SOCI3093.50 March 18‚ 2013 Professor Thomas Native American Woman: Zitkala-Sa The month of March is Women’s History Month and one of my favorite months of the year. This month has the opportunity to entice people learn about women from all races‚ ethnicities‚ and backgrounds‚ and encourage women to admire those who’ve made a difference. There are many Native American women who’ve fought and died for the rights of their tribe and sex‚ but
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The issue of racial stereotyping in cinema has largely been discussed by critics over the course of cinematic history. The negative portrayal of the Native American‚ for example‚ is rampant in the early Western film genre. Native Americans are‚ more often than not‚ portrayed as vicious savages‚ hell-bent on senselessly scalping and murdering as many ‘innocent’ (white?) American settlers as possible. Individuals of a darker skin colour‚ such as the African American‚ are also victims of negative stereotyping
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socially and vocationally” (Dictionary.com). Why do so many native people view alcohol as the medication to resolve their troubles? To many natives‚ alcohol is a form of self-preservation against the cruelties of everyday life. However‚ their effort to escape everyday reality through alcohol is proven to only be a temporary fix and does not heal them of their troubles. This research paper’s aim is to examine how alcoholism is affecting the native community. First‚
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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 Native Americans had to deal with during the Civil War. First‚ we will discover who were
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David Phillips Hansen’s new book‚ Native Americans‚ the Mainline Church‚ and the Quest for Interracial Justice (Chalice Press‚ $29.99)‚ is a sobering and important exploration of the historical‚ theological‚ and social relationships between the church and native peoples. Hansen’s objective is straightforward: “first‚ to expose and deconstruct the causes of the church’s war on indigenous cultures; and second to identify and define key theological‚ political‚ and economic foundations for the church’s
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In Cannon Ball‚ North Dakota there’s a land called Standing Rock Sioux reservation and that’s where the USACE wants to put a pipeline in. The Standing Rock Sioux reservation is a Native American sacred and burial ground. The Native Americans don’t want them putting the pipeline in because‚ it’ll contaminate their clean water and bother the people who were buried there. At first‚ the pipeline wasn’t a big deal and then the USACE wouldn’t cooperate and the THPO sued them which caused a very big problem
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of Americans. As much as the Great Depression caused suffering for white Americans‚ the hardships shyrocketed for racial minorities‚ including African Americans‚ Mexican Americans‚ Native Americans‚ and Asian Americans. In 1933 the general unemployment rate in the United States was over 25 percent. At the same time‚ unemployment rates for various American minorities ranged up to 50 percent or more. No group was harder hit than African Americans. By 1932‚ approximately half of black Americans experienced
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prevalence and correlates of mental disorders among Native American women in primary care. This summary will include the objectives‚ the methods‚ the results‚ and the conclusions. American Indian and Alaska Native women who presented for primary care were examined the lifetime and the past-year prevalence and correlates of common mental disorder. Limited information exists about the prevalence of mental illness among American Indian women and Alaska Native women‚ because the two major US prevalence studies
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superior than the other. For many years race has been a long standing issue in this world. It has been going on since the the 15th century. During this time the white race were the ones that received all of the privileges. Unlike Native Americans who had very little privileges during this time. The privileges they did have depended on where they lived and what century it was. In fact in some parts of the world Native Americans had no privileges and were treated very inhumanely by the white race
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Louisiana Purchase: The purchase of Louisiana from the French was massive because it had a different effect on many people which included women‚ Native Americans‚ and enslaved African Americans. The women never really had a reason to think on such an opinion that was man based. Since‚ their only thoughts should be on the home‚ children‚ and cooking food‚ not something as land in which business comes into play in life. The quote “It’s all about land” but what would women do with it since work did
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