Native American Colorism

From Historical Manifestations to the Current Era

Bibliographic Data

ID7571307
AuthorsDonna Brown (0000-0003-2552-4524, Minnesota State University at Moorhead, Moorhead, MN, USA), Karen Branden (Minnesota State University at Moorhead, Moorhead, MN, USA), Ronald E Hall (0000-0003-1339-4603, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume62
Issue14
Pages2023-2036
Publication date2018-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0002764218810751
OpenAlexW2905408442
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited6

Following conquest by European settlers Native Americans internalized Euro-American traditions and ideals. Salient among such ideals was the internalization of a bias as pertains to skin color defined as colorism. Colorism is a quasi-manifestation of racism carried out by victim-group populations. Subsequently, light skin was idealized and dark skin denigrated. Initially the idealization of light skin was dramatically displayed in the school setting. Internal confrontations between Cherokee tribal members were frequent. In the modern era, per confrontations such idealization is exacerbated by the complexity of tribal membership. Said complexity is acted out where those of Euro-American (light-skinned) mixed blood are more favored compared with those of African American (dark-skinned) mixed blood. The accountability of the Euro-American influenced relative to the aforementioned confrontations must be addressed in the quest for resolution

Asian americans · Dark skin · Ethnic group · Idealization · Political science · Racism · Skin color · Sociology · Anthropology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Dermatology · Gender Studies · Medicine

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