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    Native Americans and the earliest traces of slavery in America. Originally using African-Americans only as indentured servants‚ the growers and farmers eventually began to rely on African-Americans and Native Americans as a free source of labor. Iroquois Confederacy: The joining of six sects of the Iroquoian family and of the Eastern Woodlands area. By the 1700s‚ the tribes in the confederacy were the Onondaga‚ Cayuga‚ Oneida‚ Mohawk‚ Seneca‚ and Tuscarors. By combining they were a stronger force

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    The Kalapalo Indians

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    still sharing the same social and ideological features. It is very difficult to trace back the origins of Kalapalo life because of the integration of the many different and culturally diverse groups in the Upper Xingu Basin. So‚ many of systems of kinship classification‚ marriage practices‚ ceremonial organizations‚ status allocation‚ and religious beliefs are consistent with cultural rules and social practices and not with the original system. Many of the modern local groups can only reconstruct their

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    Longhouse

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    name now represents a legacy in the longhouse tradition. The people of the Americas refer to the religion as “the handsome religion” the faith also codes for good words. Native American and Iroquois individuals usually follow the Longhouse tradition‚ however the faith is combined with European tradition and Iroquois belief. According to many western beliefs‚ the aboriginal people have a different approach on religion. Most aboriginal peoples follow a type shamanism and animism‚ The Longhouse religion

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    Alexander Bermeo February 25‚ 2013 WHO 2001 – U01 Black Robe Although throughout the film it was evident that other Indian tribes‚ such as the Iroquois and Algonquin‚ did not want to convert to Christianity because it went against their own beliefs‚ the Huron’s were able to go against their belief and accept Christianity. Despite the Huron’s disapproval of the religion because of their own beliefs they eventually accept the religion based on the perception of father LaForgue and his humbleness

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    natives also looked as the men of Columbus’ crew as gods sent from heaven. Champlain did not have it so easy. He had to deal with the Native American tribes of the great lakes area. These tribes‚ such as the Iroquois and the Huron‚ were sometimes not the best people to have to deal with. The Iroquois especially were not very friendly to the members of Champlain’s group. They were enemies of the Huron and the Huron were allies of the French. Before Champlain had to do battle

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    France was one of the ’super forces’ in Europe amid the Age of Exploration. Britain‚ France‚ Spain‚ the Netherlands and Sweden were all looking to new grounds‚ riches and wealth to construct their domains and pick up influence. The European arrangements of Colonialism and Imperialism were intended to broaden a country’s power‚ power and impact by regional pick up and by the foundation of monetary and political predominance. The disclosure of the ’New World’ gave new terrains and chances to France

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    Eastern Woodland And The Seven Years’ War The Eastern Woodland Indians mainly consisted of two major regions the Iroquois‚ which comprised of five tribes and added an additional a sixth later‚ and the Cherokee. The Indians in the Eastern Woodland nation lived East of the plains and all the way to the coast‚ Iroquois in North Eastern currently know as the Ohio area and Cherokee South Eastern currently known as the Tennessee and Georgia area. All Indians lived off the lands hunting‚ gathering‚

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    Many Messengers of God A Native American Perspective Deganawidah - The Peacemaker Paula Bidwell for The Wilmette Institute Course on the Kitáb-i-Íqán and Gems of Divine Mysteries 2011 Preface After enrolling in the 2011 Wilmette Institute course on the Kitáb-i-Íqán and Gems of Divine Mysteries I quickly realized how little I knew of Christianity and Islam. It seemed every other page held something I didn’t understand. Then I began to wonder why both are mentioned so frequently. The answer

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    The Mohawk Tribe

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    Green Mountains of Vermont . They were one of the five tribes of the Iroquois Confederation‚ or League. The Mohawk tribe was the most easterly tribe of the Iroquois League. Since they where the most eastern tribe and one of the original tribes they were known as the “Keepers of the Eastern Door”. Their role was to defend the Iroquois league from rival tribes and other invaders that came from that direction. The Iroquois League was compose of five tribes them being the Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ Cayuga

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    Mohawk Indians The Word Mohawk comes from the cognate with the Narragansett Mohowauúck‚ they eat animated things‚ hence “man-eaters”. (accessgenealogy) The Mohawk clan was member of the Iroquois Confederacy‚ which was a group of five (later six) tribes that were united with the purpose of doing strategies against the invasion of the French and the British during the fight for the upper states of the country. The form of hierarchy was what they called the longhouse of representatives and was the

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