The “American Dream” is the ideal that every US citizen‚ regardless of ethnic background‚ should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work. Millions of determined people come to America to find a better life and a chance at the American Dream‚ but the sad reality is that it is just a dream‚ and people eventually need to wake up or fall into despair. The collection of stories that is The House of Mango Street shows multiple characters that strive for‚ but cannot
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Native Americans have been around for about 12‚00 years. Native Americans have been protecting their land for a long time. Coal terminals‚ crude oil pipelines‚and transportation of energy are hurting the Native Americans land. One of the things that hurts the Native Americans land is mining. An example from the impacts of mining includes ‚ contamination of soil‚ groundwater and surface water. This happens by chemicals from mining processes. Mining is a big problem to the Native Americans and
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with individual Native American nations. The government developed contracts that negotiated land agreements. The Native American nations gave up their homelands in exchange for protection provided by the United States government. A connection based on trust was established so that each party could fulfill their obligations. However‚ problems began when one group failed to fulfill their responsibilities. The problems that occurred in the past with the government and Native Americans result in several
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The article examines United States policies that affect Native American people‚ in particular their educational issues. The author connects the government assimilating of Native Americans into “main stream society” and the current issues Native American’s face such as violence and drug abuse. Cherokee people are the primary focus in the article‚ but even though every tribe is different‚ many are faced with the same problems. General information on the development and reasoning of assimilation‚ as
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Food Modified Through Generations In the late 1800’s Native Americans treasured food‚ but the cooking appliances were rudimentary. Native American food and cuisine have historical significances‚ because it has changed the cooking industry today. Today we eat unhealthy‚ easy‚ quick meals. Farming methods allowed crops to grow on the same soil. It was hard‚ tiring‚ and miserable to work in the hot sun‚ trying to catch your family a meal. Today‚ microwaves‚ ovens‚ and mixers make it effortless to make
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The neglect of Native American rights traces all the way back to 1830 and stems from the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act enabled the federal government to exchange Native lands east of the mississippi for land in the west. This land was called the “Indian colonization zone‚” which is located in present-day Oklahoma. Being a big advocate and supporter of what he called “Indian Removal‚” Andrew Jackson signed off on Act. The act explicitly said that the removal treaty negotiations had to
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The Forced Assimilation of Native Americans One of the more horrible and lesser known aspects of the Europeans colonization of the United States is the destruction of numerous Native American societies and cultures. With whites feeling that Native Americans were on "their" land‚ the United States tried to force the Native Americans to assimilate to white people in the United States. Native Americans were forced into becoming new citizens in the United States. The repercussions of this massive destruction
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multi-billion dollar industry built on slot machines and card games. Gambling thrives on many Native American reservations. The impact of gambling reaches beyond reservation borders‚ providing jobs to the general public as well as income to Native American tribes. The early history of gambling on Native American reservations starts with a mobile home in 1972. Helen and Russell Bryan‚ a Native American couple living on a Minnesota reservation: Leech Lake‚ filed a dispute on a property tax they received
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everyone to create something together.” This perfectly describes Native American music‚ for the drums are the sole basis of the beat and keep the rhythm going. Once the beat gets going‚ everyone can jump in‚ dance‚ chant‚ and create more sound to make one piece of music together as one. The drums carry out the beat throughout the entire chant and keep everyone in time. Victoria Lindsay Levine wrote in her article titled‚ “Native American Music” and says how “sacred narratives describe the origins of
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It wasn’t until the Stamp act of 1765 that Americans started to have financial difficulties‚ this act affected almost all of the colonists since it placed a tax on all printed documents. The stamp act however was different from previous tax acts‚ although other acts raised some income for the British
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