Pot’ be applied to Native Americans? The melting pot‚ a concept evolved from Israel Zangwill’s play in 1908 whereby people from different ethnic origins are fused into one nation‚ presents the struggle for the American Government to assimilate the huge number of immigrants travelling to America‚ each coming from an array of different countries speaking various languages and owning a variety of different cultures. From 1865 to 1970‚ assimilation was forced upon the Native Americans yet was extremely
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European and Native American ideas of freedom differed in that liberty and freedom were concepts that were natural ingredients to Native American government‚ where as for Europeans‚ freedom had a lot more to do with “Freedom in Christ” rather than freedoms within the government. Even though in Europe‚ women were being burned alive for being suspected of being witches and criminals were publicly whipped‚ they thought that the Natives were barbaric because they had no formal government. In addition
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is a bill that forced Native Americans who lived in the east of United States to settle in the Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River (Native Americans - Civilizing )‚ so there were free lands for the Europeans’ settlement. With the concern of people who didn’t want to leave their lands due to religious beliefs‚ thousand of soldiers entered the natives’ territory and forcibly relocated the natives in 1838. They hunted‚ imprisoned‚ raped and murdered native Americans. People who survived the
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Imagine you an Native American working around your house just peacefully doing what you have to do. Then you see some settlers walking on your land with a gun ordering you out of your land. If you were that Native American what would you do? Native Americans once had all their land and were living peacefully then they signed a piece of paper and lost it all and got moved away. Then settlers and miners kept on taking and taking and taking their land away from them breaking the paper the Natives signed. This
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aspect of the reservation system for Native Americans to accept and why?Consider factors such as conversion to Christianity‚ getting a formal education‚ having to speak English‚ etc. and be sure to discuss how this "acceptance" sacrificed cultural identity. For Native Americans the reservation system would destroy so much of their culture and their identity as a people‚ and the factors that led to this are many. Of the different acts that stripped Native Americans from whom they were would likely be
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The Trail of Tears was the name given to the forced removal of Native Americans from their homes in the Southeastern United States. The Trail of Tears removed families‚ as well as tribes‚ from their homelands that some had been inhabiting for generations‚ tearing apart Indian culture and trust between traditional Native Americans and Americans. The forced removals affected the Cherokee‚ Muscogee‚ Seminole‚ Chickasaw‚ and Choctaw nations and were carried out by various government authorities following
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began to expand West from the original colonies‚ Americans and Native Americans saw the West very distinctively. The US believed in the “divine right” to expand and the Native Americans saw the West as their home and part of their culture. The 19th century time period helps us understand that there is more to the story of Native Americans than how we our taught about them. In order to understand why the destiny of both Americans and Native Americans turned out the way it did‚ we need to explore all
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The Hermitage Debate “The Cherokee Indians are one of the largest of five Native American tribes who settled in the American Southeast portion of the country. The tribe came from Iroquoian descent. They had originally been from the Great Lakes region of the country‚ but eventually settled closer to the east coast.” When thinking of Indians‚ most Americans jump to the stereotypical tee pee dwelling‚ buffalo hunting savages that are inferior to whites. This is not the case of the Cherokee. The Cherokee
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cultural stressors found on Native American reservations inhibit the healthy development of its adolescents‚ reservations do however‚ inspire a strong sense of tribal identity as well as family and community-oriented culture. These supportive aspects of living on the reservation can help to combat the difficulties facing these adolescents. Poverty‚ substance abuse‚ drop-out and violent crime rates are especially high in this area‚ which can affect the Native American youth’s state of mind. Adolescence
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Native American Cultures In Texas Native American cultures are found throughout the United States. The four Native American cultures that can be found in Texas are the Plains‚ Gulf Coast‚ Pueblo‚ and the South Eastern. These four cultures adapted and thrived using the resources that were available to them. The two American Indian cultures most influenced by geography are the Gulf Coast and Plains culture. The Gulf Coast culture is located in the Coastal Plains. It gets about 40in – 60in of rainfall
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