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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arrival in the Americas in the 15th century‚ the Americas were inhabited by many Native American Tribes long before. It is estimated that their arrival in the Americas may "have been as recently as 12‚000 years ago or as long ago as 70‚000 years."(2) Assuming the shorter estimate‚ the Native Americans would still "have been on the continent 30 times longer than the Europeans."(2) During this time each Native American tribe developed their own rich and extensive cultures‚ each with their own sets of
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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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The Native Americans and the Colonists have had a very close relationship throughout history. I’d say that they’ve had sort of a mutual relationship. In about 1640 the English started building colonies in in the New England colonies in colonial America. Jamestown was a common area where the Natives and the colonists had sort of mixed feelings with each other. I think the English true intentions was to use the Natives and steal their resources like their gold and their beads. The Natives
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benefits for the Europeans but very little benefits for the native people of North America. The Columbian Exchange which involved the exchanging of diseases‚ animals and plants ended up being very helpful for the Europeans that came over to the new world but was not as helpful for the native people. The native people’s population suffered majorly from the introduction of new diseases from the Old World that the Europeans brought over with them. Of course unintentionally the Europeans bought over diseases
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Matriarchal Cultures: The Native American There has long been debate among anthropologists about matriarchal societies. But that is a historical result of last 500 years of European military expansion and extermination of native cultures. There are a few societies whose status as matriarchies is disputed among anthropologists and this is as much a debate about terminology as it is about interpreting how another society defines status and such‚ their self-understanding as opposed to our
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As a result of dependence on the buffalo‚ Native Americans lost their primary source of meat and materials for clothing and shelter causing them to struggle for survival. Hence‚ it is no surprise that a culture of dance and song resorted to ceremonies and rituals to express their desperate cries for the return of the buffalo. According to Sonia Benson‚ author of "Native North Americans of the Great Plains‚” the distraught Native Americans created the Ghost Dance‚ a ceremony of music and dance
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The Khoisan are the native people of southwestern Africa. They had been around since about 5th century A.D.‚ and were occupying southern Africa along with other Later Iron Age societies such as the Ovambo‚ Herero‚ Sotho-Tswana and Xhosa (Wikipedia‚ 2014; Shillington‚ 2012). Before the mid-1600s‚ the pastoralist Khoisan people‚ just like the other southern states and chiefdoms‚ had been sustaining themselves through the rearing‚ use‚ and exchange of Nguni sheep and cattle as well as the inter-regional
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as to suggest that responsible use of psychedelics can lead to positive change for individuals and societies. (Masters and Houston) It is therefore essential to understand their potential role in contemporary American society. psychedelic drug use is an important aspect of Native American culture that can reap positive benefits for individuals and society. The general population of the United States‚ and the government of the USA in particular‚ should reconsider the legal status of their cultivation
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Native American Gender Roles The woman was always kept busy in the camp. Responsible for making the family home‚ caring for that home‚ preparing food‚ making their clothing and so many other responsibilities. The woman is often referred to as a "slave" to her husband(Crow Dog‚ 2001). Whereas the man was often portrayed as sitting in the tepee‚ while the woman catered his every need. But‚ in truth‚ a Native Indian Man and Woman shared responsibilities equally. They shared the responsibilities
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