Andrew J. Knight 3 December 2012 The Modern Native American Flute The modern Native American Flute produces beautiful and haunting melodies‚ often replicating the sounds of nature. It is similar in sound and purpose to its ancestors‚ such as the traditional Anasazi and Kokopelli flutes‚ but different in design and construction. With a unique sound production mechanism‚ this style of flute in fact is different from all other wind instruments the world over (Goss). Due to this uniqueness‚ they
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represent the Native Americans‚ tribes or cultures. The idea of having related names to the Native Americans seems respectful and honorable for most of the society as it is a tribute to the Indians that have arrived at this country first. The other side of society finds it degrading and racist to call the teams these names‚ but in reality‚ it is showing respect and honor for their culture. As of now‚ there are 2500 schools around the country that take pride in using Native American characters as
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20‚ 2005 Sociology 3365-001: Ethnic Minorities in America Systematic Racism of Native Americans One of the darkest subject matters in United States history is the government’s policy toward Native Americans. When European settlers first landed in North America they depended on Native Americans to give them food‚ trade for skins‚ and teach them how to gather food. Without the help of friendly Native Americans the possibility of any colony surviving‚ much less thriving‚ would be virtually impossible
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Native Americans and European Compare/Contrast Essay Europeans lived a much more modern way of life than the primitive lifestyle of Native Americans. Europeans referred to themselves as "civilized" and regarded Native Americans as "savage‚" "heathen‚" or "barbarian." Their interaction provoked by multiple differences led to misunderstanding and sometimes conflict. These two cultures‚ having been isolated from one another‚ exhibited an extensive variation in their ideals. Europeans and Native
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had drastically reduced the numbers of Native American by committing the same actions. Was genocide committed against the Native Americans? Many may argue the decline of the Native American population was caused by new diseases being introduced by the Europeans to which the native tribes had no immunity. Others argue forcing the Native Americans from their homes was a necessity for the development of this new land. However‚ the thousands of Native Americans killed during the Indian Removal Act can
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multi-billion dollar industry built on slot machines and card games. Gambling thrives on many Native American reservations. The impact of gambling reaches beyond reservation borders‚ providing jobs to the general public as well as income to Native American tribes. The early history of gambling on Native American reservations starts with a mobile home in 1972. Helen and Russell Bryan‚ a Native American couple living on a Minnesota reservation: Leech Lake‚ filed a dispute on a property tax they received
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from the Native Americans and the question is “How can the United States make up for the injustices it inflicted on Native Americans?” My Position is team land and giving Native Americans is a better idea and apology for what the United States has done to them.These are my three claims to prove why the Native Americans deserve their land back. My first claim is that the Native Americans were here first and this was their land‚ not ours. Giving money isn’t going to benefit the Native Americans and is
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to the Native Americans. In 1830‚ the government forced the Native Americans to march an 800 mile distance from Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. There were no Federal aid and ¼ of the 18‚000 people died on The Trail Of Tears. The reasons that the government should give them back their land is because they were forced to move out of their land and the Native American’s land was not a resource it was a part of their family and home. The United States government took over the Native American’s
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Native American Indians Then and Now 1 Native Americans Then and Now By: Melonie Tewewas Allman-Pittman Axia University of Phoenix Native American Indians Then and Now 2 Native American Indians have not changed much in hundreds of years. The Natives still have the same belief as they did from the beginning of time. They
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problems are found in history‚ we just have to look closely for them. Native Americans had and have very culturally different ideas that we need to utilize in order to solve these problems in America. Native Americans can teach us about political structure and about foreign policy‚ and how to handle it. They were extremely innovative and creative in their infrastructures‚ and way of life‚ they were just different from us. Native peoples conserved and minimized waste. Many of these great ideas would
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