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    the Europeans in 1492 the Native American has systematically been dehumanized‚ decivilized and redefined into terms that typify a subordinate or minority role‚ restricted life opportunities persist today as a result. I. Introduction-Majority/Minority group relations- the role of power II. Historical Overview A. Native American life before contact with the White man. B. Early contact‚ efforts at peaceful co-existence. C. Conflict and its consequences for Native Americans III. The continuing role

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    Native American art and its history are fairly new in the museum world. From the beginning‚ their culture as a whole was not understood. Research and study of the culture to fully understand their lives was few and far between. Even Native peoples that lived among us throughout history were the not used for their wisdom‚ advice‚ or involvement in the representation of their own arts or crafts. The value of Native art was always viewed as of lesser value and lacking interest compared to Western

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    essay‚ “Childbirth Practices Among Native American Women of New England and Canada‚ 1600-1800‚” the author describes the Euro-American’s views of Native American childbirth and illustrates that people’s experience with reproduction is shaped by their own cultural values and previous knowledge. For Euro-American women‚ this probably involved similar emotions and events as to what we see today- pain‚ nervousness‚ excitement‚ and celebration. But for Native American women‚ this experience was anything

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    Essay Question: What were the Europeans (explorers‚ conquerors‚ and/or settlers) and Native Americans like just before contact and what were their encounters like‚ as the Europeans struggled to establish themselves? Europeans and Native Americans both had very distinct lifestyles and each viewed one another differently due to the encounters they experienced together during the era that Spain‚ France‚ and England were establishing themselves in America. These three European countries were each

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    The Forced Assimilation of Native Americans One of the more horrible and lesser known aspects of the Europeans colonization of the United States is the destruction of numerous Native American societies and cultures. With whites feeling that Native Americans were on "their" land‚ the United States tried to force the Native Americans to assimilate to white people in the United States. Native Americans were forced into becoming new citizens in the United States. The repercussions of this massive destruction

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    The land rights of the American Indians versus The Rights of the White Man. Zoe R. Murphy University Of Phoenix‚ Axia As the Native population continues to grow and create an abundance of resources such as casinos‚ the White Man has found ways to take the land needed to sustain such growth away. The Native American population always has inhabited the land we now live on and we the Americans have come on to that land pushing them into reservations and controlled situations. With the growing

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    Native Americans in California Missions Spanish wanted to colonize some of America‚ just like the Europeans. Building religious based Missions all throughout California was a way for them to maintain ultimate social‚ political‚ and economic control. Spanish explorers arrived on the border of California during the 16th century. The very first Franciscan mission was built in San Diego during 1769. By 1833‚ twenty two Spanish Missions existed from Southern California to Northern California. Native

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    The Native Americans had it rough; they were very disliked by many people. The first stage was the classification‚ the Native American‚ on October 14‚ 1492; Columbus arrived in the new world with domination in mind for the natives with 50 men. Columbus was looking for gold and riches. When he was able to find the natives he decided to use it to his advantage. The second stage was Symbolization; this was definitely a cruel stage. They would take their clothes away. They would have to go around

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    discovered the Americas there were individuals living in North America. The Native American individuals‚ also called American Indians‚ had been living on the landmass of North America for a long time and the Americas found that there were more than 10 million Native Americans effectively living on the continent. Once the Europeans touched base in America things turned out to be much different. As time passed the Native American deteriorated. They were constrained off their properties and pushed further

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    with individual Native American nations. The government developed contracts that negotiated land agreements. The Native American nations gave up their homelands in exchange for protection provided by the United States government. A connection based on trust was established so that each party could fulfill their obligations. However‚ problems began when one group failed to fulfill their responsibilities. The problems that occurred in the past with the government and Native Americans result in several

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