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    IMPACT OF EARLY EUROPEAN CONTACT 9 May 2002 IMPACTS OF EARLY EUROPEAN CONTACT I.Opening Statement. II.Break down of the Early Native American Tribes and Locations. III.First Impact Loss of Life through the Spread of Diseases. IV.Second Impact Loss of Land. A.French Interactions. B.Dutch and English Interaction. C.Spanish Interactions. V.Native American Culture. VI.The difference between European and Native Women. VII.Third Impact Loss of Freedom. A.French. B.English. C.Spanish. VIII

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    Sam Houston and the American Southwest Sam Houston was born from Scottish-Irish decent. His forefathers were immigrants that had settled in Pennsylvania and migrated south towards Virginia. Houston’s grandfather‚ John Houston‚ established the successful Timber Ridge plantation and his father‚ Samuel Houston‚ was a member of the revolutionary army‚ attaining the rank of major. Sam Houston was born in 1793 the middle child of eight siblings. Sam’s father military service took its toll on the Houston’s

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    The Navajo People Gloria Burkart ANT 101 Instructor Megan Douglas November 19‚ 2012 The Navajo People The Navajo or Dine‚ creation is the story of their origin through a series of emergence through a series of different colored worlds. The Navajo people were hunters and gathers that began herding sheep and goats as a main source of trade and food with meat with the influence of Pueblos and the Spanish. The Navajo were largely hunters and gatherers‚ until they had contact with Pueblos

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    Today‚ these men are recognized as the famous Navajo Code Talkers‚ who exemplify the unequaled bravery and patriotism of the Navajo people. These Navajo men were selected to create codes and serve on the front line to overcome and deceive those on the other side of the battlefield (Discover Navajo). However‚ “unknown to many‚ the Navajo language was used to create a secret code to battle the Japanese. A lot of visitors from around the world are intrigued‚ yet also confused‚ when they hear the Navajo

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    Navajo Code Talkers National security of every country highly depends on secrecy maintainance‚ especially during wartime. Secrecy is an important element of victory. However‚ it is important not only to code messages but also to break enemy codes in order to gain military advantages. During the Second World War it was very important for the United States to send and receive codes without any risk of being deciphered. For this reason the language of American indigenous population of the Navajo was

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    United States soldiers and even their homes were being raided leaving behind cattle‚ land‚ and their personal belongings . Threw out the whole journey there were many obstacles that not only the Navajo underwent but also the Spanish‚ Mexican‚ Apache‚ Comanche‚ Ute‚ and after 1846 the Anglo Americans had gone through the long walks also. "The tension in 1859 and 1860‚ and

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    buffalo( gave food‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ used everything). Though the Plains Indians generally existed in tribes of thousands people‚ they lived in smaller bands of several hundred. These bands acted independently‚ making it hard for the U.S. govt. Comanche dominated the Plains using horses and violence. Tribes developed fierce‚ trained warriors. Within Plains’ culture‚ men and women existed in relative equality. Men hunted and did ceremonies‚ women did children and art and most of daily life stuff

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    During the 16th and 17th centuries‚ when the Europeans started to come over to the new world‚ they discovered a society of Indians that was strikingly different to their own. To understand how different‚ one must first compare and contrast some of the very important differences between them‚ such as how the Europeans considered the Indians to be extremely primitive and basic‚ while‚ considering themselves civilized. The Europeans considered that they were model societies‚ and they thought that the

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    Project In English Submitted by: Tham Allen A. Cartagenas III – St. James Submitted to: Sir Jerico Irinco Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee By Dee Brown Table of Contents 1. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: Introduction 2. Dee Brown Biography 3. One−Page Summary 4. Summary and Analysis 5. Quizzes 6. Characters Introduction Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee was first published in the United States in 1970. This landmark book—which incorporated a number of eyewitness accounts

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    northern Plains: Lakota‚ Flatheads‚ Blackfeet‚ Assiniboins‚ northern Cheyennes‚ Arapahos‚ and Crows -The Central region: Five Civilized Tribes‚ agricultural life‚ before horses -South: western Kansas‚ Colorado‚ eastern New Mexico‚ and Texas: the Comanches‚ Kiowas‚ southern Arapahos‚ and Kiowa Apaches -Extended family ties and tribal cooperation; families joined clans to help make decisions -Sioux bands focused on religious and harvest celebrations and was complex; life was a series of circles; self

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