stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick. When originally played by native peoples it was known by several different names‚ depending on the tribe‚ including "bagataway" or "the little brother of war" in the Inca language‚ and "tewaarathon" in the Mohawk language.[1] The boys/men’s version of the game is a contact sport‚ which requires padding such as shoulder pads‚ gloves‚ helmets‚ elbow pads‚ cup‚ and sometimes rib guards. The girls/women’s game limits stick contact and prohibits body contact‚ requiring
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the midst of unending conflict peace would seem desirable‚ much like the desire for world peace today. Throughout history cultures that had similarities easily united‚ whether it pertained to culture‚ practices‚ religion‚ or all the above. When a Mohawk man named Hiawatha began spreading his revelation of peace and power and it spread
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Cherokee Ball Game Lacrosse was invented by Native Americans in what is now eastern North America in the 1400s. It was played mostly by Cherokee tribes in the southeast and Mohawk tribes in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Valley areas. The strategy of the game is the same today as it was then. Players use long poles with nets to move a ball down a field toward another team’s goal. To score they must get the ball into the goal. Today‚ lacrosse is played as a professional and a recreational sport
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development of the lacrosse stick and its differences within the tribes of North America. Furthermore‚ it illustrates that lacrosse did not develop from a single source but a collection of ideas. Wendy A. Lewis. (2008). Lacrosse warrior: The life of mohawk lacrosse champion Gaylord Powless. Canada‚ Toronto : J. Lorimer & Co.. This book‚ about a former lacrosse great‚ will help to talk about lacrosse through the eyes of an indigenous person. The writing focuses on the life and
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In this essay I will analyze and compare and contrast three art facts composed during the Baroque Era. The Baroque Era is defined as a characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century‚ emphasizing dramatic‚ often strained effect and typified by bold‚ curving forms‚ elaborate ornamentation‚ and overall balance of disparate parts. The exuberant trend of Italian art was best represented by Borromini in architecture‚ by Bernini in sculpture
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The Native Americans and the Colonists have had a very close relationship throughout history. I’d say that they’ve had sort of a mutual relationship. In about 1640 the English started building colonies in in the New England colonies in colonial America. Jamestown was a common area where the Natives and the colonists had sort of mixed feelings with each other. I think the English true intentions was to use the Natives and steal their resources like their gold and their beads. The Natives
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Native Americans before contact with Europeans were set in their ways and were fairly advanced people. There is evidence to suggest that people‚ such as the Anasazi were living in large city like areas but had to disperse due to long droughts and disease spreading among them. The dispersed people formed various tribes and continued to live relativity simple lives in areas that were so culturally diverse it is mind boggling‚ especially in the California area. There were around “40‚000 Californians
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component to nationalism is reconciliation within a nation. For example when the Oka crisis started there was conflict but no violence‚ once violence occurred the government knew it had gone too far. The government gave the control of the land to the Mohawk people and respected their nationalist loyalty as an aboriginal. Certain things like creating the royal commission for aboriginals keeps the nation and its nationalist loyalties bonded. Without reconciliation a nations people would turn to violence
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why they could not "mob kill" anyone. To do so was not only unnatural‚ it was undignified. The presence of evil was something to be first recognized‚ then dealt with‚ survived‚ outwitted‚ triumphed over." (pp. 117-118) Upon Sula’s return to Medallion‚ there was certain speculation about why she had come back. When she returned‚ a plague of robins came with her which hints to the reader to keep an open mind about Sula being connected with bad things. Here‚ Morrison uses the power of foreshadowing
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The fashion aspect in Hip Hop and Punk is very distinctive. Throughout Hips Hop’s history‚ the fashion trends have evolved‚ but the concept of Hip Hop fashion has always remained conceptually unchanged. This has given birth to a few varieties among Hip Hop fashion according to their respective generations and choice of self-expression through the four pillars of Hip Hop which are Bboying (dance)‚ MC/Rap (music)‚ DJ (music) and Graffiti Art (visual art). The varieties of fashion within the Punk culture
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