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    References: (n.d.). Retrieved from Issues of Disabled People- National Trust: www.thenationaltrust.co.in/ (2010). The Next Generation of Human Services: Realizing the Vision. Harvard University. Cherokee County Senior Services Cherokee County‚ GA USA. (2012‚ September 28). Retrieved from http:www.cherokeega.com/departments/department.cfm?displaySection=Community%20Outreach.txt... A.L. Fitzpatrick. N.R. Powe‚ L. C. (2004‚ October). Barriers to Health Care Access

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    Legal cases Marbury v. Madison:(1803) Judicial review In 1801‚ Justice William Marbury was to have received a commission from President Adams‚ but Secretary of State James Madison refused to issue the commission. Chief Justice Marshall stated that the Judiciary Act of 1789‚ which was the basis for Marbury’s claim‚ conflicted with Article III of the Constitution. Marbury did not receive the commission. This case determined that the Supreme Court and not the states would have the ultimate word

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    and also gives an account of how the land came to be. For example‚ the sun was placed just above the ground but “it was too hot this way‚ and Tsiska’gïlï’‚ the Red Crawfish‚ has his shell scorched a bright red‚ so that his meat was spoiled; and the Cherokee do not eat it” (“How the World”). This is an example of a social norm explained by a creation myth. Another social custom construed by the story is the animals being instructed to “watch and keep awake for seven nights‚ just as young men now fast

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    Jackson signed and implemented the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Indian Removal Act was where Cherokee indians were forced to move from their land and walk thousands of miles to relocate to present day Oklahoma. Over four thousand Cherokee indians died along the way because of the environment conditions that includes the snow‚ rain‚ ice‚ freezing temperatures‚ starvation‚ illnesses‚ etc. They experienced diseases‚ starvation and exhaustion on their heartbreaking journey. It is recorded as a time

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    them to stay away from whites and convince them from their own savage habits and make them more interesting and important. When the government told the Indians to move‚ they said they would give them bigger land‚ money and support to move. “The Cherokee Nations cedes to the United States all the land claimed by said Nation east of the Mississippi River… 7‚000‚000 acres of land is guaranteed to the Cherokees west of the Mississippi” (source 5). The United States as well‚ “agreed that the land herein

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    North American Indian Timeline (1492-1999) 1492 From their nakedness‚ Columbus inferred the native people to be an inferior race. Columbus wrote of the Indians he encountered‚ "They all go around as naked as their mothers bore them; and also the women." However‚ he noted that "they could easily be commanded and made to work‚ to sow and to do whatever might be needed‚ to build towns and be taught to wear clothes and adopt our ways." Although Columbus also wrote that "they are the best people

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    move off the farm‚ Sam Houston ran away at 15 to live with the Cherokee (Buenger). After three years with the Cherokee‚ and two years teaching for money‚ Sam Houston joined the army where he quickly raised in rank. Due to his military service‚ Sam Houston came to the attention of Future President‚ General Andrew Jackson‚ who became the mentor or still a young Sam Houston (Marquis). After the war Houston became the subagent to the Cherokee and helped aid them west across the Mississippi‚ experiences

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    American Revolution 3. Potential Outside Information a) Battle of New Orleans b) Burning of Washington c) Impressment Document C 1. Document Information a) In an 1829 report on American aborigines‚ Lewis Cass expressed a belief that the Cherokee Nation had made no progress in improving its society despite 200 years of “contact with a civilized

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    A View from a Bridge

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    In the essay "A View from a Bridge‚" the author‚ Cherokee Paul McDonald attempts to describe the world through words to a boy with no sight. McDonald uses very detailed descriptions of this account and in turn realizes that beauty is too often overlooked in everyday life.  In McDonald’s essay‚ he uses his experience fishing with a blind boy. While he uses first person‚ he also uses dialogue to explain what’s going on. This allows the reader to get a feel for what’s going on. Through the important

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    There are multiple reasons why the state of Franklin failed. There are also many ways it can demonstrate the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. The “Lost” state of Franklin is always referred to with the Articles of Confederation this being because they were closely related. The number one reason for the state’s failure is all of the weaknesses in the Article of Confederation. The land was ceded in the late 1700’s because North Carolina handed it over to the Congress to help pay

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