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    the explorations. The Europeans spread many diseases to the Native Americans. Those diseases were: Smallpox‚ Measles‚ Malaria‚ Yellow Fever‚ Influenza‚ Chicken pox‚ Syphilis‚ Polio‚ Hepatitis‚ and Encephalitis. Because of the diseases‚ millions of Native Americans were killed. Native American civilizations were also destroyed. European powers built up extensive overseas empires. Large amounts of Europeans moved to America. Native American crops were also brought back to Europe. During that time‚ the

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    Stereotypes have always plagued the American Indians. Whether it be as bloodthirsty savages or as “The Noble Re Man” who lives in peace and harmony. Although they are portrayed as many things that they are not‚ the dominant group uses their likeness to advertise sports teams and to even sell cars. The American Indians have not benefited from any of this. “Europeans believed the original inhabitants of America were heathens and savages who needed to be civilized through Christianity and European

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    cultures apart from each other. Deanna is Native American and I am Hispanic/American‚ we keep many of our traditions that are not only part of our culture but also of our identity. Those are the traditions we don’t only want to pass down to our children/future children because we find them important but also it part of who we are. Yet‚ we still have that American culture having some part of our identity‚ even though we might never feel completely Americans because we are part of two different worlds

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    Native American Alcoholism

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    There are 5.2 million Native Americans in the United States. 1 in 10 of those Native Americans die for alcohol-related reasons. Alcoholism spreads like the plague. Because of this‚ it can be hard for children on the reservations to find positive role models. Which can be why many Native Americans grow up to be alcoholics as well. “Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community” -Sherman Alexie. This quote means that it’s always a balance between being

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    Native American culture is an evolving topic for people who consider themselves Natives now but throughout the history of their ancestors they have been forced to define themselves over and over again. The culture that exists today is not the same one that existed but has changed due to the events going on in the world around them and the desire to fit in a constantly changing world. Most of what has survived time from the Native American legacy is the things that now define what Native Americans

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    happened in the lives of Native Americans in the 1600s? What were their superstitions? What were their traditions? What did they dress like? What language did they speak? We all know that today‚ some of them have lost their urge to keep the traditions alive- they have lost their faith in mother earth. But‚ the real question in all of this remains: how much do we know? Back then‚ native people understood that it was always important for them to honour their ancestors. If you were native‚ it didn’t matter

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    Seunghyeo Yoo(Amelia) In July 30th‚ I went to the Native American Museum to study Native Americans in early century. It was very interesting experience because I had never gone to the Native American Museum and also‚ I studied about one native tribe before visiting. I was studying about Cheyenne that are one of the groups of indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their language is of the Algonquian language family and they comprise two Native American which are Suhtai and Tsitsrstas. The best thing

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    Eva Benson US History Mr. Fazzio Due: December 7‚ 2012 Treatment of Native Americans From the very beginning of American history‚ settlers have poorly treated the Native Americans. As some people know‚ “poorly” is an understatement. The treatment of the indigenous people was horrible during the 1800s from being forced to move west‚ having laws made against them by the government‚ and mass murder‚ even though that isn’t what our history books like to tell us today. In 1804‚ fur trading was established

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    it is once again needed by the community. In the past‚ one sees how capitalism aided in the removal of Native Americans‚ now‚ today this is seen once again as history repeats itself. Before the white man had any influence on Native Americans‚ life was great for them. Their economy was largely

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    Native American Heritage

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    Ahwahneechee‚ the Native American people‚ who have lived on the land 8‚000-10‚000 years ago (Hamilton 12). It also tells the history of the European- American settlers who travel to the Yosemite Valley in the mid-1800’s‚ to mine the land and seek their fortunes (Hamilton 12). According to US Parks website‚ “the native people of Yosemite had a rich heritage and culture of traditions‚ religion‚ songs‚” and live fairly peacefully in the Sierra Nevada foothill‚ until the arrival of Euro-American miners (US

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