An atlatl is a stick that propels a dart or a spear used by Eskimos and early Native Americans. There is a handle on one end and a hook or socket on the other were the spear or dart is held. The term atlatl comes from the Aztecs who were the first culture to actually write down this term. In modern time we use the expression throwing stick‚ throwing board‚ or even speer sling the problem is that these names do not just pertain to an atlatl. Throughout the years there are many cultures that have use
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the Western interest in First Nations people extends across history from “dominating or colonizing First Nations people‚ [their] cultural images and [their] land” to “salvaging‚ preserving‚ and reinterpreting material fragments of a supposedly dying native culture for Western “art and culture” collections” (277). From such examples as Captain Cook’s Club gifted by the Nuu-chal-nulth‚ indigenous works and artifacts are being labelled with unbelievably high prices—the simple club
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Folklore Paper Blackfoot Nation The Blackfoot nation is comprised of three First Nations in Alberta‚ Canada (North Peigan‚ South Peigan‚ Kainai Nation) and one Native American tribe in Montana (Siksika Nation). Their language is of the Algonquian family and they have many beautiful stories that reflect their culture‚ language‚ geography and history. The two stories I chose to read are called “Legend of the Beginning‚” and “Blood Clot Boy.” “Legend of the Beginning” is a creation story
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Ahwahneechee‚ the Native American people‚ who have lived on the land 8‚000-10‚000 years ago (Hamilton 12). It also tells the history of the European- American settlers who travel to the Yosemite Valley in the mid-1800’s‚ to mine the land and seek their fortunes (Hamilton 12). According to US Parks website‚ “the native people of Yosemite had a rich heritage and culture of traditions‚ religion‚ songs‚” and live fairly peacefully in the Sierra Nevada foothill‚ until the arrival of Euro-American miners (US
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which the aboriginals were not physically prepared to handle. The American geographer Carl Sauer remarks in the following quote his understanding on the matter of depopulation: “…societal disruption with resulting social and psychological malaise.” He claimed that Natives failed to reproduce after all these new
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It’s amazing how far America has come since settlers came to her shores. When we first came here‚ were cruel and self-centered. Native Americans became our slaves‚ as did Black Americans and anyone else who wasn’t white. Women were seen as inferior to men‚ and anyone who wasn’t straight or cis were forced to hide who they were for the safety of themselves and for the sake of their relationships with friends and family. Now‚ we’ve gotten better. Women are seen as equal on a legal front‚ slavery is
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OWN NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE a) My tribe is: Kersee = land seekers b) Flag Meaning ‘‘Kerseene’’ chief god‚ the god of heaven “Wanganash” god of the War “Matanga”god of life “Teriyaki” god of the Water “Chiwata” god of agriculture “Lachineit” god of night c) Leader of the tribe is Kerwamatechila = Son of the gods that they believe d) Social Structure e) Political structure
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"Coyote and Buffalo" gives us lessons that easily coralate with the building of a person’s character‚ and finally‚ "Fox and Coyote and the Whale" persuades us to fight for who and what we love. These tall tales can be influential to our lives as Americans because the stories tell of lessons that could be essential to all of the human race when it comes to developing one’s self to become a better soul. The story called "World on Turtle’s Back" gives us an idea on how the indians believed the world
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Zack Siemsen Merri Ferles HIS 202 02-12-13 Native American Genocide The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide states that according to Article 2. “Genocide‚ deems any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy‚ in whole or in part‚ a national‚ ethnical‚ racial or religious group. Such as killing members of a group‚ causing serious bodily or mental harm‚ inflicting the group member lives to cause destruction‚ imposing measures intended to prevent birth‚ and forcibly
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In American Indian Stories‚ University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London edition‚ the author‚ Zitkala-Sa‚ tries to tell stories that depicted life growing up on a reservation. Her stories showed how Native Americans reacted to the white man’s ways of running the land and changing the life of Indians. "Zitkala-Sa was one of the early Indian writers to record tribal legends and tales from oral tradition" (back cover) is a great way to show that the author’s stories were based upon actual events
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