There are 5.2 million Native Americans in the United States. 1 in 10 of those Native Americans die for alcohol-related reasons. Alcoholism spreads like the plague. Because of this‚ it can be hard for children on the reservations to find positive role models. Which can be why many Native Americans grow up to be alcoholics as well. “Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community” -Sherman Alexie. This quote means that it’s always a balance between being
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Native American culture is an evolving topic for people who consider themselves Natives now but throughout the history of their ancestors they have been forced to define themselves over and over again. The culture that exists today is not the same one that existed but has changed due to the events going on in the world around them and the desire to fit in a constantly changing world. Most of what has survived time from the Native American legacy is the things that now define what Native Americans
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happened in the lives of Native Americans in the 1600s? What were their superstitions? What were their traditions? What did they dress like? What language did they speak? We all know that today‚ some of them have lost their urge to keep the traditions alive- they have lost their faith in mother earth. But‚ the real question in all of this remains: how much do we know? Back then‚ native people understood that it was always important for them to honour their ancestors. If you were native‚ it didn’t matter
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than the national median average‚ Native American’s held and continue to hold the highest rates of poverty among all races and ethnicities (Bureau). However‚ the problem is not only contemporary yet historical. History has shown a state of economic turmoil has existed in the American Indian population since the construction of American society and colonization (Davis‚ Roscigno‚ and Wilson). In attempting to identify the factors which have contributed to American Indian poverty
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Seunghyeo Yoo(Amelia) In July 30th‚ I went to the Native American Museum to study Native Americans in early century. It was very interesting experience because I had never gone to the Native American Museum and also‚ I studied about one native tribe before visiting. I was studying about Cheyenne that are one of the groups of indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their language is of the Algonquian language family and they comprise two Native American which are Suhtai and Tsitsrstas. The best thing
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Henry Roe Cloud was devoted to the improvement of Native American education. He had experienced firsthand the effects of boarding school‚ from receiving a new name to being separated from his tribe. Cloud believed that the current form of education for Native American children then‚ was not a well-rounded one that would benefit the children. The focus of “civilizing” children only worked to deprive them of important subjects of study. He thought that this form of education was incomplete because
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changed the Native American’s way of life. There were four major things the Europeans brought to the Native Americans: disease‚ war‚ technology‚ and Christianity. These‚ among many other things‚ massively effected the lives of most‚ and ultimately all of the Native Americans. The effects of most of these are still being felt today‚ although to a lesser extent. First‚ and most devastating is disease. For thousands of years the people of Europe more specifically the British and Spanish lived extremely
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it is once again needed by the community. In the past‚ one sees how capitalism aided in the removal of Native Americans‚ now‚ today this is seen once again as history repeats itself. Before the white man had any influence on Native Americans‚ life was great for them. Their economy was largely
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Cultural Project: Native Americans and Alaska Natives Introduction The outline and presentation for this assignment generally follows the presentations from Giger’s (2009) Application of Assessment and Intervention Techniques to Specific Cultural Groups. There are over 500 Federally Recognized tribes in the U.S.‚ plus some additional tribes recognized by states‚ plus unknown number of smaller unrecognized tribes. Many are also divided into clans and loosely categorized into major groups.
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Native Americans have been making pottery for tens of thousands of years. Hand built pots were made for practical purposes‚ artistry was not a consideration. Early containers were not decorated‚ except for the texture of the coils and pinches. Ceramics were initially made to carry water‚ to cook and store food‚ to store seeds and grains. They later made pots for artwork‚ rituals‚ burials‚ musical instruments‚ urns and countless other uses. They also began to decorate their pottery with symbols‚ birds
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