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    if they are saying we are watching you. Actions such as these will not be accepted and must be dealt with and we have many opportunities to accomplish this. Their settlement was recently built and lacks proper fortifications to defend themselves against any type of attack. They also have a stagecoach route that runs near my village bringing people who are either moving to the settlement or those who are only coming out to hunt buffalo. To attempt an ambush on those hunting would require many resources

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    Creation Story Even though both stories are about the creation of Earth and life‚ they each have their own unique twist on how the world came to be and how in both stories the brothers represent good and evil. In the Native American version the natives believe that a pregnant woman that lived up in heaven was craving a drink from the roots of the great tree. Tampering with or hurting the trees roots was bad and if you hurt it then bad thing would happen to you. The woman’s husband is a

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    2-The idea of challenges Natives face is major‚ from having to deal with so much‚ including generations being destroyed and are still in the process of fixing all these problems. Some which include colonialism‚ which is defined as the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country‚ occupying it with settlers‚ and exploiting it economically‚ including Christopher Columbus. Policy a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government‚ party‚ business

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    find a job that can support your family. For many Native Americans‚ there is no need to imagine any of that because they are forced to live a life like that already. For many years now‚ Native American reservations have struggled with creating suitable living conditions which creates a very difficult environment for one grow up in or raise their children. Because of poor health conditions‚ unstable job market and terrible housing; Native American reservations have developed some of the worst living

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    much racial discrimination happening in our society either because of the way someone looks‚ the way someone talks and even the because of their skin color. In the years 1600’s many African-Americans were being used as slaves in Africa. Men worked as farm laborers they had to harvest the crops and plant them. The women worked in the houses of the slave owners they took care of the children‚ made food for the family and also worked on farming. However‚ none of these African-Americans were paid for

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    for the native people of North America. The Columbian Exchange which involved the exchanging of diseases‚ animals and plants ended up being very helpful for the Europeans that came over to the new world but was not as helpful for the native people. The native people’s population suffered majorly from the introduction of new diseases from the Old World that the Europeans brought over with them. Of course unintentionally the Europeans bought over diseases to North America that the native people

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    to get the basic needs for survival. The three basic needs in life are food‚ shelter‚ clothing. Typically the environment of a region will diversely how the people get their basic needs. To explain this paper will analyse how three different native americans tribes from recently reading solved their economic problems. The three tribes are Inuits that lived in the arctic with cold and harsh winters the Chinook that lived in the North West and the Pawnee in the great plains. Some places is hot some

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    There are many different theories dealing with the creation of the world. The Native Americans have several‚ but there are two very popular creation myths that are supported. The World on the Turtle’s Back and When Grizzlies Walked Upright. Each offers a unique perspective on how the world was created‚ yet many similarities tie them together. In the beginning of both stories‚ there is a god-like creature that comes down from a place called “Sky-World”. In The World on the Turtle’s Back‚ the woman

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    Hidden Discrimination In Education In the past‚ The United States has faced many excruciating struggles. Before massive laws were passed‚ segregation was a troubling issue in the United States. But in 1954‚ Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case amplified the awareness of racial segregation in education.(Library Of Congress). Did Brown v. Board stop discrimination in education? Well sixty years later‚ segregation is still an issue. Additionally‚ students are being bullied for their race

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    Natural Cycle Prayer is seen in most cultures as a way to connect to a higher being.  The “Shawnee Native American Prayer” does not meet the traditional requirements of a prayer.  It is not praising or asking for gifts‚ but giving commands only.  Tecumseh shapes this prayer as a list of commands on how to live and die with honor.       Tecumseh uses commands about how to “perfect your life” within the first section to prepare the reader for an expansion on how to live these vague orders out.

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