European’s view that they were savages‚ Native American lives were steeped in culture. They had an abundance of technological advances and ways to make their lives easier. From their day to day lives‚ they lived off the land as hunters‚ fishers‚ and farmers. This‚ in turn‚ led to constant moving from place to place to find better land and soil for their agricultural needs. Land as they saw it was a common resource for all‚ not a privilege for some. Native Americans were not devoted to accumulation
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circumstances traditional Native American cultures couldn’t have co-existed alongside European American cultures. The Americas have come a long way in their intercultural acceptance and interactions. Looking back at the relationship between African Americans and Caucasians one would have never believed that we would have a African American President. Though we have made amazing progress I do not think that the European American culture and the traditional Native American cultures could have co-existed
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In 1450‚ North America and Europe were each home to complex societies with their own distinctive cultures. (Textbook‚ pg.2) Native Americans and Europeans were similar in many ways‚ though still having differences among themselves; their distinctive ideas on gods and the spirit world informed their political systems and animated their approaches to trade and warfare. (Textbook‚ pg.2) Horticulture societies allowed for a more sedentary lifestyle‚ which in turn led to greater social‚ political‚ and
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There are many diverse groups within the Native Americans dealing with their history‚ beliefs‚ rituals‚ religion and all around culture. This is very important to understand because each different culture group will relate to different aspects of life and Social Workers need to understand this in order to engage and assess with each individual‚ as well as‚ the community. Also knowing that each different group will cope with issues in different ways‚ a specific example would be engaging with people
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From the 15th to 19th century the European colonization affected the Native American culture in many ways‚ such as diseases‚ war‚ and enslavement. Many diseases such as smallpox and measles were the main cause of the decline in the Native American population more so than war. Although they seemed to destroy Native American culture‚ they also improved it by trade. The Native American way of life changed after trading with the Europeans. At first Native Americans wanted metal products‚ which they
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Without a doubt‚ the Europeans made an enormous impact on the indigenous people of North America. We should address this impact in our past as a moral question. The Natives had no sense of ownership of land‚ they thought land could not be owned‚ this was used as an advantage. The Native culture depends on different aspects of life compared to the Europeans culture. European Culture became the more dominant culture over the Natives. The Native Americans believed in tribal sovereignty which conflicted
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problems that Native Americans face in this day and age. These problems first started when the Europeans discovered the Americas and encountered the Native Americans. The Native Americans were nice and welcoming to the explorers‚ but the Europeans quickly took advantage of that. The Europeans invaded and took over the Native American land and claimed it as their own without giving the Native Americans something as trade or even considering how it would affect them. The Native Americans still face the
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The discovery that Native Americans’ culture is not static‚ is a relatively new one. With the aid of modern archeology‚ we now know that the Natives were very complex and were ever changing. The evidence we have now is still basic‚ but we can still learn a lot from it. Because of the lack of evidence‚ a lot of controversy is attributed to Native Americans. Some people believe that Natives were perfect beings‚ living in harmony with nature and others believe that they were savages due to human sacrifices
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European Expansion and Native American Losses When the European colonies arrived to the land we now call America‚ the Native Americans’ way of life was destroyed. Europeans brought over diseases such as smallpox‚ measles‚ and malaria‚ all of which were never before exposed to the Native Americans. Disease wasn’t the only thing that the Europeans brought over. Along with Disease‚ Europeans also brought their culture‚ lifestyle‚ and their lust for land. The population of the Native Americans
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The Columbian Exchange Historical Context: In the late 1400s‚ European explorers found the North American continent. Native American peoples who were already living in North America had created a system of government and society that rivaled Europe ’s. The cultural and biological exchange between the "New World" and the "Old World" (North America and Europe‚ respectively) is often called the Columbian Exchange in reference to Christopher Columbus. Directions: The following question is based on
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