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    Native American Music

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    Native American music has many different musical styles. Within every Native American tribe there is a variety of musical styles and instruments. In response to the research that I have conducted‚ there are three main musical styles that are going to be my point of focus. The Sioux Grass Dance‚ the Zuni Lullaby‚ and the Iroquois Quiver Dance are the principal methods which contribute to Native American music. The Sioux Grass Dance is considered to be the most popular style of Native

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    Benjamin Franklin‚ ambassador to France No effective British blockade of American Coast 2) Locke and the enlightenment George Washington Saratoga‚ October 1777; led to French Alliance Patrick Henry “Give me Liberty or give me Death” John Adams‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ John Jay Trenton‚ December 1776 4) Thomas Paine‚ Common Sense and The Crisis American geographical expanse Valley Forge‚ 1777-78 British occupation of American cities- New York‚ Philadelphia‚ Charleston‚ Savannah Baron Von Steuben

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    Native American Spirituality The purpose of this essay is to present the spiritual world of the Native Americans‚ which is one of the oldest forms of Spirituality that exists on earth. The main reason why I have chosen this topic is because I want to find out more information about their spiritual dimension and perhaps to understand better the main differences between our religion and theirs. In order to better observe this aspect‚ I will be analyzing the religious beliefs of three Native

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    Native Americans’ Struggles. American colonists and the Native Americans of North America encountered a difficult relationship with one another. American colonists began to view the vast expanse of lands controlled by Native Americans as desirable and could now use Natives to acquire land for development. As the rapidly growing United States began to move towards the South‚ white settlers were confronted by the Indian nations‚ which became an obstacle in the way of their plight to acquire land to

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    Native American Storytelling Paper Rashmi Price ENG/301 August 26‚ 2013 Dr. Gregory Beatty Native American Storytelling Paper Native American literature is considered by many as the traditional written and oral literature of Native cultures around the world. Many of these literatures are transmitted over periods of time by storytellers. This particular literature has many features that includes a mixture of oral tradition techniques along with tribal mythology. The majority

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    Native American Mascots

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    Stones and Sports Team Names”‚ he mentions the 1995 MLB World Series where the Atlanta Braves defeated the Cleveland Indians. Since then‚ it has jokingly been referred to as the “Politically Incorrect World Series” due to both teams stereotypical Native American mascots. Growing up‚ the Braves achieved dominance on the baseball diamond‚ which prompted every kid my age to wear the Tomahawk and make the “Braves” t-ball team. I was introduced to the Cleveland Indians by the comedy movie‚ Major League and

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    How Important are Native Americans in the Past‚ Present‚ and Future? Many people in today’s world do not realize just how important Native Americans were to our country many years ago and they definitely do not realize the impact they have made in our present time. This is why I made the title “How Important are Native Americans in the Past Present and Future.” This lack of knowledge in regards to Native American impacts is largely caused by the school systems in our country. They tend to leave

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    The Native American Struggle The way of life for the Native Americans changed greatly when the settlers arrived but they fought strongly to hold onto their sacred beliefs. No amount of influence or interference from the Europeans could change what the American Indians believed in. The natives fought long and hard to try to preserve their heritage and their lifestyles. While they are still given a small portion of land to live on‚ the plight of the Native American people has been going on since

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    Collin Brooke Term paper Native American Reparations: Pro or Con? The subject of paying some sort of reparations to Native Americans is a hot topic‚ and views range from the popular Fox News commentator Glen Beck who is very against reparations to the University of Colorado former Professor‚ Ward Churchill who is for reparations. President Obama himself has also put of his input on the topic with speeches both during the Presidential campaign and after his Inauguration. This paper seeks to

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    Native American Religion

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    Native American Religion Instructor: Michael Bogart Olga Lydia Cockroft The Native American’s where the first to inhabit the Americas. When we speak about religion in the America’s the first people we will look back to are the Native Americans. We will always look to our history to know where we come from and our backgrounds. Before there was colonist or anyone here in the Americas the Native Americans called this land home. Native Americans have a great background of religion. They believed

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