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    Many Native American tribes responded to the changes through violence and resistance due to the unfair mistreatments and laws that were forced upon them. As the second industrial revolution grew‚ it threatened the important cultures and values that many Native American tribes shared. As the Indian tribes clashed with the white settlers‚ extreme violence broke out between the two groups‚ killing ninety percent‚ along with diseases‚ of the Native Americans years later. One of the biggest threat to

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    A dominant culture is one that is able through economic or political power‚ to impose its values‚ language and ways of behaving on a subordinate culture or cultures. This may be achieved by monopolizing the media and means of communication.¹ I would say the dominant culture in America is the pop culture. Pop culture influences the way we dress and even the way we talk. A lot of young people talk with slang words that their grandparents wouldn’t even understand. Pop culture affects everything

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    A current issue involving the Native Americans and the federal government is the settling of Cobell vs. Salazar Lawsuit filed in 1996. The lawsuit alleged illegal conduct in the management of Native American money held in trust accounts and managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The trust was established to allow nontribal groups to use Native American lands. The trust contains money from oil and gas production‚ coal production‚ grazing leases‚ and timber sales. Elouise Cobell was the treasurer

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    Native American Assimilation Have you ever wondered why Native Americans seem so separated from the rest of the world? The Native American culture has been changed drastically over the years since the White Americans assimilated them. Examples of this happening are their clothing‚ agriculture‚and their rights. The first way that they were assimilated was their clothing. They were forced to wear the clothing of the white immigrants instead of their traditional clothing

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    3 December 2011 Ethics of Native American Mascots Ethics of Native American mascots is a controversial topic and should not be argued against because they are used ethically‚ complementary‚ and respectfully. The Native American Mascot controversy is a topic that has presented itself in recent years all across the country. Though there have been some issues‚ complaints‚ and moral questions brought up about the Native American mascot dilemma by a minority group of people‚ there is no legitimate argument

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    There are 64 reservation in the States‚ also the (BIE) or Bureau of Indian Education are responsible for the school educations for native students. The (AIM /ARM) there are the bullies of the police force who suppresses the native culture. The cultural assimilation of native Amerindian was to assimilate the natives and transform them into Europeans-American culture basically trying to take away their identity‚ and also wanted to control all of their lands and that was called the Amerindian land

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    Chapter 06 - The Duel for North America‚ 1608-1763  I. France Finds a Foothold in Canada Like England and Holland‚ France was a latecomer in the race for colonies. It was convulsed in the 1500s by foreign wars and domestic strife. In 1598‚ the Edict of Nantes was issued‚ allowing limited toleration to the French Huguenots. When King Louis XIV became king‚ he took an interest in overseas colonies. In 1608‚ France established Quebec‚ overlooking the St. Lawrence River. Samuel de Champlain

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    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 or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state or community‚ so it’s basically a government or state having power and authority over another. I think how treaty relates to sovereignty is because they both describe the idea of one been higher and having power over the other

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    Native American boarding schools An Indian boarding school refers to one of many schools that were established in the United States during the late 19th century to educate Native American youths according to Euro-American standards. These schools were primarily run by missionaries. These often proved traumatic to Native American children‚ who were forbidden to speak their native languages‚ taught Christianity and denied the right to practice their native religions‚ and in numerous other ways forced

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    The colonization of North America‚ following its discovery in 1492‚ was a competition --based on the claim and settlement of lands in the New World-- between the major European imperial powers. The English‚ Spanish‚ and French colonization of North America was primarily a religious endeavor that focused on the desire to convert the Native Americans to Christianity‚ the need for religious havens to worship freely and openly‚ and the belief that Europeans had a God-given right to the lands in the New

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