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    Treaty is a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace‚ alliance‚ commerce‚ or other international relations. The formal document embodying such an international agreement. Treaties agreements negotiated between the US government and the Indian nation resulted in the Dakota people losing large portions of their land‚ the government illegally stole their land. And is after that when a series of treaties ware made with the Indians. Sovereignty is supreme and independent power

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    Creation Story Even though both stories are about the creation of Earth and life‚ they each have their own unique twist on how the world came to be and how in both stories the brothers represent good and evil. In the Native American version the natives believe that a pregnant woman that lived up in heaven was craving a drink from the roots of the great tree. Tampering with or hurting the trees roots was bad and if you hurt it then bad thing would happen to you. The woman’s husband is a

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    the land as their land. The government felt that the colonizing of people was much more the entitlement of the Native American and made several federal policies that insured specific tribes would be moved to pre-determined reservations to continue their traditional way of life. This was done despite how negatively it affected the Native Americans. After being forced to leave their native lands‚ many Indians discovered that life would be pretty difficult. By moving these tribes‚ the government forced

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    to get the basic needs for survival. The three basic needs in life are food‚ shelter‚ clothing. Typically the environment of a region will diversely how the people get their basic needs. To explain this paper will analyse how three different native americans tribes from recently reading solved their economic problems. The three tribes are Inuits that lived in the arctic with cold and harsh winters the Chinook that lived in the North West and the Pawnee in the great plains. Some places is hot some

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    There are many different theories dealing with the creation of the world. The Native Americans have several‚ but there are two very popular creation myths that are supported. The World on the Turtle’s Back and When Grizzlies Walked Upright. Each offers a unique perspective on how the world was created‚ yet many similarities tie them together. In the beginning of both stories‚ there is a god-like creature that comes down from a place called “Sky-World”. In The World on the Turtle’s Back‚ the woman

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    Native American Myth Analysis 2. The tribe of this myth is the Blackfoot tribe. The title of this myth is The Orphan Boy and The Elk Dog. The story begins by introducing an orphan boy and named Long Arrow and his sister. Long Arrow is deaf and the people of the village want nothing to do with him. Only his sister loves him but she is adopted by a family in another village leaving him all alone. Then people of the village decided it was time to go to another location because the game near them had

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    personalities. Some of these tattoos consisted of dotted lines‚ animals‚ and intricate shapes. (“Native American Tattoos”). Tattoos were also used as right of passages. In some cultures‚ getting a tattoo marked the transition from adolescents to adulthood. Some nomadic clans would believe that if a young boy could not handle the pain of getting a tattoo‚ then he would not be useful in battle. They also would not be considered strong enough to protect family members. Similarly‚ if a young girl could

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    Brittany Hirsch Speech November 6‚ 2014 Informative Speech Topic: Native American tribes from my area Title: Trail of Tears I. Native American tribes primarily in my area A. How many of you actually know about Native American tribes and the history of them? B. I’m going to be going over and inform you about the differences and common similarities between the two main tribes in the south Florida area known as the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians in Florida. II. Similarities

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    among various people have different results. The Natives and the Europeans spark conflict among each other that may not justify their actions. By examining documents that explain two sides on the topic of interactions and ideas on one another shows the sparking conflict on past stereotypes causing impact to each others lives. Perspectives are portrayed differently due to not having the same views or values on one another. If people didn’t view the natives differently they would of treated them normal

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    government‚ lack of technology‚ new disease introduced by the invaders‚ and not being prepared for the invaders. For many centuries the Aztec civilization revolved around a ideological‚ social‚ and political system in which expansion was the cornerstone. Expansion was the cornerstone of their whole civilization‚ because their religion requested that a large number of human sacrifices where to be made to the gods. To get the sacrifices the Aztec went to war with other tribes in Mexico to

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