Abstract
This article examines the “empathic myth:” the mythology that surrounds the American Indian and appropriates Indian consciousness and culture and twists it into a tool of oppression in modern America. The article argues that America’s understanding of her Indian population has been warped by this myth and that the myth continues to perpetuate racism, ignorance and intolerance across the United States. The article offers numerous examples of this myth in practice, and concludes with a call to combat the empathic myth through activism and education.
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