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    and roles they play. In most cultures‚ especially Native Americans‚ the elderly are responsible for passing down oral traditions and teaching and instructing younger members. By telling stories‚ myths‚ legends‚ and singing songs‚ the elderly keep their heritage and history alive. Teaching younger members skills and subsistence knowledge is also very important for the existence of a culture. But despite the strengths of elderly Native Americans and their families‚ conflicts like poverty and immigration

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    Dealing With Cultural Differences Native American Native Americans have respect of individual differences among people. Their expressions of this value include staying out of others’ affairs and verbalizing personal thoughts or opinions only when asked. In many cultures‚ it’s the man makes the decisions for the woman. They are very religious people who work also with tarot reading‚ and wicca/pagan things. How I would deals with a Native American is to treat them all with respect and

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    Native American Dance and Healing Native Americans in Contemporary Society: The population in the United States has increased steadily in the 20th century. In 1990 the number of Native Americans was almost two million‚ 8 percent of the total population. Slightly more than one third live on a reservation; about half live in urban areas. Indian reservations function as independent governments within the federal framework. Among many of the Native Americans‚ there are many musical styles

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    1. What was the economy like for Native Americans in various regions before European settlers arrived. It is important to understand that the Native American population grew and dispersed all over the continent prior to European settlers arriving. Therefore each region would have a different economy than the other. However the overall structure to each economy‚ in each region was similar. The different regions would force the Native Americans to adapt to that specific region and build their

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    In Native American culture‚ it is common practice to use stories as a way to teach the young children lessons. The stories were told orally‚ so therefore they could be altered to fit the needs of the group that day. The stories are aimed toward children‚ but the lessons can be grasped at any age as they deal with many of the themes of Native American Spirituality. Some of the main lessons we learned through presentations in class are we need to find a balance with nature‚ have humility to contain

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    Page 1 NATIVE AMERICANS Early on in the text we learned about a time period in our history that took the land from the Native American’s‚ making them promises of a better life if they would move to different locations in the country and live on a Tribal Reservation. This period of time was called manifest destiny and caused an everlasting effect upon the Native American’s in this country. The Native American’s went from complete freedom‚ which included being able to roam and move about

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    Teaching Native American Youth Laurie M. Freeman University of Phoenix Teaching Native American Youth ` Information literacy and technological literacy are necessary for educators in the constantly changing global world. Scholarship‚ practice‚ and leadership are important concepts in teaching Native American/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) youths because these students come from a different cultural background and succeed better with culturally based schooling. Freeman and Fox (2005) said AI/NA students

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    Native American as Told by me Mike Ickes ENG121: English Composition Instructor: Clinton Hale February 3‚ 2013 Native Americans have many different beliefs and a different culture compared to what most of us are used to. Imagine growing up in a world with no fear of walking outside. A world where we were all dressed the same. The only sounds that are heard are those of a beating drum and every element that makes up nature. Everybody knows each other and does not judge based

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    is believed to be the relationship between Native Americans and settling Americans has always been rocky. Citizens of the U.S.A have stripped these people of their rights and cast them away like an old candy wrapper‚ however this was a long time ago. Many are debating whether the citizens of the present U.S.A are responsible for the mistakes of the past. Who is responsible should not be the question asked‚ but why are we not

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    between the early colonists and Native-American Indians through American settlers and Native-Americans changed so drastically due to many tragic factors. Although the biggest factor would have to be that the settlers saw the Native-Americans as savages and felt that they needed to alter their cultural ways to the European ways. The Sand Creek massacre and the Battle of Little Bighorn were two events that greatly affected the relations among the settlers and the Native Americans. These are only some of the

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