The American Indian is a very unique and integral part of Amreican history‚with a very rich and beautiful cultural background.There are over 558 federally recognized tribes in America right now‚and another 126 who have applied for federal recognition.At the time of first contact with Europeans‚ the United states was fully occupied by Indian Nations and some 300 Indian languages existed‚approximately 106 of which are still spoken.The diversity and hetrogeneity of the American Indian community cannot
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When the Euro-Americans started to settle America they forced the Native Americans to adapt their culture and religion. The settlers were very serious about their Christian religion. They thought it was the one true faith and all people should believe in it. Euro-Americans actually feared the Native Americans because they felt that Native Americans were evil because they didn’t have a religion. What the Euro-Americans didn’t understand was that the Native Americans did have a religion and their own
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of the word “tradition” as stated by Merriam Webster dictionary is “a way of thinking‚ behaving‚ or doing something that has been used by the people in a particular group‚ family‚ society‚ etc.‚ for a long time” (Merriam Dictionary) more often than not traditions are centered around positive situations‚ experiences and feelings. Typically‚ when discussing violence one does not think “tradition”. The two things have no correlation‚ as violence is associated with negatives and tradition positives.
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Though Cooper shared some of the same values and ideas‚ he held an admiration for the frontier‚ wilderness and the woodsman. It seemed as though he believed in white supremacy to an extent but at the same time held a view of awe and respect for Native Americans. This ambivalence towards racism between Whites and Indians is shown numerously throughout the book and it is also apparent that Cooper held responsibility‚ determination‚ honor‚ and courage in high regard.
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Week 2 Questions Post your answers to the following questions here. 1. What physical characteristics were essential to the locations where early Native American settlements were established? 2. Early cities in the colonies were settled by Europeans from what countries? 3. African Americans migrated to Northern and Midwestern cities during what periods in U.S. history? 4. What factors helped facilitate suburbanization and white flight from central cities after WWII? 5. What are the
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assassinated for their religion. Before the Holocaust‚ indigenous Americans had their own holocaust too. Many of them were imprisoned‚ assassinated; land and possessions were taken away from them. Indigenous American’s created their own civilization and culture‚ political mythology does not allow exposure‚ and they experience the conquest and genocide. Many scholars focus on the holocaust‚ but there’s also the American Holocaust. The American Holocaust can the first example of conquer and genocide‚ excluding
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should treasure and something that we should remember. We can also learn a lesson from the past‚ a lesson which can help us to pursue the future with confidence. In this lesson we will learn to appreciate the beauty of Anglo-Saxon literature; A one of a kind literature which showcases different views and values of life. Literary History of English People BRITON English race shaped itself through the occupation of several distinct people that occupied their places; like Great Britain. Celts-
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and the American wilderness liked and respected Native Americans. They even interbred with them and sold them guns‚ which was very often illegal. Traders had a special status in Native American society. A trader could travel thousands of miles in his canoe without once being robbed or molested. Contrast that with Europe‚ where anyone from another town was fair game. However‚ the English settlers‚ after a very brief period of good relations in Massachusetts‚ came to loathe Native Americans. There
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Mercedes Courtenay Professor Hess ENG 241 October 4‚ 2012 How Europeans Change the Native Americans When Europeans first explored western Virginia in the late 1600s‚ they discovered few Native Americans. However‚ their presence‚ their goods‚ and their customs had affected many Indians. These changes had shifted the Native Americans and the Europeans in survival‚ resources‚ dominancy and rivalry. At the same time‚ the Europeans had a strong interest in enabling the Indians to acquire valuable
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The Sociology of Native Americans and Early American Colonists Culture Clash: Native Americans and European American Colonials Gender‚ Class‚ & Race in Early America Before the arrival of the first European settlers‚ numerous tribes of Native Americans were allowed to establish themselves across the American continents in isolation and without interruption from outside forces. When the Mayflower finally arrived in 1620‚ the English settlers and Native Americans were so vastly different it is
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