Global Realities
Towards a Model of "Pan-Indianism" in North America: Transcending Colonial Labels and Ethnic Divisions View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Laurence French, Magdaleno Manzanárez
Pre-Columbian Indigenous North America was exploited by three major European powers, Spain, Britain, and France resulting in a process of cutting long established Aboriginal contacts and interactions as well as having these populations relabeled by colonial authorities. Post-colonial nations further restricted inter-tribal contacts with the establishment of artificial borders that further restricted Indigenous interactions. Recent efforts have been made to reestablish these Aboriginal links via a pan-Indian model that transcends lost languages and cultural ways in order to bring the tribes of Mexico, the United States of America, and Canada together so that they can promote their own tribal-centric narratives.
Measuring National Identity : Assessing Scale Validity Using a Confirmatory Factor Analysis View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Amanda Hill
A review of the available empirical and theoretical literature on national identity uncovered three potential underlying dimensions: nativism, emotionality, and behavior. Secondary data available from the National Identity modules collected during the 1995, 2003, and 2013 waves of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) were used in this study to examine whether these three dimensions are distinct aspects of this singular construct for citizens of the United States. Completion of this analysis allows for further exploration regarding the relationships between national identity and attitudes towards immigrants, and, ultimately, for an assessment of changes in this relationship over time. In this study, the validity and reliability of an 8-item scale presented in the ISSP National Identity module survey were assessed. Additionally, alternate version of the scale that included a ninth variable was also assessed. Ultimately, the CFA analyses indicated that the ISSP national identity scale, with the additional ninth variable, when loaded into a three-factor model, was determined to be a fair measure of American national identity.
