The Coming Together Of Two Worlds The Encounter between the Europeans and Native Americans was one of mutual cultural that brought both several favorable and unfortunate outcomes to each other. These two different cultures exchanged many ideas that changed the ways they had once lived before. When these two different worlds collided they were both introduced to multiple crops and animals they had never seen‚ tasted‚ or even heard of. Numerous crops that grow around the world today came from the
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Native Americans are a group of people with a variety of political structures and numerous ways of life. Most people envision Native Americans as uncivilized; however‚ this is often an overlooked topic and there are multiple pieces of evidence to prove they are civilized people. The Native Americans were civilized in many forms‚ they lived in harmony among nature until the white men kicked them off their land. The meaning of civilized is for a group of people to have well-organized laws and rules
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Environment Native Americans believe that illness is an imbalance of body mind and spirit. They also have a strong relationship with the earth and believes what it has to offer has healing powers. Space Native American’s have a strong belief that space has no boundaries. Time The Native American concept of time is intuitive and flexible. Most Native Americans are oriented to living in the present rather than focusing on the future. They have an emphasis on immediate gratification. Time is linked
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the majority of a population. Native Americans are seen as a minority in the United States because they have a different ethnic background than the majority of the population. Present day Native Americans face the hardships of poverty‚ and difficulties of financial stability. Numerous reservations are treated unfairly‚ and don’t meet educational requirements nor housing. The poverty filled environment on Indian reservations had a powerful influence on the Native Americans’ expectations of their future
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European’s view that they were savages‚ Native American lives were steeped in culture. They had an abundance of technological advances and ways to make their lives easier. From their day to day lives‚ they lived off the land as hunters‚ fishers‚ and farmers. This‚ in turn‚ led to constant moving from place to place to find better land and soil for their agricultural needs. Land as they saw it was a common resource for all‚ not a privilege for some. Native Americans were not devoted to accumulation of
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In the 1800s‚ Native Americans suffered against great oppression in which the American Government attempted to terminate tribes‚ and eliminate their sacred cultures. Many considered indigenous people to be “savages” and created racial slurs to make them believe they are inferior to the whites. Unfortunately‚ Native Americans continue to be subjected to racism in a country that was once theirs. Conflict in which sport teams‚ and pop culture use Native Americans as mascots‚ has been largely debated
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their culture‚ traditions‚ and practices as inferior to those of Europeans. For example‚ their religions and cultures were considered inferior so they were Christianized and westernized‚ respectively. Traditionally‚ both the Sub-Saharan and Native American religions bear similar characteristics. For example‚ they both believe in the idea of a creator god with supporting‚ lesser gods. In addition‚ both cultures believe in animism and the importance of a burial‚ burial rites‚ and rituals. Also‚ within
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Most people first learn about Native Americans in their American history classes. They learn about the arrival of British settlers in the 17th century‚ and how they interacted violently‚ and sometimes non-violently‚ with the indigenous groups. Later on in the course‚ they learn about how President Andrew Jackson forcefully relocated the Cherokee Indians in the “Trail of Tears.” Rarely do classes broach the subject of pre-Columbian America‚ a time when the combined population of North and South
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The relationship between the puritan settlers and the native Americans changed overtime between 1620 and 1676. In 1620‚ when the first Puritan settlers arrived on the mayflower‚ the two groups were apprehensive to meet each other. When they first truly met‚ they made agreements with each other. One group of natives‚ the Wampanoags‚ had a strong bond with the settlers. The group effectively saved the pilgrims from starvation and other hostile tribes. The Pilgrims and the Wampanoags had a strong bond
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remove the Native Americans from their territory in the South. This was also a chance for him to expand the American territory out more. When the Natives heard of this‚ they had thought of it to be threatening their territory where they live. Jackson had thought that he was doing the Native Americans a favor but the Natives had thought it to be an act of war. Jackson’s Native American removal policy was not beneficial to both American citizens and Native Americans only to the American citizens and
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