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    understand the finer points of what it has been to be a Native American throughout history. Our experience has been less than desirable since the 1400’s when Columbus arrived with his men and 17 ships. According to Churchill (1994)‚ upon Columbus’s arrival‚ he was quick to enslave and exterminate the Native Americans; the Spanish colonists instilled their “superiority” through these acts. But it wasn’t just explorers that assisted in the demise of the American Indians‚ the European colonists killed 50%-90%

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    Rationales of the Colonizers and Treatment of the Native Americans What were the rationales of the Spanish and the English colonizers and how was their treatment towards the Native Americans in the New World justified? How were boundaries created and/or destroyed? The Spanish colonizers and the English colonizers used the notion of Witchcraft and Climate to differentiate themselves from Native Americans and to justify their treatment towards the Indians. I will be comparing how Porterfield and Canizares

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    Education in Native American Societies: A History of Neglect Timothy Bateson Southern New Hampshire University   *** The titles “Indian”‚ “American Indian”‚ and “Native American” will be used interchangeably. When the word “Indian” is used it is not a label or derogatory term‚ merely an abbreviated version of the full title. The cultural assimilation of American Indians is the biggest scar that the United States of America carries to this day‚ dating

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    the Virginia General Assembly stated‚ "All servants imported and brought into the Country ... who were not Christians in their native Country ... shall be accounted and be slaves. All Negro‚ mulatto and Indian slaves within this dominion ... shall be held to be real estate. If any slave resists his master ... correcting such slave‚

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    The Different Treatment Towards Native American Mascot Case As sports teams‚ making mascots is important. It can be something that will show their supporters how strong and unbeatable they are. Therefore‚ they need some imageries that are perfectly matched with their goal and vision. There are Native American imageries that are often used as mascots to show those needs. However‚ this act emerges many protests from many circles. National Collegiate Athletic Association mentions that it has been a

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    Native Americans had inherited the land now called America and eventually their lives were destroyed due to European Colonization. When the Europeans arrived and settled‚ they changed the Native American way of life for the worst. These changes were caused by a number of factors including disease‚ loss of land‚ attempts to export religion‚ and laws‚ which violated Native American culture. Native Americans never came in contact with diseases that developed in the Old World because they were separated

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    historically undisturbed by European influence. There were numerous tribes of Native Americans that had their own land and cultures. The rush to expand west negatively impacted Native Americans by either forever changing their way of living or indiscriminately killing entire tribes. Native American communities faced many issues because of new western settlement. As the American population continued to expand west‚ Native Americans were forced to give up

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    Forceful Removal of Natives The trail of tears was simply wrong. The trail of tears is one of the saddest events in our nation’s history. We forcefully took land that did not belong to us. In addition‚ we killed thousands in the process. The 5 nations east of the Mississippi were changed forever. We took from them the very rights that we just fought for in the Revolutionary War. We had such double standards thinking that we deserve the rights in our constitution but not the native americans. Why did the

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    HIST 172 Sec 06 Mr. Wisialowski Native Americans and their Great Change             From the 1400s to 1877 many historical events have occurred in the growing of the new world. However‚ some of those occurrences have affected many different groups including women‚ African Americans‚ and Native Americans in a negative manner. From the three groups‚ I feel that the Native Americans have seen the most changes in their lives‚ but for the worse. I believe this to be true for many reasons such as; the

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    Native Americans and their naming traditions• In the generation that we live in‚ legal names are given. In Native American Culture names are earned. Native American naming traditions are very personal and sacred. Each and every single name has its own meaning and purpose. This are drawn from nature‚ frequently determined by the environment‚ animals or characters. Unlike us‚ their names are the identity‚ are who they truly are. In the Native American Naming Tradition‚ a person could have several

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