- Blair, I. V., Steiner, J. F., & Havranek, E. P. (2011). Unconscious (Implicit) Bias and Health Disparities: Where Do We Go from Here? The Permanente Journal, 15(2), 71–78.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America (2018) Best Practices Mentoring Native Youth.
- CBC Radio (2016). “Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Appreciation.”
- CNS Maryland (2013). Panelist Discussion from “Racist Stereotypes and Cultural Appropriation in American Sports.”
- National Mentoring Resource Center (2015). Youth-Initiated Mentoring.
- Project Implicit (2011). Implicit Association Test. Harvard University.
- Teen Vogue (2016). Native American Youth Describe the REAL History Behind Thanksgiving.
- McIntosh, P (1989). White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. Peace and Freedom Magazine, July/August.White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.
Supporting and Inspiring Native Youth: Chapter 3
Your Identity
Introduction
Understanding yourself as a cultural being is vital. We all have cultural customs, values, and assumptions that come from our community and upbringing. In this chapter, we’ll explore ways mentors and mentoring program staff members can examine their own identity and consider how it shows up in their role.
Key terms/concepts:
- Structural racism
- Implicit bias
- Cultural appropriation
- “Going beneath the iceberg”
Curriculum and Application
Curriculum Topics
Application
Additional Resources
- Structural vs. Individual Racism
- Implicit Bias
- Characteristics of Implicit Biases
- Going Beneath the Iceberg
- Cultural Appropriation
- Different Ways of Knowing and Being
- Application: Implicit Bias (Matching Activity)
- Application: Honoring Cultural Ways of Knowing in Program Design
- Application: Practicing Self-Awareness for Mentors
- Reflection
- Structural vs. Individual Racism
- Implicit Bias
- Characteristics of Implicit Biases
- Going Beneath the Iceberg
- Cultural Appropriation
- Different Ways of Knowing and Being
- Application: Implicit Bias (Matching Activity)
- Application: Honoring Cultural Ways of Knowing in Program Design
- Application: Practicing Self-Awareness for Mentors
- Reflection
- Blair, I. V., Steiner, J. F., & Havranek, E. P. (2011). Unconscious (Implicit) Bias and Health Disparities: Where Do We Go from Here? The Permanente Journal, 15(2), 71–78.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America (2018) Best Practices Mentoring Native Youth.
- CBC Radio (2016). “Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Appreciation.”
- CNS Maryland (2013). Panelist Discussion from “Racist Stereotypes and Cultural Appropriation in American Sports.”
- National Mentoring Resource Center (2015). Youth-Initiated Mentoring.
- Project Implicit (2011). Implicit Association Test. Harvard University.
- Teen Vogue (2016). Native American Youth Describe the REAL History Behind Thanksgiving.
- McIntosh, P (1989). White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. Peace and Freedom Magazine, July/August.White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.