Identity & Authenticity - Capital Area One Book - There There (2019-2020) - Research Guides at Lansing Community College Library

Discussion Questions

What does it mean to be authentic?

What is the effect of stereotyping or generalizing about an entire people group?

What standards do you have to meet in order to be considered a real member of your community? Do you think that is fair?

How do you navigate the different communities you belong to?

Code Switch is a podcast from NPR that delves into the complexity of navigating multiple identities.

Project 562 "Over 10 years ago Matika Wilbur began to develop a monumental aspiration that has led to Project 562. To help develop a body of imagery and cultural representations of Native Peoples to counteract the relentlessly insipid, one-dimensional stereotypes circulating in mainstream media, historical textbooks and the culture industry. To create positive indigenous role models to do justice to the richness and diversity and lived experiences of Indian Country." - Matikawilbur.com About page
The 1491s "The 1491s are a sketch comedy group based in the wooded ghettos of Minnesota and buffalo grass of Oklahoma. They are a gaggle of Indians chock full of cynicism and splashed with a good dose of indigenous satire" - The 1491s Homepage
Real Life Indian "This is a media outlet portraying the existence of Native Americans in the 21st Century...This project encapsulates the fears, issues, aspirations, emotions and dreams of what it means to be a human being but in particular a “Real Life Indian." - Real Life Indian About page
Pluralism Project: Native American Traditions - Harvard University "The Pluralism Project is an over twenty-five year ongoing research project from Harvard University that engages students in studying the new religious diversity in the United States." - Pluralism Project Mission page