After conducting the research on my paper, it really made me reflect upon my epistomological view in the environment and culture

I have grown up in. It has made me realize that western capitalism is a system that promotes economic and political inequality between those whom are privileged, educated and have learned to work the system. This has marginalized minority groups from white supremacy because minority groups never had the chance to learn how to work the system. Although western capitalism has marginalized indigenous culture, we must realize and point out the opportunities it provides and what must be changed. These opportunities have arise because of the hard work of past Chicano movements were aiming for a let-in into the system. Although, I am lucky today to have the opportunity to receive an institutionalized education, it doesnt mean that inequality and oppression isnt there. With the opportunities that have risen it is now our generations duty to learn how to work the system and restructure it by fighting this dependence of relationship to the superior. We have gain the access to power, which is education, and what we make up from this knowledge us in our hands now.

David Padilla

The uprising of western capitalism caused an unequal economic and political situation between the Americans and Indigenous communities. Western capitalism has undermined and devalued Indigenous culture and identity through relationships of dependence. However, the resistance of indigenous identities has inherited capitalism knowledge, opportunity and education.

How has western capitalism effected indigenous culture and identity? How has western capitalism continued to spread and why what has allowed for it to be successful? How does western capitalism effect minority groups today? What can be done to work with the system and improve ourselves with the opportunities the system provides?

As I continued to find evidence of how western capitalism has effected indigenous culture and identities, I wanted to also find out why it was so successful. In order to figure this out, I compared every piece of evidence I had, and found that in order for western capitalism to be successful there must be a relationship of dependence. Meaning, the inferiors survival must depend on the goods and services the superior provides. Through a relationship of dependence the superior then has control and an advantage over the inferior. Through this relationship western capitalism has been able to be successful and change indigenous identities.

The white colonial promoted American influences upon indigenous culture through coercion, education, and a westernizing capitalist system. The uprising of western capitalism created a relationship of dependence upon indigenous cultures to white supremacy by creating a system that does not allow for indigenous communities to survive through their traditional practices. Instead they must depends on new system, capitalism. For example, colonizers strongly believed that the natives were incompetent, foolish, and unable to provide for their families. Colonizers reformed and changed the landscape of communities so that the natives were unable to take care of their families and communities in their traditional ways. Thus, leading the indigenous people dependent of the colonizers and leading to the creation of a local economy because indigenes depended on the colonizers to be able to feed their families.

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