the danger list. In the Native American Navajo nation which sprawls across four states in the American south-west‚ the native language is dying. Most of its speakers are middle-age or elderly. Although many students take classes in Navajo‚ the schools are run in English. Street sign‚ supermarket goods and even their own newspaper are all in English. Not surprisingly‚ linguists doubt that any native speakers of Navajo will remain in a hundred years’ time. Navajo is far from alone. Half the world’s 6
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8-28 Timbre -The tone quality (not good or bad) of sound -The reason a Violin and Trumpet sound different *lowest pitch---> fundamental Aerophone -Primary sound caused by a column of air vibrating. – Trumpet‚ Flute‚ Organ etc. Membranophone -sound produced by a vibrating membrane Idiophone -Sound caused by the body of the instrument vibrating (cowbell‚ wood blocks) Chordophone -Sound produced by a vibrating string. *Lute- Has a body and a neck *Zither- Only has a body Listening
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As a whole‚ Native American Mythology has always been about two main subjects‚ the origin of a certain object‚ or the creation of the earth and its beings. In these three stories‚ The Earth on Turtle’s Back‚ When Grizzlies Walked Upright‚ and The Navajo Origin Legend‚ they all share similar ideas and backgrounds. The beliefs and attitudes that the natives had towards each other‚ animals‚ and the gods were unique‚ and were shared throughout the entire tribes. In The Earth on Turtle’s Back the story
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Marion Technical College ALH 1150 Health Care Issues Providing Culture-Sensitive Healthcare to American Indians And Alaska Natives Study Guide/Homework 1. List and give examples of the 12 keys to a good professional relationship with American Indians and Alaska Natives. a. Make patient welcome-extend a warm greeting and smile b. Use eye contact judiciously- avoid prolonged eye contact c. Accommodate tribal healing-sprinkling corn around bed before surgery d. Show special respect to the elderly-never
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(accessed May 16‚ 2011). Handbook of American Indians‚ 1906. Access Genealogy. 1999-2011. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/history/indianmedicine.htm (accessed May 16‚ 2011). Iverson‚ Peter‚ Jennifer Nez Denetdale‚ and Ada E. Deer. The Navajo. New York: Chelsea House Publishers‚ 2006. Lippert‚ Dorothy‚ and Stephen J Spignesi. Native American History For Dummies. Hoboken: Wiley Publishing Inc‚ 2008. Mazaska Enterprises‚ LTD. "Indian medicine men‚ spiritual leaders‚ priests and shamans."
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u-boats. The cipher was finally broken when the British were able to capture some key documents from a German warship. Navajo code talking became an extremely useful tool in the Marines war effort. In the beginning of the war Philip Johnston came forth and suggested an unbreakable code to the marines; that code was Navajo. Philip Johnston‚ WWI veteran‚ son of a missionary to the Navajos‚
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different tribes and many different religions‚ they have made up over the years. Their stories are mostly about how the world came to be and why creatures don’t all look the same. “When Grizzlies Walked Upright”‚ “The Earth on Turtle’s Back”‚ and “The Navajo Origin Legend”‚ are all Native American stories have different perspectives on how the world came to be. The stories told by the Natives were based on what their beliefs‚ and religion represented. Their customs also played a big role on how and what
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future generations. Some common themes in Native American myths would have explanations on how the world was made‚ where people came from‚ and the physical and social development of those people. The social evolution of the Navajo people is an important subject in the Navajo creation story‚ Diné bahane’. The first beings‚ according to the Diné bahane’‚ were essentially illustrated as insects; these beings were called the Air Spirit people. The Air Spirit people have not yet fully established themselves
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Perhaps the most striking part of Blood and Thunder is the famed and fabled Kit Carson himself. He begins the book as a duty-driven youth who is able to kill anyone or anything without a sense of remorse‚ likely because of his experiences with the harshness of life as a child. However‚ once he begins to have a family—a real family‚ one he raises and takes care of and looks after—he begins to shift. Carson begins to balk at some killings‚ even going so far as to decry the killing of indian warriors
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Josh Grothe Cultural Awareness Tony Hillerman Book Report 4/1/2013 Dance Hall of the Dead The main character of this book is Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn; he is a Navajo that values the ways of the Navajo life. In the very first chapter we learn about Lieutenant Leaphorn’s case about the murder of Ernesto Cata. Leaphorn tried to determine the death of the twelve year old boy by using the values he learned throughout life from his grandfather. Leaphorn was also well known for his great tracking skills
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