NRS-429V Health of Status of American Indians/Alaskan Native Minority Group Michelle Dennis Grand Canyon University Health of Status of American Indians/Alaskan Native Minority Group American Indians and Asian natives are a minority group because they are few; they comprise of about 0.9% of the American population. They are also considered a minority group because of their high poverty rates and poor education levels relative other groups in America (Norris‚ 2010). These two ethnic groups also have
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In “The Indians New World” by James Merrell‚ he talks about how “after 1492 native Americans lived in a world every bit as new as that confronting transplanted Africans or Europeans.” Merrell argues that after the Europeans and Africans came to America‚ all three cultures shared a history in what would become the colonies‚ and eventually the United States. To help to prove his point‚ Merrell uses the Catawba Nation of the Carolina’s as an example of how all three of these cultures were intertwined
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The 1800s were a difficult time for the Comanche tribe. As aspiring Americans moved westward under the premonition of Manifest Destiny‚ Plains Indians were faced with great tensions and pressures from the United States to cede their land for American benefit. Nowhere was this event more prevalent than in Texas‚ where an influx of white Americans settled following its annexation in 1845. This soon led to American encroachment upon the lands of numerous tribes‚ including the Comanche‚ leading to disputes
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Environment Native Americans believe that illness is an imbalance of body mind and spirit. They also have a strong relationship with the earth and believes what it has to offer has healing powers. Space Native American’s have a strong belief that space has no boundaries. Time The Native American concept of time is intuitive and flexible. Most Native Americans are oriented to living in the present rather than focusing on the future. They have an emphasis on immediate gratification. Time is linked
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other sicknesses that the Native Americans had no way to fight (Kincheloe 2). The Native Americans had zero resistance to the new diseases since they had never been exposed to them before. While the Europeans’ bodies were able to defend against these diseases‚ sickness usually ended in fatality for the Native Americans. Neither the European settlers‚ nor the Native Americans understood what was happening. They couldn’t fathom why the diseases affected the Native Americans so harshly. The spread of
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treaty The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands.of course the indians rejected so they had to remove them by force and the younger indian girls would be put in camps to be white washed civilians‚ a few tribes decided to move peacefully but many others resisted their law and ended up in the americans burning their land so they have nothing else to do but flee for
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In the 1800s‚ Native Americans suffered against great oppression in which the American Government attempted to terminate tribes‚ and eliminate their sacred cultures. Many considered indigenous people to be “savages” and created racial slurs to make them believe they are inferior to the whites. Unfortunately‚ Native Americans continue to be subjected to racism in a country that was once theirs. Conflict in which sport teams‚ and pop culture use Native Americans as mascots‚ has been largely debated
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of land. The case between the Native Americans and the European settlers was no different. Europe was becoming overpopulated which prompted brave individuals to venture across the Atlantic Ocean to claim land in the New World. Their claim of land became an issue as the land was already occupied by the Natives. More settlers came and eventually colonies sprung up‚ which proceeded to push the Natives westwards from their land. Assaults on the colonists by Native Americans to defend their way of life
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During the mid-nineteenth century‚ the U.S. government policies towards Native Americans were influenced to expand westward into territories surrounded by these Native Americans. Almost all Native Americans were found in the west of the Mississippi River. For the native Americans and white settlers‚ the U.S. government applied different policies. The economic development affected Native Americans by pushing them away from their homeland and limited their food. Also‚ the railroad constructed that
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the majority of a population. Native Americans are seen as a minority in the United States because they have a different ethnic background than the majority of the population. Present day Native Americans face the hardships of poverty‚ and difficulties of financial stability. Numerous reservations are treated unfairly‚ and don’t meet educational requirements nor housing. The poverty filled environment on Indian reservations had a powerful influence on the Native Americans’ expectations of their future
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