Western Ideological State Apparatuses and Native American Culture in Erdrich’s LaRose

This research sheds light on Western use of educational Ideological State Apparatuses (ISA) as an important weapon to eradicate Native American culture. Although there have been huge Culture and Euro-American oppression Americans, very small is known about the ideological method European oppression. The picture that appears from Louise Erdrich’s LaRose for Europeans, education a tool enlighten natives. However, natives, process transforming their culture into ideology promoting socio-cultural norms. more adverse than subdued study analyses Louis Larose through Althusser’s theory ISA which means people are controlled firstly by ideology, then constraint. Europeans used both suppression obliterate they could assimilate them, would be minor risk resistance. As result, tried religion Americans establish own religion. Eldritch uncovers dark side civilization process, this shall analyze ISA.