Lands Native Americans and the Supreme Court 3. An Attempt at Assimilation 4. Two Illegal Treaties 5. Betrayal and a Forced March The Cherokee are Native Americans. Long before the English colonists arrived‚ they lived in part of the region that became Georgia. Andrew Jackson became president
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The English settlers developed a selection of stereotypes against the Native Americans‚ ranking them as uncivilized and thus making it easier on themselves to lead the culture into their impossible situation‚ where the Natives have no choice but to either fight and lose or sit and do nothing‚ however if assimilation could have occurred through education or social structure the final outcome could have been mutually just for the two civilizations. The early European influences‚ or prejudices directly
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them. There are 64 reservation in the States‚ also the (BIE) or Bureau of Indian Education are responsible for the school educations for native students. The (AIM /ARM) there are the bullies of the police force who suppresses the native culture. The cultural assimilation of native Amerindian was to assimilate the natives and transform them into Europeans-American culture basically trying to take away their identity‚ and also wanted to control all of their lands and that was called the Amerindian land
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Native Americans had inherited the land now called America and eventually their lives were destroyed due to European Colonization. When the Europeans arrived and settled‚ they changed the Native American way of life for the worst. These changes were caused by a number of factors including disease‚ loss of land‚ attempts to export religion‚ and laws‚ which violated Native American culture. Native Americans never came in contact with diseases that developed in the Old World because they were separated
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and roles they play. In most cultures‚ especially Native Americans‚ the elderly are responsible for passing down oral traditions and teaching and instructing younger members. By telling stories‚ myths‚ legends‚ and singing songs‚ the elderly keep their heritage and history alive. Teaching younger members skills and subsistence knowledge is also very important for the existence of a culture. But despite the strengths of elderly Native Americans and their families‚ conflicts like poverty and immigration
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| The Cultural Dilemma of Native Americans | | | The Cultural Dilemma of Native Americans In this painting by George Catlin titled “Assinneboine Chief before and after Civilization” it shows a very proud Assinneboine Chief standing straight and proud. His clothing expresses his Indian culture as he is dressed in leggings and shirt made of mountain goat skin‚ and finished with a pictured robe of buffalo hide over his right shoulder. Moccasins covered his feet and his tribal headdress
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Native American Dance and Healing Native Americans in Contemporary Society: The population in the United States has increased steadily in the 20th century. In 1990 the number of Native Americans was almost two million‚ 8 percent of the total population. Slightly more than one third live on a reservation; about half live in urban areas. Indian reservations function as independent governments within the federal framework. Among many of the Native Americans‚ there are many musical styles
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1. What was the economy like for Native Americans in various regions before European settlers arrived. It is important to understand that the Native American population grew and dispersed all over the continent prior to European settlers arriving. Therefore each region would have a different economy than the other. However the overall structure to each economy‚ in each region was similar. The different regions would force the Native Americans to adapt to that specific region and build their
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In Native American culture‚ it is common practice to use stories as a way to teach the young children lessons. The stories were told orally‚ so therefore they could be altered to fit the needs of the group that day. The stories are aimed toward children‚ but the lessons can be grasped at any age as they deal with many of the themes of Native American Spirituality. Some of the main lessons we learned through presentations in class are we need to find a balance with nature‚ have humility to contain
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Ant 190 Midterm February 26‚ 2013 Question #1. Native Americans depend greatly on the environment and their ecological knowledge‚ as the environment around them continues to warm it causes life threatening changes for Native peoples. For starters‚ their food sources are dwindling as a result of melting arctic sea ice‚ causing species like seal and caribou to continue to deplete. The sea ice melting takes lives every year in Native American reservations around Alaska because they’re resorting
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