Since the fifteenth century when the first Anglo-American explorers came to explore the New World with all its land‚ riches and resources‚ settlers have struggled with peacefully cohabiting with the Native American people who inhabited these lands long before Christopher Columbus had even sailed the ocean blue. Native Americans helped settlers when they first arrived; teaching them how to grow crops‚ weave baskets‚ and make shelter. But tensions quickly rose as settlers became greedy for land and
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Native Americans in California Missions Spanish wanted to colonize some of America‚ just like the Europeans. Building religious based Missions all throughout California was a way for them to maintain ultimate social‚ political‚ and economic control. Spanish explorers arrived on the border of California during the 16th century. The very first Franciscan mission was built in San Diego during 1769. By 1833‚ twenty two Spanish Missions existed from Southern California to Northern California. Native
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expression in the Native American way of life for hundreds‚ even thousands of years. Most art was created as a symbol‚ such as a bear‚ walrus‚ eagle‚ or people. The materials to make this artwork varied from rocks‚ feathers‚ cloth‚ clay‚ and fabric.Native American art has many regions and all of them are different with with how their art is made and presented. One of the regions in the Native American is the Native American arts have become collected and marketed by Americans and Europeans. some
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Many Native American tribes responded to the changes through violence and resistance due to the unfair mistreatments and laws that were forced upon them. As the second industrial revolution grew‚ it threatened the important cultures and values that many Native American tribes shared. As the Indian tribes clashed with the white settlers‚ extreme violence broke out between the two groups‚ killing ninety percent‚ along with diseases‚ of the Native Americans years later. One of the biggest threat to
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A current issue involving the Native Americans and the federal government is the settling of Cobell vs. Salazar Lawsuit filed in 1996. The lawsuit alleged illegal conduct in the management of Native American money held in trust accounts and managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The trust was established to allow nontribal groups to use Native American lands. The trust contains money from oil and gas production‚ coal production‚ grazing leases‚ and timber sales. Elouise Cobell was the treasurer
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Following the European invasion in America‚ Native Americans came to endure many problems. While some have faded‚ others still linger on in their lives. The issue of alcohol and alcoholism is one of them. From settlers using it to deceive‚ to today’s issues on the reservation‚ alcohol has played a devastating role in the lives of Native Americans. Knowing how the issue of alcohol became such a predominate part of Native Americans lives will allow us to spawn ideas on how to end the problem. Before
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bright and positive time when leaders wanted to claim new land for their country. But‚ what of the people that were already settled in America where Columbus had been so quick to claim for Spain? These people were the real settlers of America‚ the Native Americans as they would be called later on in history. For a long time in America’s history and even up until I was in Elementary School‚ it was being taught that Christopher Columbus was in fact the discoverer of America. The truth‚ as we all know
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There are many similarities and differences between Native American literature and Puritan literature. Both cultures valued work to some degree. Puritan literature was written plainly to reflect their plain lives‚ while Native American literature was decorated with colorful expressions‚ reflecting wilderness life. The Puritans‚ unlike the Native Americans‚ who lived slow paced lives‚ tried to glorify God in their every action. The similarities and differences present themselves in many ways.
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Controversy on Native American Mascots Bigotry and mockery are two concepts that the United States has fought with since its creation‚ and it seemed that it was disappearing‚ but it hasn’t. Many schools‚ of all levels‚ are using a Native American mascot to represent their sporting teams and this has brought much controversy over the truth behind these mascots. This idea is the mocking a heritage for money and amusement of others. It does not‚ in any way‚ represent the truth behind Native American modern
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The Conflict of Europeans and Native Americans After watching the movie The Snow Walker‚ I was very intrigued by how welcoming the Native American tribe known as Inuit was to the white man. However‚ in the movie Dances With Wolves the Sioux tribe was not as trusting and welcoming to the white man. My curiosity grew even more after watching and comparing both movies as to the differences in these two tribes and their attitudes towards the white man. America Colonization Upon the European’s discovery
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