Historical Report on Race Dear Friend‚ I am writing this letter to you to try and explain what it is like to be a Native American. As a Native American my ancestors have had to deal with discrimination and unfairness because of who they are. Many people do not realize how much conflict Native Americans had to deal with when the New World was discovered. Native Americans‚ lived a life where the entire community would occupy hunting grounds and agricultural lands together. We were a large community
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Native American Cultural Assimilation from the Colonial Period to the Progressive October 2‚ 2011 Introduction Although the first European settlers in America could not have survived without their assistance‚ it was not long before the Native Americans were viewed as a problem population. They were an obstacle to the expansion plans of the colonial government and the same to the newly formed United States. The Native Americans were dealt with in various ways. During expansion some
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Native Americans Thriving Culture History of the United States Since 1865‚ HIS 204 Dr. Darrell Rice August 22‚ 2011 Native Americans Thriving Culture “North America was not an uninhabited land when European settlers first came because there was already an indigenous and thriving culture of people” (Bowles‚ 2011‚ The Isolation of the Plains Indians 1850s-1890s‚ para. 1). Through the many treaties and wars‚ the Native Americans where forced to live on reservations‚ first the one big reservation
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Controversy on Native American Mascots Bigotry and mockery are two concepts that the United States has fought with since its creation‚ and it seemed that it was disappearing‚ but it hasn’t. Many schools‚ of all levels‚ are using a Native American mascot to represent their sporting teams and this has brought much controversy over the truth behind these mascots. This idea is the mocking a heritage for money and amusement of others. It does not‚ in any way‚ represent the truth behind Native American modern
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3 December 2011 Ethics of Native American Mascots Ethics of Native American mascots is a controversial topic and should not be argued against because they are used ethically‚ complementary‚ and respectfully. The Native American Mascot controversy is a topic that has presented itself in recent years all across the country. Though there have been some issues‚ complaints‚ and moral questions brought up about the Native American mascot dilemma by a minority group of people‚ there is no legitimate argument
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Native American Assimilation Have you ever wondered why Native Americans seem so separated from the rest of the world? The Native American culture has been changed drastically over the years since the White Americans assimilated them. Examples of this happening are their clothing‚ agriculture‚and their rights. The first way that they were assimilated was their clothing. They were forced to wear the clothing of the white immigrants instead of their traditional clothing
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Native Americans living in Southwest America in the seventeenth century came to see many changes in their society. Freedom for many Native people would be the right to practice their own religion‚ and keep up their traditions. When it came to land‚ power‚ or wealth‚ the Native people shared this among each other and had a structured way of living before European and Spanish arrival to their homeland. The Spanish craved wealth and land‚ and took over Southwest America making it like a prison to most
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Native Americans have been around for about 12‚00 years. Native Americans have been protecting their land for a long time. Coal terminals‚ crude oil pipelines‚and transportation of energy are hurting the Native Americans land. One of the things that hurts the Native Americans land is mining. An example from the impacts of mining includes ‚ contamination of soil‚ groundwater and surface water. This happens by chemicals from mining processes. Mining is a big problem to the Native Americans and
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major “selling points” for mistreatment and the removal of Native Americans was that they were a alien like people who were uncivilized and simple. The dislike for the Native Americans was apparent well before the Indian Removal Act‚ many presidents before Jackson had talked of the importance of europeanizing the Native Americans. Settlers came to know this as the “Indian Problem‚” and their solution for this “problem” was to civilize the Natives by teaching them european ways including‚ conversion to
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Story telling was the heart of Native American culture. The way natives executed everyday tasks and their way of thinking came from what they heard as children from stories that were passed through multiple generations. When White Settlers started tearing tribe by tribe apart and claiming Native American land as their own‚ a dwindling effect on the rich Native’s culture became noticeable. The sense of unity they once knew so well was becoming an unknown aspect which ultimately left each individual
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