Long before the United States became a nation in the Americas‚ Empires had risen and fallen‚ tribes had made their homes‚ and of course‚ established their culture. As foreigners settled their “new world‚” Native people were pushed away from the homes they had long since known. Going back much farther back than this however‚ there were other foreigners‚ that came not from the sea‚ but from the land‚ from the north. Most likely coming in waves through the Bering Strait from East Asia and Russia. Such
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are in distress‚ the music will be sad and sorrowful‚ but if the people just won a big war‚ it will be joyous and happy. An example of music reflecting a culture is the Native Americans. Music was a major factor in the Native American culture. The music that the tribe played at night was a reflection of what was happening during that period in their lives. If there was a sickness going around the camp‚ killing people‚ the music would be very dismal. However‚ if the tribe had a very successful buffalo
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I have always loved parts of Native American culture. Growing up‚ I read a mystery series about a girl named Mandy‚ and throughout the series her family is introduced. Part of her family is Cherokee‚ and they are peaceful Christians‚ at least in this series. I also watched a number of shows such as The Lone Ranger that showed Native Americans in a positive and peaceful light. Of course I also learned about the warrior history of certain Indian tribes‚ and how they were mistreated by outsiders while
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For over 40‚000 years the Native American Indians have used a combination of religion‚ spirituality‚ rituals‚ and herbal medicines. Native Americans did not go a doctor to get medications prescribed to them they went to a medicine man. The treatment usually took weeks or longer to see effects. Some of the herbal remedies that were used by Native American Indian medicine men included teas‚ tinctures‚ and salves. An example for pain a medicine man would use the bark from a willow tree‚ which contains
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profit are reserved to a Native people. Reservations are only lent to their occupants and remain the property of the states under US law. Some spaces partially sold to non-Indian are sources of many administrative‚ political and legal difficulties. Half of women in reservations have been raped‚ sexual assaulted or kidnapped. According to the US department of justice Native women in reservations are more affected by homicide than other women in the rest of the country. Native women rarely complain about
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As new people came to America and began to settle‚ Native Americans were pushed farther and farther away from their homeland. Their land was taken from them and their freedoms were long gone. White settlers had created restrictions on their land‚ trade‚ and freedom which are still in effect today. The real crisis began soon after Andrew Jackson was elected president. Native Americans had already lost freedom of trade in 1787‚ when the Constitution granted power to the government to regulate
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Why are Native American mascots the only mascots still in sports? Some people think that Indian mascots are respecting Native Americans and some think that they are racist. Jack Shakely’s article”Indian Mascots‚ You’re Out‚” tells about how people are affected by them. He explains how Indian mascots are racist and stereotypical‚ and he argues that Native American mascots should not be in sports because they are offensive and ‚ if some people aren’t okay with it then they should be out and other ethnic
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A Pow Wow is a gathering of North America’s Native people. The word Pow Wow comes from the Narragansett word powwaw‚ which means "spiritual leader". A modern pow-wow is a specific type of event where both Native American and non-Native American people meet to dance‚ sing‚ socialize‚ and honor American Indian culture. There is generally a dancing competition‚ often with significant prize money awarded. Pow-wows vary in length from one day session of five to six hours to three days. Major pow-wow or
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When it comes to American literature‚ most people think of only the stories that Americans have written throughout American history. They do not think of the Native Americans or the European explorers and settlers that lived in and explored the land. Many of their stories and literature are hard to find‚ translate‚ and research since it was a long time ago. However‚ the natives‚ the settlers‚ and the explorers have literature that is just as much of a big part of American literature than any other
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longer exist in society by the 1930’s however‚ it was documented that 42 percent of Native American women were still being sterilized during the 1970’s. The Native American community is a subgroup that has high rates of reproduction‚ but unfortunately this community has a large percentage of their people living in
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