""Move on!" Has the Native American no rights that the naturalized American is bound to respect?"
This is a tricky cartoon to get, as the characters at the polling station (where people would vote) are visual stereotypes of various ethnic groups who had recently come to America.
What do you think the artist wants his audience to think when they see this cartoon? Remember, the cartoon was published in 1871. Look at the image closely for clues as to the author's opinions and refer to those close as evidence for your own argument regarding what you think the cartoon is about.
22 comments:
his opinion was that indians were not equal citizens
first!!
Ben M
he wants to show that indians are not citizens and they can't vote, and that they can't vote but everyone else can
I think the artist is trying to say that Native Americans don't get the same rights as immigrants from europe. The Native American man looks as if he was about to vote, when the police officer told him to "move on!" Around the poll booth there are many people of different ethnicities, who are about to vote. You can see they are all wearing different clothes that show where they came from. I think this catoon demonstrates that, in the U.S, some immigrants have more priveledges than Native americans, who where here first. I think the artist is trying to show how unjust that is.
Hannah R.
I think that the guy accepted all other ethnic groups and he didn't consider the Native American as someone who is allowed to vote (an ethnic group).
-Tara
I think the cartoonist is trying to say that all sorts of various cultural groups are trying to "take over"America by getting the right to vote, etc. I also think the cartoon is trying to say that most of the groups are succeeding in getting a slice of the American pie. However, it's very hard to tell whether the cartoonist is saying this is good or bad.
Natalia G.
The men at the poll area are all white and are wearing fancy clothes. One of the men is telling a Native American, who is wearing skin and feathers, to leave. The white men have all come to live in America and they don't care about the Native Americans that already live there.
-Shira F.
I think the artist is trying to show that Native Americans don't have equal rights. I too(like Hannah) agree that he was probably about to vote and then a guy stopped him and told him to "move on." If you look closely you can tell people are from different European countries. But since they're European they have more rights than the Native Americans.
-Amartya D.
I think that the other ethnic groups think that the Native Americans shouldn't be able vote. Everybody else can, (maybe because none of them look Native American,) but they can't.
Anastasia D.
Another thing that they are saying that Indians can not be citizens but any one coming to Amercia cam.
Ben M
The cartoon implies that the goverment is aganst indian riaghts
The people at the voting booth are voting (duh), and a "guard" isn't letting the native american get in and vote. The cartoonist is trying to say all legal immigrants should be equal and they should all have the same rights.
-Rachel B.
I think the cartoonist is trying to say that the Native American was about to vote, and the immigrants from ANOTHER crountry (Europe) said he couldn't. Overall i think the cartoonist is trying to say that some people have more priveledges then Native Americans, and it isn't right!
-Ryan s
I agree with what Natalia said because in the cartoon there are many different cultures trying to vote and they all do except for the native americans who can't do anything. They're just stuck in their reservations having almost no amercan citizen rights. Because really in the cartoon so many cultures are voting except Native Americans. To me it seems like the cartoonist thinks it's bad that native americans because the way he shows it but it's hard to tell.
Daniel Asplin
I think he was trying to say that all the other ethnic groups are being accepted or somewhat accepted while Native Americans are being left in the dust. And even though the Native Americans were in America first, they have the least amount of privelages.
-Sarah C.
most everyone has the same interpretation. why do u think this artist decided to show this? do u think he was against native americans or do u think he liked native americans?
Natalie L.
I agree with Hannah and Amartya that lots of ethnicities were voting, but the police officer chose to stop the Native American. And when Natalie and Natalie were wondering if it was good or bad, and I think the cartoonist made it too bring attention to the fact that we aren't being fair. Sarah is right, they were here first, and yet they have the least privileges! Is that right?
Julie S.
I think that the artist is trying to say that Native Americans are not citizens and that all the immigrants are but they are more like "illegal immigrants" because the Native Americans did not get to chose if they got to come in to they land, and now the gorverment kinda gets chose or pick people then they most take some test and then the may become citizens and get to vote,
here they aren't doing anything they are letting anyone vote but the Native Americans. It is say that the Natives don't get to vote for there county and the "not native americans" do. The are letting all the immigrants from different ethnicties vote, and the police officer is telling the Native American to "move on" like he does not matter.
Kira F.
The artist was making the statement that many other ethnic groups are allowed to vote, except the Native Americans. The artist is saying that Native Americans should be able to vote, because it is unfair that they aren't.
Stefania G.
To answer Natalies questions, I think that the cartoonist showed what he did because at the time (though I may be wrong) Native Americans being eligible to vote was not an issue that was necessarily being paid much attention to. Its hard to tell what he thinks about the issue, but I think he was for Native American rights. If what I said earlier was true, why did he choose that topic when he could've drawn about so many different ones?
Helen C.
i think that he wants to show that even afirican americans could vot before the indians could.(the afirican americans where slaves). taht is what i think that the artist is trying to say.
Audrey Hart
Looked at Ms. Jacobs’s 3-4 class structures
1) I learned that when the Wamanomes built their houses both men and women would work on it. I also learned that they were called Wetus, The Wetus were made out of at least 40 saplings.
2) A main different is that the Wetus were built out of a lot more wood then most Great Plains shelters.
3) How many people live in a Wetus, and how long did they last.
4) It was good and had a nice background color but could use some more information on structures.
Audrey Hart
Looked at Mrs. Mannering’s 3-4 class structures.
1) I learned that all the shelters of the Northwestern had special uses and names. I also learned that they used plank houses and 4-6 families would leave in one of the plank houses. Something that really surprised me was that some of the natives lived in nicer larger houses than others.
2) One different was that the plains natives live manly in teepees but the Northwestern natives lived in a larger verity of house.
3) How long did it take to construct a plank house, and where were they made?
4) The webpage was very informative and interesting but the background could be a slightly brighter color.
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