NCJ Number
222943
Journal
International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Dated: January 2007 Pages: 44-62
Date Published
January 2007
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This paper explores the possibility that violations of Indian cultural values may contribute to conflict between two distinct cultural groups residing in the same rural tribal reservation community.
Abstract
The study found Indians and non-Indians who live within the same rural tribal reservation community have different perceptions of violations of Indian cultural values. This helps to better understand that non-Indians may be engaging in behaviors that threaten the continued existence of this tribe. The behaviors of the non-Indians are having a negative effect on the local tribal group. These could be stopped using legislative mechanisms already in place within the tribe’s judicial code. It is well known that the history of Native American Indian and White race relations have been strained since first contact. Today, a social divide remains between Indians and Whites. This paper examines violations of Indian cultural values among two distinct cultural groups residing within one Native American Indian reservation. The paper explores the possibility that violations of Indian cultural values may contribute to conflict between these cultural groups. Survey and interview data obtained from Indians and non-Indians residing within the same rural Indian reservation community are used to conclude that Indian cultural values are often violated when non-Indians ask certain questions based on stereotypes of Indians. Tables, references