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    Jacksonian Democracy

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    come showing the strive for slavery in the south‚ and the objection of it in the north. Most importantly‚ Native Americans were stripped of their rights and lands. There was five main tribes that lived east of the Mississippi. The Cherokees‚ Creeks‚ Choctaws‚ Chickasaws‚ and Seminoles. They all tried adapting to the

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    History and Context of Graduate Education LSTD 5003 – 200 Myrissa Weeks University of Oklahoma As we begin our graduate degrees‚ I believe it is very important for us to understand how and where the tradition originated. The foundation of the American higher education system is derived from the original ideology of European education. Two Greek pioneers of tutelage‚ Plato and Aristotle‚ established the Academy in 387 BC and the Lyceum in 335 BC‚ respectively (University of Oklahoma‚ 2015). Over

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    Native Americans were still just as dependent on the English for thing such as manufactured goods and alliances‚ and they still wanted to trade with the English. Chief Alibamon Ming of the Choctaw once said‚ "Therefore we need not be uneasy that the English Settle upon our Lands as by that means they can more easily Supply our wants". Chief Alibamon Ming’s comment epitomizes the fact the Native Americans still required a relationship with

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    Indian Child Welfare Act Jessica McIntyre University of North Dakota SWK442 Social Policy Kim Becker‚ LCSW November 9‚ 2014 Introduction Historically‚ Native American tribes have struggled to keep their unique culture identities. This is largely due to the actions made by the federal and state governments as a result of ethnocentrism and indifference. In order to maintain cultural identity‚ generational traditions must continue from parents to their children and their children’s children

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    WASHINGTON REDSKINS The Native American Mascot Controversy By Anna Yang Origin of “Redskin” The origin of the word "redskin" is debated. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)‚ the term "redskin" came from the reddish skin color of some Native Americans‚ as in the terms red Indian and red man. The OED cites instances of its usage in English dating back to the 17th century and cites a use of red in reference to skin color from 1587. Multiple theories fight for prominence as to the

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    Poverty In America

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    America is one of the most developed nations of the world‚ but regardless of it‚ about 46.7 million people are suffering from poverty. To understand the concept of poverty‚ it is important to define the actual living conditions of the individuals that the government believes to be impoverished. America has presented itself as a culture of plenty‚ but poverty still manages to take a toll on many families. The southeastern United States consists of many pockets of profound poverty in well-known areas

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    Charles Christopher Parker. His father did not play a huge role in his life and left Charlie and his mother after Charlie was born. Charlie’s mother‚ Adelaide "Addie" Bailey‚ was a strong independent woman who was half African American and half Choctaw Indian. She soon moved the family to Kansas City‚ Missouri. Charlie then began going to school. In 1931‚ Charlie went to Lincoln High School in Kansas City where he played in the school band. Around this time Charlie started experimenting with

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    uniforms and this made them look like the Yellow Hammer bird. EARLY HISTORICAL FACTS Alabama’s first known inhabitants were Native American Indian tribes. The Cherokee and the Chickasaw lived in the northern areas of Alabama and the Creek and the Choctaw tribes lived in the South. Alabama’s first known European explores were the Spaniards. They came in the early 1500s. Some believe Alonzo de Pineda was the first explorer in Alabama. In 1540‚ Hernando de Soto was looking for gold and entered Alabama

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    way until it only lightly flows into what is called the Bayou Teche instead of what is called the Bayou Teche being the main stream of the Mississippi. Around this time‚ the people that lived around the Mississippi were tribes of Indians like the Choctaw‚ the Tunica‚ the Osage‚ the Quapaw‚ and the Caddo’s. living beside or near the Mississippi was very common because the river provided food‚ water for the farms and crops‚ and of course water to drink. It was more efficient to live right beside the

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    No‚ I do not agree that Georgia and the United States were justified 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

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