Native Americans live in their own world and own community‚ owning casinos‚ private housing and just recently an amusement park in the makings. With approximately 2.1 million Native Americans in the United States‚ 566 nationally recognized and 10 separate cultures‚ we make up roughly 0.6 percent of the American population today. The 10 different cultures are the Arctic‚ the Subarctic‚ the Northeast‚ the Southeast‚ the Plains‚ the Southwest‚ the Great basin‚ California‚ the Northwest Coast and the
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between Europeans and Native Indians Americans The American History was built under several wars‚ people suffering‚ and religious conflicts. Starting with Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to the Asian continent in 1492‚ his plans were to find a huge amount of wealth to make Spain rich‚ and also bring the Christianity to the new land. Frustrated in fail while trying to find Asian‚ instead he found the American continent. Such fact Columbus began to act aggressive towards Native Americans‚ enslaving
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Native American cultures did not yet know how to work metal‚ but quickly learned to use firearms and acquired them through trade. Champlain tried to block guns from leaking into Native culture‚ real izing that it would undercut his military advantage. He was able to win his battle on Lake Champlain in 1609 because guns had not yet fallen into the hands of the Mohawks. Other European traders were not so careful. The English traded guns for fur pelts‚ but only with their allies. The Dutch trading
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primary and secondary education‚ school age children learn that Native American was the first to live on America soil. They are a tribal culture consisting of a hunter and gather. However‚ student also learnt that many conflicts arose when Europeans settler claim their land for themselves. War broke out between the two cultures resulting in the Treaty of Paris‚ and French and Indian‚ war. As to slander the Native American culture European dean‚ them as ignorant savages depict them as anti-peace‚ anti-Christian
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the evolution of Native American culture. Thesis: Modern Native American traditions reflect the history of struggle‚ strife and triumph they experienced in history. Introduction: As most of us know‚ Native American’s have a rich history of struggle and also triumph. Many modern Native American traditions reflect the story and struggle Native American’s experienced. These stories are filled with tradition closely tied to Mother Nature. I’m sure many of you have seen Native American art and objects
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Indian-European contact was unarguably an extremely difficult time for the Indians‚ who experienced massive lifestyle changes. One major change experienced was a reduction in their population‚ as result of the foreign diseases brought in. This reduction in turn affected how well they could defend themselves from the outsiders trying to take control of their territories. Thus‚ most were eventually forced to change their homestead locations. The Indians also experienced a change in how they were perceived
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Native Americans before colonization had rich and diverse cultures‚ religions‚ and languages. If I was a Native American during European colonization‚ I would feel threatened by the settlers. The new settlers are a different skin color‚ have different animals‚ different beliefs‚ and different weapons. Moreover‚ humans naturally fear what is different. I know that if I was an Indian and saw these strange colored men riding these never before seen animals I would be weary. Native Americans had to deal
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drink in the Native American culture has been a battle. A study was done by the centers for disease control and prevention found out that 66 percent of Native Americans‚ who died from alcohol related cause‚ were younger than 50 years old. These deaths come from homicides‚ suicides and even cardiovascular disease. Alcohol has become an underlying
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European and Native American ideas of freedom differed in that liberty and freedom were concepts that were natural ingredients to Native American government‚ where as for Europeans‚ freedom had a lot more to do with “Freedom in Christ” rather than freedoms within the government. Even though in Europe‚ women were being burned alive for being suspected of being witches and criminals were publicly whipped‚ they thought that the Natives were barbaric because they had no formal government. In addition
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Native American Culture is a culture of respect to their ancestors‚ and to their gods such as the moon‚ sun‚ and animals. Believing in reincarnations‚ they give sacrifice of animals and dance around fire to be in their gods favor; for when they die they will return in some form of animal or human. Reasons for the expansion of Europe into the west were 1). They were in search of riches ex. Gold‚ oil‚ tobacco‚ land‚ crops est.‚ they figured if they can find these resources they can trade them and make
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