General Discussions

[ElwoodBlues1]

It's something I struggle with at times in these discussions...and not just race.
The human makeup is pretty complex
Folks want to identify as 'one' or the 'other' rather than embracing everything that is part of their makeup.
The net result is that it creates a barrier.
You v Me.
I guess the danger for those of indigenous backgrounds is that there may be a fear (justified, no doubt) that their culture is swamped and lost if they don't fight to preserve it.
It's not a new debate.
I remember that it was a discussion when I was back in High School
Assimilation v Integration.

Assimilation- where the population is blended together and minority identity is eventually filterered out v Integration- where the individual cultures are able to maintain and celebrate their identity within a larger society.

We had the same subject matter at school in social studies but it was put more bluntly and differently and compared to the American Indians. The theme was when one side wins a war does the other side get a choice whether they assimilate or integrate and what responsibilities do the victors have. What has happened in other English colonized countries?
Of course I was schooled at the end of the white Australia policy era and Vietnam war so the curriculum was a tad skewed towards saluting Uncle Sam and whatever they were employing as social ethics and solutions.