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    Research into Native American Women and Berdachism: A Review of the Literature The purpose of this paper is to explore the lives and different roles of Native American women. In this paper we will discuss the term berdache‚ what it means and how it played an important role in the lives of Native American women. Furthermore we will be discussing an article by DRK‚ in titled A Native American Perspective on the Theory of Gender Continuum. This article will help us discover how berdachism seemed

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    Native American boarding schools An Indian boarding school refers to one of many schools that were established in the United States during the late 19th century to educate Native American youths according to Euro-American standards. These schools were primarily run by missionaries. These often proved traumatic to Native American children‚ who were forbidden to speak their native languages‚ taught Christianity and denied the right to practice their native religions‚ and in numerous other ways forced

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    Colleen-Marie Thompson Source Analysis HIS–340 Native American conflicts in Florida between the Seminoles‚ Timucua‚ and the colonists played a very important role in Florida’s history as well as the history of the United States. Early conflicts between these parties were associated with the “Indian problem” of faceable removal and relocation. For Florida‚ this led up to three of the bloodiest wars the country had ever seen; the Seminole Wars. These wars have since been labeled by some historians

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    Long before the United States became a nation in the Americas‚ Empires had risen and fallen‚ tribes had made their homes‚ and of course‚ established their culture. As foreigners settled their “new world‚” Native people were pushed away from the homes they had long since known. Going back much farther back than this however‚ there were other foreigners‚ that came not from the sea‚ but from the land‚ from the north. Most likely coming in waves through the Bering Strait from East Asia and Russia. Such

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    of the Native Americans- the Cherokee Nation Throughout the 19th century Native Americans were treated far less then respectful by the United States’ government. This was the time when the United States wanted to expand and grow rapidly as a land‚ and to achieve this goal‚ the Native Americans were “pushed” westward. It was a memorable and tricky time in the Natives’ history. The US government made many treatments with the Native Americans‚ making big changes on the Indian nation. Native Americans

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    Native Americans have always been a big part of my life. Ever since my first encounter in Fort Apache‚ Arizona in the year of 2008‚ I’ve been introduced to a new part of my life that most people don’t have. Recently I’ve received my tribal certificate from the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island and I’ve found out that I’m an eighth Native American from my mother’s side. My father is a mix of European descent but mostly he’s Hungarian. On the outside‚ I look like the stereotypical ’white’ person who

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    Values in Early American Literature "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with inherent and inalienable rights; that among these are life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness‚" says the Declaration of Independence. This phrase encompasses three major values shown throughout early American literature. The strong belief in religion‚ freedom‚ and a strong will for a better life. Each piece had one or more of these themes

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    religion‚ and each person has one thing in common. People come to America in search for a better life. The “American dream” is based on ideals that illustrates freedom‚ equality‚ and success‚ most importantly if you work hard enough you can obtain wealth. Although the “American dream” does not have any racial or gender requirements‚ it is not as easy for everyone to reach the “American dream”. Women are still fighting for equal pay. Latinos are mainly working in agricultural fields and are not offered

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    The American Dream originally promised to all who come to the United States is no longer fully accessible to many immigrants and is threatened further by the new trump administration. This is problematic because not only are immigrants still arriving in America with hopes in their hearts to better their lives or give their family a better future‚ but they are coming with nothing at hand and nowhere to go. Many immigrants still presume that America is still the country‚ it was during the 1920s when

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    For over 40‚000 years the Native American Indians have used a combination of religion‚ spirituality‚ rituals‚ and herbal medicines. Native Americans did not go a doctor to get medications prescribed to them they went to a medicine man. The treatment usually took weeks or longer to see effects. Some of the herbal remedies that were used by Native American Indian medicine men included teas‚ tinctures‚ and salves. An example for pain a medicine man would use the bark from a willow tree‚ which contains

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