2. “A big Indian and a little Indian are sitting on a log. The big Indian points to the little Indian and says, "That Indian is my son." The little Indian points to the big Indian and says, "That Indian is not my father." Both are telling the truth. How is this possible?” Rich Murphy (c) 2009
3. The Indian is his mother. Our schemas often associate Indians as males. Rich Murphy (c) 2009
4. A schema (singular), as understood in schema theory, represents generic knowledge. A general category (schema) will include slots for all the components, or features, included in it. The concept of Schema was developed by Jean Piaget Rich Murphy (c) 2009
5. Schemata (plural) are embedded one within another at different levels of abstraction. Relationships among them are conceived to be like webs (rather than hierarchical); thus each one is interconnected with many others. Rich Murphy (c) 2009
6. Native American History Lifestyles Movie Roles Behaviors Religious Beliefs Rich Murphy (c) 2009
8. Schemata allow us to engage in everyday interactions . They enable us to perceive the abstract world so that we can make logical assumptions about how individuals will respond to environmental cues Rich Murphy (c) 2009
9. They also lead to over-generalizations, misrepresentations, and blatant racism Rich Murphy (c) 2009
28. We all must manage our identities in all of our interactions… Rich Murphy (c) 2009
29. …yet, we must avoid over-generalizations and dogmatic schemata that lead to racism, oppression, or incivility towards our fellow humans. Rich Murphy (c) 2009