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    the term sacrifice was being used during this time period‚ people would present a “holy” human or animal to their god(s) in hope in return of relief from any issues or complications in their life or just a better situation in life in general. Native Americans used to do similar forms of sacrifice in different forms‚ including dancing‚ to the different gods of

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    Treaty is a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace‚ alliance‚ commerce‚ or other international relations. The formal document embodying such an international agreement. Treaties agreements negotiated between the US government and the Indian nation resulted in the Dakota people losing large portions of their land‚ the government illegally stole their land. And is after that when a series of treaties ware made with the Indians. Sovereignty is supreme and independent power

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    Creation Story Even though both stories are about the creation of Earth and life‚ they each have their own unique twist on how the world came to be and how in both stories the brothers represent good and evil. In the Native American version the natives believe that a pregnant woman that lived up in heaven was craving a drink from the roots of the great tree. Tampering with or hurting the trees roots was bad and if you hurt it then bad thing would happen to you. The woman’s husband is a

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    HIST101 B006 Sum 14 The Relocation of the Native Americans: An Analysis The forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans will remain a blemish on American history simply by virtue of the number of Native Americans that perished during this relocation‚ as well as the seeming lack of care by the United States. However‚ many believe that this relocation was something of a necessary evil. President Andrew Jackson was something of the figurehead for decisions regarding these relocations‚ but he

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    long held European beliefs. Included among those are ideas about race and its relationship to freedom. With new innovations and the high time of Indian Ocean trade‚ new ideas were spread everywhere. Two factors influenced this change. One was the discovery of the New World and the second was the demand for slaves. With the discovery of the New World‚ explorers were introduced to new civilizations. While they were sophisticated‚ they were still primitive in comparison to the Europeans. Their customs

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    3 Topic :The horse and buffalo to Native Americans The First Attempt Buffalos are valuable resources to the Native Americans as they provide basic needs and food to them. While the use of horses in late 1500s further enhanced Native Americans’ hunting ability. Native Americans are not born to ride. In 1598‚ there were a lot of Spanish settlers moved to New Mexico. They used Native Americans as slaves and workers. During this period‚ Native American workers and slaves learnt about horses

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    to get the basic needs for survival. The three basic needs in life are food‚ shelter‚ clothing. Typically the environment of a region will diversely how the people get their basic needs. To explain this paper will analyse how three different native americans tribes from recently reading solved their economic problems. The three tribes are Inuits that lived in the arctic with cold and harsh winters the Chinook that lived in the North West and the Pawnee in the great plains. Some places is hot some

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    averaging the third smallest state population wise we still had several different cultural differences within the community’s. For instance my town we have a steady population of Caucasian people and Hispanic people with a minority of Native American‚ Asian and African American within. The state alone has many more cultural ethnics within but we still maintain a steady bias of Caucasian and Hispanic. The big issue at the time is that in the past Hispanics and Caucasians hated each other to the point that

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    There are many different theories dealing with the creation of the world. The Native Americans have several‚ but there are two very popular creation myths that are supported. The World on the Turtle’s Back and When Grizzlies Walked Upright. Each offers a unique perspective on how the world was created‚ yet many similarities tie them together. In the beginning of both stories‚ there is a god-like creature that comes down from a place called “Sky-World”. In The World on the Turtle’s Back‚ the woman

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    Natural Cycle Prayer is seen in most cultures as a way to connect to a higher being.  The “Shawnee Native American Prayer” does not meet the traditional requirements of a prayer.  It is not praising or asking for gifts‚ but giving commands only.  Tecumseh shapes this prayer as a list of commands on how to live and die with honor.       Tecumseh uses commands about how to “perfect your life” within the first section to prepare the reader for an expansion on how to live these vague orders out.

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