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    European Colonization on the Comanche Tribe European colonization had a big effect on the Comanche tribe and other Native Americans. Due to the introduction of many different things it changed the way they live‚ hunt and see things from their own perspective. In a way it is good that the Europeans found the Native Americans for our sake‚ as to the discovery of new foods‚ people etc but for the Comanche’s it wasn’t such a good thing. The most shocking and unexpected effect that could have happened

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    which were deemed unsuitable for agriculture and the Native Americans struggled with starvation. The stereotypes the Europeans created for these ‘foreigners’ disregarded the more than two thousand cultures and languages present among the different tribes. In the movie The Searchers‚ the main character Ethan (John Wayne) sets out on a mission to rescue his niece Debbie from the Indians who kidnapped her and killed her family. His companion on this mission‚ Martin‚ a man who is one-eighth Cherokee

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    European settlers also brought new diseases when they began their exploration of the new world. The Europeans brought smallpox‚ influenza‚ measles‚ chicken pox‚ and other sicknesses that the Native Americans had no way to fight (Kincheloe 2). The Native Americans had zero resistance to the new diseases since they had never been exposed to them before. While the Europeans’ bodies were able to defend against these diseases‚ sickness usually ended in fatality for the Native Americans. Neither the European

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    American Legend Overview In 1836‚ in East Texas‚ a war group of Comanche has kidnapped‚ a nine-year-old girl named Cynthia Ann Parker. The Indian tribe took her in and raised her as if she was a natural part of their tribe. She was welcomed by the tribe and eventually became the wife of a warrior. Ethan Edwards‚ (John Wayne) an embittered veteran‚ who returns home to Texas after the Civil War. Ethan is quickly informed that Comanche Indians have killed his family and kidnapped his remaining niece

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    MMM! As the sound of my Dreamcatcher blew gracefully through the chinook. My grandfather gave it to me‚ he is the chief of all our tribe. Our appellation was the Comanches. We had a reputation for optimism. Our religion‚ of course‚ was Animism‚ based on spirits and animals. Every time I had a dream‚ my grandfather told me it would be amazing because the Dreamcatcher wards off all evil. My grandmother had made the one I use. Yet every time I dream‚ she comes to me‚ only in my sleep. Grandfather

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    Native American Culture 1110 February 17‚ 2014 Apache Tribe The term Apache may be derived from the Yuma word meaning “fighting man‚” as well as the Zuni word apachu‚ meaning “enemy.” Although‚ most modern day Apache people still call themselves Apache‚ the tribes traditional name for themselves is Nde or Ndee meaning “the people.” The Apache Native Americans have prospered and occupied many regions including Kansas‚ New Mexico‚ Texas‚ Oklahoma‚ and Arizona. Traditional Apache natives and

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    version of the Hellfire missile being deployed with the UAV. Then I couldn’t resist putting on the Native American issues hat and asking about where they had come up with Gray Eagle. Traditionally‚ the service has given their helicopters names based on tribes or famous chiefs. I was not familiar with Chief Gray Eagle‚ I said. For the two officers responding‚ it was clearly a question out of left field. They didn’t have a clear answer. Here’s a slightly edited transcript. Army officer: “I too was not real

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    Hunter Dorsett Professor Christopher Buck HIST 2301‚ Texas History‚ WB3 (124T) Exam One Essay Many know Texas today as the home of the thriving‚ proud‚ ever-changing culture that has amalgamated into a melting pot of numerous ethnicities‚ values‚ and belief systems. The earliest of Texas’ inhabitants‚ however‚ surely found it difficult to notice much other than the harsh climate and inhospitable terrain provided by the territory. Whether it is ancient migrants having crossed the Bering Strait

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    Texan Ranger Nelson Lee wrote the narrative Three Years Among the Comanches after being captured by them and escaping from them. Author Nelson Lee was born in Brownsville‚ Jefferson County‚ New York‚ in 1807. His father Parmer Lee was a farmer who was always interested in agricultural pursuits. Who volunteered to be a Texas Ranger. Also became a raftsman sailing Lake Ontario for several years.The comanche tribe has always been of interesting. Anything that has to do with Native Americans is so interesting

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    resources and land. Under the terms of their proposal‚ individual tribes would agree to live within clearly defined zones – reservations. In exchange‚ the Bureau of Indian Affairs would provide guidance‚ while U.S. military forces ensured protection. By the end of the 1850s‚ eight western reservations had been established where Indian peoples were induced to speak English‚ take up farming‚ and convert to Christianity. Those tribes that moved to reservations often found federal policies inadequate

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