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    Disrespect was a major cultural difference. From the beginning of the relationship between Native and European Americans‚ the European Americans(Europeans) repeatedly dishonored the treaties which they agreed to uphold. Usually‚ they established the same treaties they betrayed‚ such as the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851); which eventually led to the tragic massacre of the Cheyenne Indians at Sand Creek.[1] “The Treaty set forth traditional territorial claims of the tribes as between themselves.” [2]

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    experiences of the Native Americans and the Africans in the North American colonies during the colonial period differed greatly‚ but were also similar in many ways. The natives were just that‚ natives; they owned land that was taken from them by European settlers who came from a land faraway. The settlers came to the natives’ land‚ and were at a disadvantage because most of their people had died from diseases or hunger whilst crossing the ocean to find a New World. The natives saw how pathetic they

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    Many countries expand for overall growth as a nation. The United States has expanded numerous times. During the late 1800s throughout the early 1900s the United States expanded once again. The United States not only gained territory‚ but also gained trade with Japan and China. To convince Japan to open trade with them‚ Matthew Perry sailed all the way to Japan. He said he would give them one year to think about the proposed question. After the one year was over he sailed back to Japan in hope of

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    with the indigenous Native Americans has been prevalent. The opening quotation emphasizes the idea that our fathers grappled over what to do with the Indians since the founding of our country. Post colonial era Native Americans were discriminated against in a battle defined by “the white man versus the red man”. As American settlers and institutions expanded westward‚ the Indians were pushed aside not only by containing them in reservations but were often disregarded as Americans from the “civilized”

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    Cultural Project: Native Americans and Alaska Natives Introduction The outline and presentation for this assignment generally follows the presentations from Giger’s (2009) Application of Assessment and Intervention Techniques to Specific Cultural Groups. There are over 500 Federally Recognized tribes in the U.S.‚ plus some additional tribes recognized by states‚ plus unknown number of smaller unrecognized tribes. Many are also divided into clans and loosely categorized into major groups.

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    Early in the 1830’s‚ there were about 125‚000 Native Americans that inhabited the areas of the present Florida‚ Georgia‚ Alabama‚ North Carolina‚ and Tennessee which covers millions of acres. The Native Americans and their ancestors had cultivated and occupied these lands for generations. It had been a growing importance to expand the United States of America and to be able to use the resources that surrounded them to grow as a country; cotton for example. For this to occur‚ the lands that were thought

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    Running head: BUILDING CAPABILITIES AT THE WESTWARD HILTON Building Capabilities at the Westward Hilton Hiller Hotels is a very prominate hotel business in Phoenix‚ Arizona. This company has a wide range of middle class and upscale hotels and also has a few restaurants. Peter Green‚ executive vice president for operation‚ has been employed with the company for more than 10 years. Hospitality has been a part of Green’s life since his teenage year. Green worked over the years and gained experience

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    During the late 19th century Americans wanted to expand their land for the greater or their people. Little did they know their impact on the natives that occupied the west. The amount of land taken from them was so exponential that if it hadn’t happened we wouldn’t be where we are today(doc 1).Although there were reservations for the native americans‚ they used cruel methods to for them out of their land. Some examples of these are forcing them out or if they resisted they would have a battle. Other

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    In American Indian Stories‚ University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London edition‚ the author‚ Zitkala-Sa‚ tries to tell stories that depicted life growing up on a reservation. Her stories showed how Native Americans reacted to the white man’s ways of running the land and changing the life of Indians. "Zitkala-Sa was one of the early Indian writers to record tribal legends and tales from oral tradition" (back cover) is a great way to show that the author’s stories were based upon actual events

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    majority of Europeans were peasants who worked in the fields‚ they lived very tough lives‚ they didn’t own much and didn’t get a lot of food. When the European people heard about this new world many people wanted to go there even though it was dangerous. During the seventeenth century America‚ many people went for freedoms such as religious and economic; however‚ not everyone came for this reason‚ for others came as indentured servants and slaves as

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