Reflections on American Indian Identity discuss a paradigm of Indian identity
- Horse in, “Reflections on American Indian Identity” discusses a paradigm of Indian identity. He writes, “For Indians, I believe this consciousness is influenced in at least five ways:
- How well one is grounded in the native language and culture;
- Whether one’s genealogical heritage as an Indian is valid;
- Whether one embraces a general philosophy or worldview that derives from distinctly Indian ways, that is, old traditions;
- The degree to which one thinks of him or herself in a certain way, that is, one’s own idea of self as an Indian person; and
- Whether one is officially recognized as a member of a tribe by the government of that tribe.”
