From Stereotype To Reality - By Don "Four Arrows" Jacobs
Human beings possess innate traits that make us susceptible to stereotyping and the subsequent prejudice, racism and violence it can cause. Indigenous Peoples whose knowledge is based on ideas that come from careful observations of nature, understood this potential problem long before they themselves became victims of stereotypes. This understanding led to their developing worldviews that tried to minimize false or misleading categorizations that contradicted reality. One important view saw how interpretations of fear, authority, words and nature (FAWN), in conjunction with hypnotic states of consciousness, both induced and spontaneous, could support or disrupt harmonious relationships with reality (“Concentration Activated Transformation”). The mnemonic, CAT-FAWN, can thus serve as critical reflection tool for preventing or recognizing preconceptions and harmful stereotypes that lead to unhealthful ways of living.
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