“From the fact that the Indians are barbarians it does not necessarily follow that they are incapable…” (de Las Casas 3). In For the Record‚ it starts off right away in this section of how the Europeans while not sure of what to make of the Indians they knew that these were not the savages as some had described. De Las Casas goes on to describe of a people that were both loyal and committed to the community and to their fellow man. De Las Casas main adversary‚ Gines Sepulveda‚ failed to see the
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Smallpox was a disease that affected many of the Native people in America. What is smallpox really‚ have you wondered? It’s considered one of the most destructive diseases in history because of all of its deaths. It was a disease that was spreading everywhere in America after it was brought from European countries. Smallpox is a rapidly spreading disease. There were different types of vaccines‚ but still tough for some Indians. Smallpox was split differently with how rare and deathly it was
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However‚ though there is a wide spectrum of native religions in the Americas‚ most of them tend to be less hierarchical and more flexible than Christianity. If you asked most Indians in some respectful manner‚ I think you’d find most of them wouldn’t have a problem reconciling a philosophical belief that we have lived here since time immemorial with natural evidence that we arrived here at least 20‚000 years ago. Why shouldn’t they both be true? The Creator is great‚ we don’t always understand the
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The winter wind blows cold across my fur pelt yet I am warm surrounded by those I know and our nomadic settlement fire. Our small‚ traveling clan has settled in southwestern Ohio for the winter. We are happy for now though we experience many dangers as the days grow colder. We have prepared for the changing season‚ ensuring that our food stores were full and our shelters would stand against the harsh weather to come. We have learned from the stories of winters before us. The clan elders speak of
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In the late 19th century‚ Americans started settling in the West rapidly. Just like Americans‚ Indians had their way of things. Once Americans settled problems started to occur. The problems between them were how they both thought about land‚ thoughts on religion‚ and disease. These problems showed how the Native Americans and the white settlers interacted. The first difference in the way they interacted was how they thought about land. To the white settlers‚ owning land was extremely important
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The relationship between the Americans and the Native Americans had been tumultuous for some time. The Americans insisted on recklessly encroaching on Indian land and the Indians were forced to defend it. The Rocky Mountain Fur Company’s fur traders were licensed to trade only to do trade with the Indians‚ but they set out to trap and hunt instead. What they didn’t realize was that two Indians had been killed just a few weeks prior in a skirmish with the Missouri Fur Company and the situation in
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In 1519 in ancient Mexico‚ several Native American tribes lived among their friends and family. They all lived under the direction of their chief‚ and had never encountered the presence of other ethnic groups beyond Native Americans. Indian beliefs were based off of spiritual guidance from mother earth and their elders. They loved and respected the land and their people. Indians appreciated all the land‚ animals and people they came into contact with for they believed in treating all people equal
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There is no doubt that the introduction of Europeans from overseas had a major and lasting impact on the Native American Indians throughout the Americas. Trade with the newly arrived white man affected any and all aspects of Indian life. Now introduced to new materials‚ tools‚ weapons‚ and pathogens things were in a whirlwind. Indians lifestyle and the way they went about their international diplomacy and warfare changed and would never be the same again. One of the most culturally significant actions
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world” was inhabited after all. However‚ they did not view the inhabitants as people‚ they viewed them as savages and slaves. The natives were just as surprised to see the Europeans. The natives thought that the Europeans were gods when they first saw them because they were white and were riding horses‚ neither of those had been seen by the natives
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Each Native American tribe has its own special traditions for ceremonies and music however‚ they all tie their music into spiritual beliefs and it is traditional for percussion instruments to be use. It is typical that in their ceremonies‚ they embrace the earth by not wearing shoes‚ so their feet are in the ground‚ wear costumes and dance to their music. The men tend to lead the ceremonies and the women are usually vocables. I found the Water Drum to be particular interesting. With the belief in
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