problems that Native Americans face in this day and age. These problems first started when the Europeans discovered the Americas and encountered the Native Americans. The Native Americans were nice and welcoming to the explorers‚ but the Europeans quickly took advantage of that. The Europeans invaded and took over the Native American land and claimed it as their own without giving the Native Americans something as trade or even considering how it would affect them. The Native Americans still face the
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A chilly wind had blown over the harbor. I held my gun at my side. My mind and body were alert. There had been reports of strange ships out in the lake. My gun was loaded. Out in the forest‚ I saw shapes moving. I picked up my gun and started to walk toward the shapes. I was careful to not let them know they had caught my attention. The figures stopped. They turned and sprinted away. They saw me. Who are they? I sprinted after them. They were going toward the river. I realized they had gone away
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Over the last several thousand years there have been the rise and fall of different kingdoms‚ monarchies‚ and rules; with that‚ there have been the rise and fall of different religions throughout the world. Originally humans communicated through stories passed down through the generations and the paintings on the walls. Aboriginal people never wrote or documented their stories and rituals; it was all passed down by word of mouth. It was relayed down from parents to their children‚ to their children
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Native American Mascots: Keep Them for the Win or Throw Them in the Bin? When imaging a mascot‚ the first image to appear in my head is my high school mascot which is a tiger. In addition‚ I think of the attributes it represents‚ such as pride‚ honor‚ power‚ and determination; however‚ alongside these thoughts come the memories of the ridiculous mascot in the tiger costume messing around at pep rallies and of the stripes painted on the bodies of tailgaters who would go out and “roar” at the football
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Women in Native American Music has varied throughout the years. According to Beverley Diamond’s journal‚ Native American Contemporary Music: The Women‚ women’s roles have changed in recent years that has given strength to indigenous women’s voices (Diamond‚ pg. 388). In Diamond’s journal‚ she mentions a music gathering in Boston that showed her the prevalence of women in Native American music today (Diamond‚ pg. 387). Diamond states that at the concert she realized that‚ “Native American women in
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English Period 1 November 8‚ 2013 Racism against Native Americans in the 1900’s Today‚ when one thinks of racism‚ they think of African Americans or Hispanics. Believe it or not‚ there was other racism. Native Americans lived with racism throughout the 1900’s. This is overlooked by many Americans. It is a lost part of history. In the Indian Killer‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the city shows discrimination towards the Native American’s. They use a Native American as a scapegoat for a killer that the police have
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surrounds the horrific rape of an innocent Native American mother‚ Geraldine‚ as well as the murder and abuse of Mayla‚ a young Native American woman. The theme of abuse of Native Americans‚ in particular‚ women‚ is essential to the plot. It is the painful reality of Native American life: that these peoples have been systematically and egregiously mishandled‚ attacked‚ and abused. I was interested to see how prevalent the violence against both Native American women and men was. I wanted to know the
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Native Americans were the first people to have arrived in America‚ and to have built an establishment in America. Many people have a stereotype on how they lived and still live currently‚ and many Native Americans don’t consent to that at all. The way many people believe that the Native Americans lived a nomadic type of lifestyle‚ such as hunting large animals for food‚ using animal parts to create clothing‚ and many other actions. This article that the author has wrote is very convincing on how
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the evolution of Native American culture. Thesis: Modern Native American traditions reflect the history of struggle‚ strife and triumph they experienced in history. Introduction: As most of us know‚ Native American’s have a rich history of struggle and also triumph. Many modern Native American traditions reflect the story and struggle Native American’s experienced. These stories are filled with tradition closely tied to Mother Nature. I’m sure many of you have seen Native American art and objects
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of Native Americans an act of genocide? Native Americans once lived in peace‚ but then European colonists such as Christopher Columbus began to invade their land. At first‚ the Natives and them treated each other with respect‚ but soon after‚ Columbus turned on the Natives ’ and used their generosity to his advantage. Aside from brutal acts of abuse‚ murder‚ and thief‚ they also brought diseases such as small pox and measles which slowly began to wipe out their population. Millions of Natives suffered
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