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    Running head: EFFECTS OF CULTURALLY SENSITIVE TREATMENT AND COUNSELING Effects of Culturally Sensitive Treatment and Counseling on Native American Vocational Rehabilitation Consumers ’ Success Table of Contents Page Abstract 3 I. Introduction II. Literature Review

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    In the mid 1800s‚ conflict was a significant enduring issue for America. Conflict is an argument or disagreement between people. Conflict can be seen in many ways‚ including people‚ nations‚ and even the environment. During 1830 when Andrew Jackson approved the Indian Removal Act‚ Indians had lost their homes and land without any say with the people taking it from them. In the late 1800s‚ the Homestead Act was passed and hundreds of thousands of people fled west on the Oregon trail to start new lives

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    Ancient America. University of Oklahoma‚ Norman Dozier‚ E.P.‚ (1971). The american southwest. In Leacock‚ E.B.‚ & Lurie‚ N.O. (Eds.)‚ North american indians in historical perspective. Illinois: Waveland Press‚ Inc. Faiman-Silva‚ S. (1997). Choctaws at the crossroads. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Gero‚ J.M. ja M.W.Conkey‚ editors. 1991. Engendering Archaeology: Women and prehistory. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. Leacock‚ E.B. (1971). Introduction. In Leacock‚ E.B.‚ & Lurie‚ N.O. (Eds

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    this book is “beautifully written and emotionally mature book... a must.” The book title is about The Trail of Tears which was the forced relocation and movement of Native Americans‚ including many members of the Cherokee‚ Creek‚ Seminole‚ and Choctaw nations among others in the United States‚ from their homelands to Indian Territory in the Western United States. Many died in the relocation from diseases and starvation. This book talks more about the Cherokee nation than the Trail of Tears.

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    Americans and the White settlers was when the found gold in Georgia‚ Alabama‚ and Mississippi. “the Trail of Tears‚ a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830‚ President Andrew Jackson‚ enforced the Act by removing five tribes (the Cherokees‚ Creeks‚ Choctaws‚ Chickasaws‚ and Seminoles) to relocate west of the Mississippi River (Goldfield‚ 2014).” (P2Angles&Ghost) But‚ later on in life most Native

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    led to being rejected from at least 22 applications. This does not mean the casinos are approved yet though. Nelson Rose‚ a professor at Whittier Law School in California this there’s to much money involved. Some tribes like the Mississippi Band of Choctaws could benefit from this‚ since they plan for a $375 million casino/ hotel 175 miles away. It could be a benefit to others as well‚ considering it could bring thousands of jobs. But only five tribes have been approved for this in the 23 years Congress

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    in their attempt to ruin the English. The English settled along the eastern seaboard in Georgia and the Carolinas. The French controlled Louisiana in the South and‚ to the far North‚ Acadia and Northeast Canada‚ where the Cherokee‚ Catawba‚ Creek‚ Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians lived. Don’t steal this paper. The region in between the two powers and attempted to maintain their self-government by trading with both countries. The alternation of owners of colonies also affected the relationship between

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    remove Indians from their homes. The Trails of Tears is used to name journeys that the displaced Indians would take‚ which were often more than a thousand miles. The government provided limited supplies such as food‚ water‚ horses‚ and wagons. The Choctaw Indians were forced to march‚ among them being elders on the verge of death‚ ill‚ and newborns. More than 10‚000 Cherokes were displaced‚ several hundred died while marching. Those who did not die from the journey experienced death from malnutrition

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    the Indians with 12‚000 dollars but they didn’t say which Indians they were going to vaccinate. Lewis Cass‚ the secretary of war‚ said that it would only vaccinate the friendly to the U.S. and with important roles in the economy like Cherokee‚ Choctaw‚ Creek‚ Seminole‚ and Chickasaw. Lewis Cass excluded the Arikaras‚ Mandans‚ and Hidatsas. He believed their fur trade up higher on the Missouri River was not as important to the economy. By the time February 1‚ 1833 came‚ over 17‚000 Indians had

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    The French Fur Trade Beginning in the mid sixteenth century‚ French explorers were able to establish a powerful and lasting presence in what is now the Northern United States and Canada. The explorers placed much emphasis on searching and colonizing the area surrounding the St. Lawrence River "which gave access to the Great Lakes and the heart of the continent"(Microsoft p?). They began exploring the area around 1540 and had early interactions with many of the Natives‚ which made communication

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