What are Narratives and why are they important? 🤔

'Dominant narrative' is the lens through which history is told from the perspective of the dominant culture. 👇🏾👇🏽When the stories people hear and repeat about Native Americans are filled with negative stereotypes, misperceptions, myths, and the sense that they are invisible or gone, people make an assumption that this is “the way things are.” This becomes the 'dominant narrative,' or the accepted story, about Native peoples in the U.S.Anytime we examine narratives in relation to marginalized people, most of the time crucial perspectives are lost and voices are silenced. Exercising caution about the narratives we hear about such groups becomes critical, because often the narrative does not really tell “their” story.'Narrative change' is an intentional effort to replace an existing narrative with something new. Narrative change can lead to shifts in attitudes, behaviors, practices and policies — and can lead to deeper and lasting changes in systems and culture.IT’S TIME FOR THE OLD, FALSE NARRATIVES ABOUT NATIVE PEOPLES TO CHANGE AND BE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES! 👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼Native groups are working hard to change the narratives about themselves, and we can help by educating ourselves and speaking up with the #truth.Read more here: 🔗 brownicity.com/blog/what-competing-narratives-taught-me-about-native-nations/.What are some harmful, false narratives (or myths) about Native Americans that you’ve heard? Share your thoughts in the comments.#nativeamerican #wordsmatter #narratives #reclaimingnativetruth #antiracisteducation #storiesmatter #letslearnPhoto credit: First Nations Development Institute ... See MoreSee Less