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    The sky had darkened‚ causing the lamp post to flickered on seconds later‚ as the outside world went to sleep. He sat down on the old gray office chair in the living room‚ waiting impatiently for the interview to start. He wore one of his favorite shirts‚ the white one with holes in it‚ and blue plaid pajama pants. His black eyes wandered across the room‚ as he scratched his beard looking as if he regretted agreeing to this interview. Holding a piece of yellow paper‚ for a guide to answering my questions

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    with individual Native American nations. The government developed contracts that negotiated land agreements. The Native American nations gave up their homelands in exchange for protection provided by the United States government. A connection based on trust was established so that each party could fulfill their obligations. However‚ problems began when one group failed to fulfill their responsibilities. The problems that occurred in the past with the government and Native Americans result in several

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    Native Americans vs. colonist To begin with‚ colonists were certainly in disagreement with Native Americans. While native‚ the colonists claimed that they achieve real estate fairly; it was absolutely the Native Americans that were ahead of the game‚ Native Americans at the beginning were abused in the midst of the process to selling or buying land. In the meantime‚ colonists made use of the opportunity they were given‚ to give the Native Americans’ flammable

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    Native American Storytelling Kyle Lysher ENG/301 05/10/2015 Julie Kares Native American Storytelling While each culture on the planet has its own unique identity‚ an identity that is usually rich with traditions and habits‚ few cultures have such a grounded and strong cultural identity as the Native Americans. Many of their beliefs and traditions are shrouded in mystery‚ yet seemingly on display for the world to see - a culture of conflict and peace‚ acceptance and denial‚ the Native American culture

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    Europeans’ Perspective of Native Americans Europeans’ had an early dislike and no understanding to the ways of the Native American people. They were two very diverse groups of people that could not simply understand one another. They had different views on customary beliefs‚ social forms‚ and material traits of racial‚ religious‚ or social groups. Native Americans were people of the land and that was something that Europeans’ did not cling too due to their new technologies. You never judge a book

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    foreign power‚ Native Americans are also regarded to have been subjected to significant change. When the Europeans first arrived in the late 1400s‚ they brought with them the intent of not only exploring to find India‚ but also to find gold and much more wealth. The Europeans made a mistake in their navigation causing them not to arrive in India‚ but rather what they referred to as the “New World.” The Europeans had stumbled upon the Native Peoples that occupied that place. The Native Peoples were

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    Native American art and its history are fairly new in the museum world. From the beginning‚ their culture as a whole was not understood. Research and study of the culture to fully understand their lives was few and far between. Even Native peoples that lived among us throughout history were the not used for their wisdom‚ advice‚ or involvement in the representation of their own arts or crafts. The value of Native art was always viewed as of lesser value and lacking interest compared to Western

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    Native Americans: A Marginalized Population Vicki Carter The University of Michigan-Flint Native Americans: A Marginalized Population Over the course of time in our country‚ many groups in our society have experienced being set apart from sustainable communities. Among them are the immigrants‚ the homeless‚ the African Americans‚ those with physical or mental disabilities and the Native Americans. According to McIntosh (1988)‚ “Whites are taught to think of their lives as morally neutral‚ normative

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    Native American Literature Native American literature is made up of two different types of literature‚ the oral traditions and the newer written traditions. From these two types are many different styles that make up the many different tribes of the Native American culture. Storytelling has long been an important aspect of all Native American cultures. It is through storytelling that the Native Americans are able to pass down their traditions and cultural identities. Oral traditions

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    The colonists’ policy toward the Native Americans had different origins and therefore different consequences. Much has been written about the encounter of these two cultures‚ which would sooner or later bring about a painful clash. Because of their so different cultures‚ only one would prevail. The colonists as a group‚ depending on their beliefs‚ had harsh policy toward Native Americans. Native Americans‚ on the other hand‚ structured their lives on beliefs‚ which had no common base ground with

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