What did you learn about the differences and similarities between you and the woman/women you read about.

You have two tasks, complete the first assignment, and then write a comment on the second article.———-

Of course you can refer to the following article, but don’t copy it.

1： Go to the Women’s eNews Web site, http://www.womensenews.org. Find a current article about a woman or group of women who are of a different race, ethnicity, or cultural identity from you, preferably a group about which you know little to nothing, but would like to learn more about. For this forum:

a. Provide a BRIEF summary of the article.

b. Tell us why you chose this article

c. What did you learn about the differences and similarities between you and the woman/women you read about.

d. Include the link to the article. Forum posts without a link, or with a link that does not work will automatically be docked five points.

2：

I chose the article titled “Indigenous Women in Canada Reclaim their Image in Photo Blog” By Geraldine Malone. This article talks about a blog called Tea and Bannock founded by Tenille Campbell a member of the Dene community in Canada. The Dene are an indigenous community which was mainly found in central and northwestern Canada. The article talks about how Campbell, who is a photographer, wanted to create a place where indigenous women photographers can come together and share their experiences, struggles and art with each other. Campbell wants to use this blog to help indigenous women use the blog as a way to explore and reclaim their heritage. She then goes to explain how indigenous women are struggling to keep their traditions alive. Campbell confesses that she doesn’t speak her traditional Dene language and that really upsets her, because she has struggled to find how she identifies as indigenous.

I chose this article because I had never heard of the Dene or any indigenous groups in Canada. It was very interesting learning about the different indigenous groups within Canada. I identified with her because I think that a lot of Mexicans go through the same struggle of trying to connect themselves with the Mexican culture. I know a lot of Mexican American women who do not speak Spanish and who were raised without any Mexican traditions. A lot of them express how they wish they knew more about their culture. On a personal level, although I am very familiar with my Mexican roots, I am not familiar with my more indigenous roots. Mexico was conquered by the Spaniards, before then, Mexico was inhabited by indigenous groups. I am connected to these indigenous ancestors, but yet, I don’t know anything about them.