Another interesting tribe was the Shawnee. Linguistically Algonquian and known as the ’people from the south‚’ the Shawnee were tall and muscular‚ with coarse features and exceptionally prominent cheekbones. They were diligent cultivators of the soil until expulsion from Kentucky and North Carolina forced them to lead a wandering existence. Permitted by the Delaware and Iroquois to enter Pennsylvania‚ they settled on the flats below Philadelphia‚ in the forks of the Delaware as far north as the Minisink
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day‚ it only had to take a few hours. Horses also expanded the range of the tribe‚ They were now able to hunt buffalo annually throughout the planes. More food meant that the tribe could support more people‚ The population began to rise as the tribe expanded to cover more land. The horse allowed the tribes to access places never before possible to whom they traded with which had exposed the Nez Perce to many new cultures‚ They became more sophisticated by learning from local tribes. The Pacific Northwest
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David and Solomon King David proved to be a wise and effective leader for Israel. However‚ it can be said that his son‚ Solomon‚ made several mistakes during his reign. Many of his problems originated from his Temple‚ a structure that was conceptualized by his father to be a deterrent against the paganism‚ which infested the land. Yet‚ it seemed as if several of Solomon ’s policies actually encouraged paganism rather than deter it. King David‚ a member of the tribe of Judah was chosen by
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Research Paper: Mayan Culture There are many great tribes that existed as early as 2‚000BC. One of those great tribes were the Mayans. The Maya were a part of Mesoamerica and existed during the classic period. The Maya were decicated to calculating time. They lived in city states and they were highly advanced in mathematical calculations. They also were responsible for creating the most accurate calendar in the Americas. This civilization was one of the most advanced of its time. Furthermore‚ I
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Northwest Coast Tribal Masks This paper describes the Sea Bear Transformation Mask‚ created by Don Svanvik in 2000‚ and how it reflects Northwest Coast Indian art and culture‚ specific to the Kwakiutl tribe. A transformation mask is a large mask with hinged shutters that‚ when open‚ reveal another mask. Audrey and Alan Bleviss gave this mask to the Montclair Art Museum in 2005. The medium consists of red cedar‚ cedar bark‚ copper‚ pigment‚ and string. In the Montclair Art Museum‚ the mask is displayed
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Even if it was quite a good deal for the federal government‚ a lot of people who were part of the Cherokee tribe felt betrayed because the negotiators did not represent the tribal government. John Ross‚ the principal chief of the Nation once wrote “The instrument in question is not the act of our nation‚” to the Senate of the United States of America protesting against this treaty. Furthermore‚ a large number of Cherokees (about 16‚000) signed Ross’s petition‚ but the treaty was approved anyway by
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December 2‚ 2013 Lakota Seven Sacred Rites The Lakota are a Native American tribe of people with a rich history built upon spiritual rituals and the consecration of their traditions and legends. The legend that supersedes all others and led to all the Lakota traditions is that of the White Buffalo Calf Woman. The prophecy stems from a sacred peace pipe that was brought to the Lakota people approximately 2‚000 years ago by the White Buffalo Calf Woman. The legend tells of two warriors who were
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that she is happy now that she has had children and everyone in the settlement likes her now so everything is fine. This could imply that having children can change the respect that someone has for another. Traditions are a big part of the Masai tribe. They
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The great author Henry David Thoreau once wrote‚ "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." Thoreau’s quote is trying to express that in life we sometimes try so hard to accomplish things and gain status that we tend to forget what we are really after is happiness. People often believe that certain things will bring them happiness such as money‚ jobs‚ and material possessions. However‚ after they acquire these things instead of feeling contentment
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(Page 1) Night Essay “One of the legacies of the Holocaust is the sheer scale of one group of people’s inhumanity towards other groups of people. In the case of the Jews‚ the German government and German society attempts to redefine them as sub-human‚ and then as creatures who deserve to die. In Night‚ Elie Wiesel describes how dreadful and maniacal their experience of the Holocaust became in their point of view. The book also looks at what it is like for an adolescent to live in a situation
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