Culture 1110 February 17‚ 2014 Apache Tribe The term Apache may be derived from the Yuma word meaning “fighting man‚” as well as the Zuni word apachu‚ meaning “enemy.” Although‚ most modern day Apache people still call themselves Apache‚ the tribes traditional name for themselves is Nde or Ndee meaning “the people.” The Apache Native Americans have prospered and occupied many regions including Kansas‚ New Mexico‚ Texas‚ Oklahoma‚ and Arizona. Traditional Apache natives and elders alike‚ believe
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in forcing the Indian tribes to leave their homeland and move to the Oklahoma territory. I believe the Tribes were taken advantage of and abused by the states whenever possible. In 1971 the Cherokee tribe was in the process of making treaties with United States. The state of Georgia recognized the Cherokee tribe as a nation allowing them to make their own laws and follow their native customs. In the late 1700’s their land started to be invaded by the white man. The Cherokee Indians began to move
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number of similarities‚ the Europeans of the early 16th century had many differences with the Native Americans of the same era. When the Europeans first "discovered" the Americas in the late 1400s-early 1500s‚ they expected to find a land filled with savages that had little or no intelligence or technological advancements. However‚ these European explorers came to realize that the Native Americans were far more civilized than they had imagined. When the first European explorers reached North America
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During westward expansion many Native American Tribes were forced out of their homelands and moved into what was known as “Indian Territory” which is modern-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee‚ Choctaw‚ Chickasaw‚ Seminole‚ and Creeks‚ known as the “five civilized tribes” and the Plains Indians‚ which had been relocated to the western part of the territory on land leased from the Five Civilized Tribes‚ were moved into this area. Many of these tribes were enemies and were now being forced to live next to each
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The removal of American Indian tribes from lands east of the Mississippi River to what is now the state of Oklahoma is one of the tragic episodes in American history. Early treaties signed by American agents and representatives of Indian tribes guaranteed peace and the integrity of Indian territories‚ primarily to assure that the lucrative fur trade would continue without interruption. American settlers’ hunger for Indian land‚ however‚ led to violent conflict in many cases‚ and succeeding treaties
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Mystery Tribe About 700 years ago the Fremont Indians lived in cliff tops settlements‚ in a remote canyon that is now known as Range Creek. Around 1250 AD things went south for the Fremont. Within the space of a century‚ their culture had all but disappeared. Leaving behind arrows scattered on the ground‚ and corn and rye remaining in their granary’s. The disappearance of the Fremont Indians has become one of North American archaeology’s biggest mysteries. In between the Rockies
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Before the Europeans came to Africa in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ Africans developed an advanced civilization. Many cities‚ kingdoms‚ and empires like the empire of Aksum in east Africa in the 300’s and other parts of Africa arose and declined. In West Africa‚ empires like the Ghana‚ Mali and Songhai controlled the gold and salt trade. They were the crossroads of trading. Cities on Africa’s east coast also gained wealth and power through trade in between 1000 and 1500. In Africa between
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IMPACT OF EARLY EUROPEAN CONTACT 9 May 2002 IMPACTS OF EARLY EUROPEAN CONTACT I.Opening Statement. II.Break down of the Early Native American Tribes and Locations. III.First Impact Loss of Life through the Spread of Diseases. IV.Second Impact Loss of Land. A.French Interactions. B.Dutch and English Interaction. C.Spanish Interactions. V.Native American Culture. VI.The difference between European and Native Women. VII.Third Impact Loss of Freedom. A.French. B.English. C.Spanish. VIII
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APACHE HELICOPTER ABSTRACT An attack helicopter provides battle commanders a tool for delivering surprise and shock effect to the enemy. This is because attack helicopters can be more readily deployed than any other weapon system in dealing with an armored attack. Attack helicopters become even more lethal when equipped with advanced sensors‚ more potent weapons and improved survivability. New communications systems allow these platforms to pass on battlefield information to other platforms‚
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The diverse Indian societies of North America did share certain common characteristics. Their lives were steeped in religious ceremonies often directly related to farming and hunting. The world‚ they believed‚ was suffused with spiritual power and sacred spirits could be found in all kinds of living and inanimate things – animals‚ plants‚ trees‚ water‚ and wind. Religious ceremonies aimed to harness the aid of powerful supernatural forces to serve the interests of man. In some tribes‚ hunters performed
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