half Chippewa and Canadian feels even more isolated, unaware of where to search for her past. [...]

[...] To further press upon the hypocrisy of Christianity, Alice Walker wrote Only Reason You Want to Get to Heaven is That You Have Been Driven Out of Your Mind” which appeared in The Humanist: is painful to realize African Americans were forever trying to correct a –that of being black, female, human –that did not exist, except as of but really men of greed, misogyny, and violence, defined it. All people deserve to worship a God who also worships them. [...]

[...] But, in a time when the Chippewa and other Native Americans were suffering from the oppression of whites, Pauline should have asserted her beliefs in her natural culture, giving strength to the Chippewa plight. She shouldn't have joined the enemy that wanted to crush her people. The selfish woman wanted to escape the hardships of being a Native American, and she found solace within the Christian faith. By accepting the religion, Pauline undergoes a transformation of identity; she will no longer be considered Native American but a white American. [...]