cultures have always shared stories about how they believe the world began. Often these myths or legends share certain elements‚ such as a belief of a higher power and a man and a woman. The two creation stories I chose to compare are Genesis and The Iroquois account‚ The World on the Turtle’s Back. The stories share a few similarities with the inclusion of an important tree and the blaming of a woman for breaking rules‚ but the similarities are quite general. They differ in the sense of treatment towards
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that they are able to dive to bring the earth up. When Grizzlies Walked Upright explains how the humans believe that they descended from the bears. The Navajo Origin Legend explains how the people use the animals and what the animals help with. The Iroquois Constitution explains how they community makes peace with each other and the animals and how their spirits have gone down generations. The Earth on The Turtle’s Back compares to The Navajo Origin because it shows how the animals are a big part
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During the settlement of North America there were many people who crossed cultural borders becoming cultural brokers. Three such people were Isabel Montour‚ Samson Occom and Susannah Johnson. These three possessed strong language skills or the ability to learn new languages quickly‚ this was perhaps the most important skill needed to cross cultural borders and communicate with “outsiders.” Another necessary skill was a complete understanding of their culture and the cultures of other groups.
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Even if the Civil War is most commonly remembered as a war to end slavery in the South‚ many other ethnicities were afflicted by the Civil War and more specifically Native Americans. Native Americans played a very important role in the Civil War and could be found fighting with both the Union and Confederate armies. In fact‚ two of the most famous Native Americans that were fighting in the Civil war were Stand Watie and Ely S. Parker‚ and there stories are highlighting the problems and triumphs that
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to have major conflict with the English‚ the Ohio Valley tribes‚ and the Iroquois tribes. The Iroquois tribes sided with the English‚ determined to take down the French. After the War‚ relations between the English and the Iroquois tribes quickly began to unravel‚ causing major conflict. The English continuously fought over who rightfully owned the Ohio Valley land with the Iroquois tribes for over 50 years‚ as the Iroquois thought that the English had no right to it. After the war‚ the English raised
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The French Fur Trade Beginning in the mid sixteenth century‚ French explorers were able to establish a powerful and lasting presence in what is now the Northern United States and Canada. The explorers placed much emphasis on searching and colonizing the area surrounding the St. Lawrence River "which gave access to the Great Lakes and the heart of the continent"(Microsoft p?). They began exploring the area around 1540 and had early interactions with many of the Natives‚ which made communication
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The Iroquois attacked and raided other Indian Nations allied with the French in present-day Ohio‚ Indiana‚ Michigan‚ and Ontario to gain access to their fur-bearing lands. As a result‚ many of these Indian Nations‚ including the Sauk‚ Fox‚ Potawatomi‚ Mascouten
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Colbert called for a full fledged integration. (Lecture 1‚ slide 56) Jesuites studied American-Indian culture and argued for conversion. However‚ France’s struggle to control the Beaver trade and the desperate for survival‚ Iroquois nations‚ complicated the relationship. The Iroquois were eager for furs and captives to replace those lost to diseases invaded and burned villages‚ secured captives and tortured priests. They disrupted the fur trade and scared the french inhabitants. By the end of it‚ New
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Native Americans and Puritans Religion was very important to both Native Americans and Puritans even though both were significantly different from one another . Native Americans believed every one was the same no individual was better than the other. Puritans believed that God had chosen a numbered of individuals to join him in heaven . Since the first contact between Native Americans and Puritans both parties formed opinions about one another. Puritans first viewed Indians as either barbaric
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addition to using their tools for warfare. Because of the supplies the French provided for the Algonquian tribe‚ they were drawn into battle against the Iroquois. Samuel de Champlain recalls encountering the “enemy‚” when New France was provided support by the Algonquian they expected the colonists to aid in their battle. Champlain recalls‚ “The Iroquois were greatly astonished that two men had been so quickly killed‚ although they were equipped with armor woven from cotton thread‚ and with wood which
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