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More Prejudice Toward American Indains

> Survey Finds More Prejudice Toward American Indians
> >
> > by Associated Press
> > Oct 2, 2007, 22:11
> >
> >
> >
> > TULSA, Okla.
> >
> > Results of a racism survey at the University of
> > Tulsa showing American
> > Indians more likely to be regarded with prejudice
> > than other minorities by
> > White students surprised researchers.
>
> > A written survey of 55 White, middle-class college
> > students in their 20s who
> > had been in college for more than a year found that
> > American Indians were
> > consistently regarded less favorably on social
> > factor indicator scales than
> > Black people.
> >
> > Researchers said the mix of the state’s many
> tribes
> > increased the likelihood
> > of students coming into contact with an Indian
> > person.
> >
> > “The findings support the idea that although
> overtly
> > racist ideas toward
> > African-Americans appear to be less prevalent in
> > contemporary America, overt
> > racism towards American Indians is present,” UT
> > researchers reported in the
> > study.
> >
> > According to 2006 U.S. Census estimates, 43,364
> > self-identified American
> > Indians live in Tulsa County. Statewide, the number
> > is 397,041.
> >
> > Findings from the study indicate that although the
> > respondents knew that
> > Indians are different in culture, they were viewed
> > less positively than
> > Black people. One aspect was perceived privileges,
> > such as free health care,
> > researchers noted.
> >
> > Dr.. Dennis Combs, a former UT associate psychology
> > professor who now works
> > at the University of Texas at Tyler, participated in
> > the research.. Combs
> > says the findings are surprising because college
> > students are perceived as
> > liberal regarding race issues.
> >
> > “Also, American Indians may also be subject to a
> > newer form of racism called
> > subtle racism, which is centered on them as being
> > different, having poor
> > work ethic and unfavorable,” says Combs, who
> > conducted the study along with
> > student Melissa Tibbits.
> >
> > Indians also are more likely to be regarded with
> > “blatant prejudice” than
> > Black people, the survey showed.
> >
> > Officials with the Tulsa Indian Coalition on Racism,
> > who viewed the study’s
> > results, say that when generalities about Indians
> > abound, negative
> > viewpoints are nurtured and sustained.
> >
> > “People think we have privilege and all get
> gaming
> > checks. … That’s not
> > true,” TICAR President Louis Gray says.
> “People
> > don’t think of us as human;
> > we’re just symbols, but we have hopes and dreams
> > like everyone else.”
> >
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