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    to forget about the genocide of the Native Americans on the land we call home. In 1492‚ when Christopher Columbus first sailed across the Atlantic Ocean‚ he came into contact with the indigenous people of the New World. After returning to Hispaniola‚ he quickly implemented policies of slavery and mass extermination of the Taino population in the Caribbean. This became the first major impact on Native Americans and eventually led to further oppression of American Indians. The implication of the population

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    Native American Instruments

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    Native American Instruments Drums and rattles are the most common instruments used in Native American music. Other percussion instruments include rasps‚ bells (usually attached to clothing)‚ and clap-sticks. Melodic instruments include flutes‚ whistles‚ and stringed instruments. The Apache violin is a single-string instrument made from the stalk of the agave plant‚ and is indigenous to the Apache people. The Yaqui violin‚ on the other hand‚ is closely modeled upon European instruments played at

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    Native American Dwellings Katie Nguyen Civics Coach Kelly Period 3 Hundreds of years ago‚ America’s first people lived in a variety of dwellings. Their homes depend geographically from where they live. Each Indian tribe needed a housing that would fit their lifestyle and climate. Because North America is such a big continent‚ each tribe had to adapt to different weather and environments‚ ranging from the Arizona deserts of 120 degree Fahrenheit‚ to the Alaskan tundra of -50 degree Fahrenheit

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    Identity America loves appropriating African-American culture –even when black people don’t get that same love reciprocated. This appropriation is seen many times in pop culture‚ schools‚ and the media. In the passage‚ “Appropriating Native American Imagery Honors No One but the Prejudice” by Amy Stretton‚ she emphasizes that racial stereotyping and inaccurate racial portrayals do not honor a living breathing people. Similar to black culture‚ Native American culture is often appropriated through the

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    23 February 2012 Native Americans vs. American Settlers There are a number of dissimilarities between the Native Americans and the American Settlers. Although the Native Americans wanted to live in peace with American Settlers‚ their cultural differences led to warfare. This essay will compare and contrast a couple differences of these two cultures. I will discuss both groups opinion on land and resources. Then‚ I will explain both groups’ views on Nature. Native Americans Conserved land and

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    Abstract: This paper discusses the mathematics of the Native Americans inhabiting the vast lands north of present-day Mexico. The mathematical accomplishments of the Central and South American indigenous people are not a focus. The development of the number words‚ the recurrence of certain numerical themes in the art and architecture are noted. The paper presents the numbers and math as required to keep the records of cyclical time and possessions amassed in the cycle. Also discussed is the symbolic

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    Native American History

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    From as early as the time of the early European settlers‚ Native Americans have suffered tremendously. Native Americans during the time of the early settlers where treated very badly. Europeans did what they wanted with the Native Americans‚ and when a group of Native Americans would stand up for themselves‚ the European would quickly put them down. The Native Americans bow and arrows where no match for the Europeans guns and cannon balls. When the Europeans guns didn’t

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    Native American Tribe

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    member of a tribe‚ or Native American‚ can be complicated‚ and the answers don’t always come in a simple "yes" or "no." Part of the reason such determinations can be controversial is because tribes’ own rules for establishing membership can vary widely. And many tribes use parentage as a means of defining membership. Known as "blood quantum‚" the practice defines tribal membership according to the degree of "pure blood" belonging to that tribe. About 10 to 90 million Native Americans use to inhabit America

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    arrival of the European settlers‚ Native Americans have suffered tremendously. The establishment of the early English colonies and the future creation of the American nation impacted the lives and destiny of the Native American people extremely. One example of this is the Trail of Tears‚ an event which brought lots of people sadness and grief. Another example is the loss of their land‚ something which exceptionally changed the lives and destiny of the Native Americans. The last example is diseases‚

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    of the Native Americans The Native Americans are a prime example of the repression‚ poverty‚ and discrimination many minority groups have had to endure throughout the years. The Native Americans had their own land‚ culture and language. They were people able to adapt well to their particular region by hunting‚ fishing and farming crops. Their cultures primarily rested on wise use of all natural resources available. Many historians believe there were between 6 and 10 million Native Americans living

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