The 1993 documentary “Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance” captures the 1990 standoff between the Mohawk (Kanien’kehá:ka) people and the Quebec police‚ and later the Canadian army‚ known as The Siege of Kanehsatake. The film highlights multiple aspects of the struggle. It emphasizes the resistance and determination from the Mohawks defending their land in spite of overwhelming odds. It documents the way the Quebec government framed the affair in contrast to reality. It also shows the conflict not
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or to my culture. I’ve never had to. It seemed obvious.” Last Call Indian: Searching For Mohawk Identity‚ is a documentary that begins with a clear and direct statement that takes a look at the reality Sonia Boileau‚ a last generation status Indian‚ faces as she tries to hold on to her culture after the passing of her grandfather. In the process of Boileau’s quest to find her identity‚ what it means to be Mohawk and to understand the generation of status Indians‚ she discovers true identity isn’t determined
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All sorts of things have been used as money at different times in different places. Like amber‚ beads‚ cowries‚ drums‚ eggs‚ feathers‚ gongs‚ hoes‚ ivory‚ jade‚ kettles‚ leather‚ mats‚ nails‚ oxen‚ pigs‚ quartz‚ rice‚ salt‚ thimbles‚ umiacs‚ vodka‚ wampum‚ yarns‚ and zappozats (decorated axes). It is almost impossible to define money in terms of its physical form or properties since these are so diverse. Therefore any definition must be based on its functions‚ which are units of account‚ common measure
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MOHAWK INDIANS Native Americans are people who are local to the Americas. They are also known as American Indians. They tend to have light brown skin‚ brown eyes‚ and dark straight hair. The name Indian was first applied to them by Christopher Columbus‚ who mistakenly believed that the mainland and the islands of the Americas were part of the Indies‚ in Asia. The Native Americans of North America are believed to be descendants of the Mongoloids‚ early hunters and gatherers The Last Of The Mohicans
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put in place several regulations‚ one of which was the medallion system. A medallion acts as a permit for a vehicle‚ and the city limits the number of taxi medallions available‚ in hopes of controlling the supply of taxis in the market while at the same
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The Mohawk religion‚ to begin with‚ was largely Animist and based on a primordial battle between evil and good. It was centered on the idea that creatures‚ places‚ and objects all tended to have some distinct spiritual essence. Many Mohawk still adhere to it. In the second quarter of the 17th century‚ French Jesuit missionaries converted many Mohawk to the Catholic faith. One prominent convert was Kateri Tekakwitha‚ who was the daughter of a chief’s daughter. Kateri Tekakwitha‚ who had been born
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another characteristic is an ancient prophecy‚ and this film is entirely about that element. The crew of the Black pearl have spent years searching for the blood medallion because Bootstrap Turner‚ the father of Will Turner‚ laid a curse on them many years ago‚ forcing them to look all their lives for the missing piece of gold (the medallion) to lift the curse. In conclusion‚ under further inspection‚ Pirates of The Caribbean does follow the monomyth and has characteristics of Romanticism. This movie
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poetry as any piece of work that describes the immortal truths of the world in a way that evokes emotion out of the audience. In lines one through eight of Ars Poetica‚ Archibald MacLeish uses similes to compare the silence and feel of a fruit‚ a medallion‚ a stone‚ and the wings of a flying bird to the silence‚ but the sensation of poetry. Obviously‚ MacLeish is not saying that all other works of literature grow mouths and start speaking to the reader‚ MacLeish is saying that poetry does not state
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Electronic Money: Trends in Future Spending Throughout the years‚ forms of payment and money have evolved drastically. From Native Americans using wampum to the invention of PayPal and other computerized payment methods‚ the way we spend money has become more adaptive to our lifestyles with convenience and ease of use. As electronic commerce is advancing and more people are embracing and accepting the use of computers and electronic forms of payment. Credit cards and checking accounts were the
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