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    aspects of the American Revolution lead to the Native American genocide? The aspects of the American Revolution can strongly be held liable for the Native American Genocide During the American Revolution‚ the newly founded United States competed with the British for independence and the rights to the Native American nations‚ located east of the Mississippi River. A majority of the Natives sided with the British‚ in hopes of ceasing further expansion on their land by the Americans‚ by defeating them

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    on The Native American Boarding Schools‚ the National Government decided that Native Americans will be assimilating into white American culture. The intent existed to turn Native Americans Indians to imitate white men in a liberal civilizing mission. The government wanted the Native Americans to learn English and be domestic. In 1875‚ Captain Pratt decided to take a group of Indians‚ suspected of murdering white settlers and put them in a boarding school. Pratt moved the Native Americans to Fort

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    Understanding Children and Adolescents in Selected Cultural Groups: Native American Children in the United States Cassidy Krauskopf Adrian FarruggiaCaitlin Anderson Texas Tech University Abstract To be successful in teaching Native American students it is critical that teachers find ways to raise students’ self-esteem. Starting with several ways‚ including expecting all of your students to succeed‚ emphasizing strengths‚ having a comfortable classroom‚ giving students respect and always holding

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    has been of the biggest issue in the American history. Since the time of colonization human has been victims of hate crime. In most of the cases of hate crimes‚ victims don’t report this crime because lack of criminalization. Minorities/powerless groups are the most common victims of hate crime and sometimes their rights are not protected as majority group. In the beginning of the American history‚ violence against Native Americans was accepted. Native American were legally murders‚ assault‚ raped

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    Native American Mascots Imagine yourself at a sporting event. You are enjoying the last bite of your foot-long hot dog‚ anticipating the moment the half time show will begin. Out comes the shoe-less‚ plaid-shirt wearing‚ ripped and dirty blue jean sporting mascot. His name is “Billy Bob-- the wildest hillbilly in the boondocks.” He goes running around‚ chugging down his fake moonshine and spitting tobacco. Being a native of Appalachia‚ you find yourself upset‚ and state this to be extremely

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    explorers that sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to discover a new kind of world. The Native Americans believed the Europeans were ruthless marauders. The truth is that both the Europeans and Native Americans’ viewpoints were right. The Americas were unknown and nonexistent to Europeans until their courageous explorers braved the crossing of the Atlantic to find it. To Native Americans‚ Europeans were invaders that had no right to cross into their home lands and force rule upon them. Spain was the first

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    late 1800’s‚ the few Native Americans that were left in the United States were almost completely extinguished. Many different things contributed to their near-extinction‚ some intentional and some unintentional. Some tribes went willingly‚ and some fought to the death. But in the end‚ it was proven that Native Americans and settlers could not live together in peace‚ and Native Americans were the ones at loss. A number of American inventions indirectly hurt the Native Americans. In 1874‚ Joseph

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    The Government had agreed to deal with the Natives through "formal treaties"‚ but a lot of changes were made as the government erased and redrew treaty line after treaty line‚ making their way more towards West. However‚ many Americans felt respect towards the Indians. They wanted them to be part of their society so they tried to Christianize them‚ civilize them‚ gave them the chance to attain literacy. Some Tribes resisted and some followed‚ especially the "Five Civilized Tribes"-which included

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    Native Americans live in their own world and own community‚ owning casinos‚ private housing and just recently an amusement park in the makings. With approximately 2.1 million Native Americans in the United States‚ 566 nationally recognized and 10 separate cultures‚ we make up roughly 0.6 percent of the American population today. The 10 different cultures are the Arctic‚ the Subarctic‚ the Northeast‚ the Southeast‚ the Plains‚ the Southwest‚ the Great basin‚ California‚ the Northwest Coast and the

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    now are mascots that are Native American based. There are multiple ethical issues that have been brought up over using these mascots. Using Native American objects or even the Native American people as a mascot is a racial issue‚ and the stereotypical images of the Native Americans affect

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