World’s untapped territories were essentially deemed the private property of European discovers the moment they stepped foot on the land according to Patrick Wolfe in his research paper entitle Settler colonialism and the elimination of the native (393). Settler colonialism was an uneven battle between the technologically advanced Europeans and the “uncivilized” natives that lived on land wealthy with resources— the natives never stood a chance at standing their ground. It is important to study the
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OWN NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE a) My tribe is: Kersee = land seekers b) Flag Meaning ‘‘Kerseene’’ chief god‚ the god of heaven “Wanganash” god of the War “Matanga”god of life “Teriyaki” god of the Water “Chiwata” god of agriculture “Lachineit” god of night c) Leader of the tribe is Kerwamatechila = Son of the gods that they believe d) Social Structure e) Political structure
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sounds‚ the Americans wanted to conquer land that was already owned by the Natives. To begin with‚ White settlers began to notice that the west side of the Mississippi river was not the best location for farming. The solution created was to farm on the east side‚ however‚ that was the Native Americans territory. Therefore‚ the plan was to move all Natives to the Plains and bring the settlers into the east to farm. The plan itself was unfair because although it is true the Native Americans believed nobody
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9.2 essay on Chapter 12 Native Clients Dr. Yellow Horse Brave heart talks extensively about how Native Clients can be misunderstood and their behaviors misdiagnosed. Much of their behaviors which are not understood by the dominant culture‚ have significance due to trauma they have endured as a group. Their reverent affect is a symptom of grieving brought on by oppression and abuse throughout the generations. The group shares each other’s grievances for generations and interdependent of each
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Racism against Native Americans and African Americans Sometimes I imagine that racial diversity would be a boon to human kind if there was no such thing called “racial hatred”. Now if you tell me that if there was only one kind of race then I will tell you that if all roses were red then what you would have given for a funeral? My point is that diversity is what makes this world keep going amusingly and these notions of race and ethnicities as big and small‚ upper class and lower class‚ superior
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In American Indian Stories‚ University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London edition‚ the author‚ Zitkala-Sa‚ tries to tell stories that depicted life growing up on a reservation. Her stories showed how Native Americans reacted to the white man’s ways of running the land and changing the life of Indians. "Zitkala-Sa was one of the early Indian writers to record tribal legends and tales from oral tradition" (back cover) is a great way to show that the author’s stories were based upon actual events
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Zack Siemsen Merri Ferles HIS 202 02-12-13 Native American Genocide The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide states that according to Article 2. “Genocide‚ deems any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy‚ in whole or in part‚ a national‚ ethnical‚ racial or religious group. Such as killing members of a group‚ causing serious bodily or mental harm‚ inflicting the group member lives to cause destruction‚ imposing measures intended to prevent birth‚ and forcibly
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The population of Native American was estimated to be between 30-100 million people. The Eurasian continent included many domesticated animals‚ large animals‚ such as cows‚ horses’ oxen; Etc. The Americas‚ by contrast lacked these large domesticable animals and concomitant diseases. These animals offered a lot of great benefits‚ but also transmitted all types of diseases to the farmers. In the 14th century The Black Plague devastated their population‚ which killed 90 percent of their people. The
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2/7/2011 Youth Suicide in Native Americans “I’m all alone nobody cares whether I live or die. All I ever do is cause problems for everyone. I can’t make it through school‚ I cause my family problems. I’m a failure in everything that is important to me. The only way out of this is to die.”(Suicide letter) This is what it must feel like to be on the verge of suicide‚ a horrible epidemic which has spread through the nation’s Native American tribe’s wildfire. Subsequently‚ suicide ranked
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Conquistadores‚ Puritans‚ entrepreneurs—everyone saw something in the Americas to make the long voyage worth their while. So when Europeans arrived in this “New World‚” they were coming from all sorts of different places‚ religious backgrounds‚ and social statuses. And of course‚ the Americas are huge continents. The new arrivals encountered all sorts of different geographies and Native American societies‚ which they had to adapt to. So as they settled‚ the ways that everyone found to survive and cope in the new
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