Since the arrival of Columbus in 1492‚ American Indians have been in a continuous struggle with diseases. It may not be small pox anymore‚ but illnesses are still haunting the native population. According to statistics‚ Native Americans have much higher rates of disease than the overall population. This includes a higher death rate from alcoholism‚ tuberculosis‚ and diabetes than any other racial or ethnic group. Recent studies by Indian health experts show that diabetes among Indian youth ages
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upon the tribes and cultures of Native Americans‚ through mass indoctrination of its youths. Primary support will be drawn from Jorge Noriega’s work‚ "American Indian Education in the United States." The paper will then culminate with my personal views on the subject‚ with ideas of if and how the United States might make reparations to its victims. In lieu of the well known and brutal "Indian Wars‚" there is a means of cultural destruction of Native Americans‚ which began no later than 1611.
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The Government had agreed to deal with the Natives through "formal treaties"‚ but a lot of changes were made as the government erased and redrew treaty line after treaty line‚ making their way more towards West. However‚ many Americans felt respect towards the Indians. They wanted them to be part of their society so they tried to Christianize them‚ civilize them‚ gave them the chance to attain literacy. Some Tribes resisted and some followed‚ especially the "Five Civilized Tribes"-which included
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The Reason Why the Plains Tribes Almost Lost the Buffalos The Great Plains in the United States is home to many Native American tribes. Those tribes have different cultural practices‚ food‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ and languages‚ but they had some things in common. Since they lived on the Great Plains‚ they used the same resources interchangeably. They used animals for many of their survival needs. The Blackfeet is among some of the larger tribes in the Plains. Even though they relied on a few
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The development of Native American civilizations in the New World differed from those in the Old World because they did not have the resources transport and communicate like the Old World did. The New World did not have horses or any other draft animals‚ so they relied on man power alone. Major civilizations were not all located along major rivers‚ and due to the difficulties traveling presented them with‚ had very poor communication with one another. They were also faced with the disadvantage of
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Native Americans live in their own world and own community‚ owning casinos‚ private housing and just recently an amusement park in the makings. With approximately 2.1 million Native Americans in the United States‚ 566 nationally recognized and 10 separate cultures‚ we make up roughly 0.6 percent of the American population today. The 10 different cultures are the Arctic‚ the Subarctic‚ the Northeast‚ the Southeast‚ the Plains‚ the Southwest‚ the Great basin‚ California‚ the Northwest Coast and the
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the land before them known as Native Americans. At first things were well between the Europeans and the Native Americans‚ but the Europeans had such prejudice towards the Indians. This then led to conflict‚ mistrust‚ and violence. Based on the initial encounters between Native Americans and Europeans being negative‚ I propose that greed and bias could’ve been avoided by communication. A problematic act that occurred was the Europeans’ greed towards the Native Americans. The Europeans would take what
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Today is Thursday December 16‚ 1773. The air seems to have a cold crisp to it‚ and the wind sending chills down your spine. Winter here in Boston was always cold‚ but the worst part of this winter was that parliament had just appealed all other taxes on us colonists‚ except for the tea. This past year has been miserable‚ taxes on tea‚ clothing‚ textiles‚ and food‚ this has resulted the patriots resenting England’s parliament and the once cherished King. The stress of paying for these overly priced
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In the black shadow of the night there was a shattering scream. The scream was owned to my mother. As I woke‚ my eyes became more and more clear. When my eyes adjusted to the darkness I saw my mom being hovered over by my father.My eyes started to run like the creek next to our village. My mother was assassinated by someone in the Shawnee tribe. I saw the blood running down her sides. The shape of a long‚ dark‚ worn out‚ splintered spear pierced her chest. My father had a soft heaving voice. “Go
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Storytelling and its Importance In Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony‚ the use of storytelling is quite prevalent. Within the framework of Ceremony there are references of the tradition of Native American storytelling along with the progression of telling a story. Storytelling within the Native American culture is oral‚ traditionally. The method of storytelling within Ceremony at the beginning lays down the framework of the entire book. Silko starts out the novel with a series of stories. The
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