This case starts with the partnership between Dollar General Corp. and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The Dollar General operates its business upon the land owned by the Tribe. Dollar General holds a lease and business license agreement with the Tribe. This agreement upholds Dollar General to consent to all manner of tribal laws and agreed to abide by those laws. The Tribe ran a “Youth Opportunity Program” which placed tribal members in short-term‚ unpaid positions with local businesses
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Andrew Jackson a Hero or a Villain During Jackson’s presidency many would say that he was a hero while others would speak of him as a villain; it all depends on the point of view one perceives it. If someone was a farmer or a common man‚ they most likely would say he was a hero‚ but if an individual was a Native American or from South Carolina they would probably refer to him as a villain. Andrew Jackson was born poor in the border of North and South Carolina and raised by a single mother‚ which
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Before contact with Europeans‚ Native Americans developed an effective system of informal education call aboriginal education. The system included transmitting knowledge‚ values‚ skills‚ attitudes‚ and dispositions to the next generation in real world settings such as the farm‚ at home‚ or on the hunting ground. Native American educational traditions passed on culture needed to succeed in society. Education was viewed as a way to beautify and sharpen the next generation and prepare them to take
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First Americans: Where did they come from? Siberia Indigenous: native “here originally” How did they get from Siberia to America? No really good evidence that they took a boat. Probably a land bridge Crossed just before the end of the last ice age There is evidence going back about 40‚000 years They were following the animals Follow the mammoth theory Another theory: They followed the fish No physical evidence for that How many came? Genetically‚ it appears that as few as four or five
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The Natchez War The Natchez are Native American people who originally lived in the Natchez Bluffs area near the present-day city of Natchez‚ Mississippi. Archaeological evidence states that the Natchez people lived in the Natchez Bluffs region since as long ago as 700 A.D. The Natchez Indians were among the last American Indian groups to inhabit the area now known as southwestern Mississippi. Only after several disputes with the French were the Natchez dispersed. The French began exploring
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vegetables‚ which can include celery‚ bell peppers and onions. Gumbo is often categorized by the type of thickener used: the African vegetable okra‚ the Choctaw spice filé powder (dried and ground sassafras leaves)‚ or roux‚ the French base made of flour and fat. The dish likely derived its name from either the Bantu word for okra (ki ngombo) or the Choctaw word for filé (kombo). In this dish‚ the two important techqique is making dark roux and stock. Preparation of a dark roux is probably the most involved
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we did. Even though we are settled here‚ all this land originally the Indians’ and with this act‚ we are kicking them off their own land. John Marshall stated‚ “The Choctaw and Creek were treated horrendously when they moved to the Indian Territory. Their horses were stolen and hundreds died for malnutrition.” (Document 2). The Choctaw and the Creek were treated really badly. They suffered a lot and some of them even died. Honestly‚ the Cherokee are being smart in not moving to the Indian Territory
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old life‚ travel a dangerous journey‚ and ultimately live new lives. “But though the War Department made some attempts to protect those who stayed‚ it was no match for the land-hungry whites who squatted on Choctaw territory or cheated them out of their holdings. Soon most of the remaining Choctaws‚ weary of mistreatment‚ sold their land and moved west.” (Indian Removal) The whites basically came into the Native American’s land and squatted their territory. It resulted in them moving out of their homes
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The Indian Removal act of 1830 was in short; an act made law by Andrew Jackson relocating many Native American tribes west of the Mississippi river to unsettled lands. This would open up safer territory for those looking to colonize further west than the original thirteen colonies. Here are four men’s messages regarding the act that gives further insight into it all. Andrew Jackson’s Second Annual Message was a paper addressed to Congress in which he spoke about the good of The Indian Removal Act
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painting mentioned‚ Ball- Play of the Choctaw‚ was a gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison‚ Jr and is currently in the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Catlin created this specific piece of artwork as oil on canvas. George Catlin made many different trips up the Missouri to live with the Plains Indians in the 1830s before expansion of the US over Indian Territory. It was during this time that he painted Ball-play of Choctaw‚ which was created after Catlin witnessed the Choctaw tribe playing lacrosse. This game
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