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    Native American Mascots

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    Identity America loves appropriating African-American culture –even when black people don’t get that same love reciprocated. This appropriation is seen many times in pop culture‚ schools‚ and the media. In the passage‚ “Appropriating Native American Imagery Honors No One but the Prejudice” by Amy Stretton‚ she emphasizes that racial stereotyping and inaccurate racial portrayals do not honor a living breathing people. Similar to black culture‚ Native American culture is often appropriated through the

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    Abstract: This paper discusses the mathematics of the Native Americans inhabiting the vast lands north of present-day Mexico. The mathematical accomplishments of the Central and South American indigenous people are not a focus. The development of the number words‚ the recurrence of certain numerical themes in the art and architecture are noted. The paper presents the numbers and math as required to keep the records of cyclical time and possessions amassed in the cycle. Also discussed is the symbolic

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    Native American History

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    From as early as the time of the early European settlers‚ Native Americans have suffered tremendously. Native Americans during the time of the early settlers where treated very badly. Europeans did what they wanted with the Native Americans‚ and when a group of Native Americans would stand up for themselves‚ the European would quickly put them down. The Native Americans bow and arrows where no match for the Europeans guns and cannon balls. When the Europeans guns didn’t

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    Native American Tribe

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    member of a tribe‚ or Native American‚ can be complicated‚ and the answers don’t always come in a simple "yes" or "no." Part of the reason such determinations can be controversial is because tribes’ own rules for establishing membership can vary widely. And many tribes use parentage as a means of defining membership. Known as "blood quantum‚" the practice defines tribal membership according to the degree of "pure blood" belonging to that tribe. About 10 to 90 million Native Americans use to inhabit America

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    arrival of the European settlers‚ Native Americans have suffered tremendously. The establishment of the early English colonies and the future creation of the American nation impacted the lives and destiny of the Native American people extremely. One example of this is the Trail of Tears‚ an event which brought lots of people sadness and grief. Another example is the loss of their land‚ something which exceptionally changed the lives and destiny of the Native Americans. The last example is diseases‚

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    Native American Casinos

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    Maria Temenski Mr. Aucoin World History II 9 December 2011 Past and Present Native American Affairs After examining the past of Native Americans‚ their wanting to have a piece of the government pie‚ and the present affairs under the reservations is different to the living circumstances of Native Americans. It starts with issues such as drug abuse and prevention within the tribes. The next step for them is to ensure they have enough money to support their tribes and encompasses all their needs. Finally

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    Native American Llamas

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    There are many interesting facts that I have learned from the Native American Video. Some interesting facts that I learned were how the Native Americans would hunt. When the Natives went hunting they would hunt with spears. They would also disguise themselves as animals so the animals that they were hunting for would not run away from them. Another interesting fact that I learned was how llamas wool was one of the best gifts given to them due to how light and warm the wool was and how the Incas used

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    The Native American Lady

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    A visit to the Amon Carter Museum was lovely. The inspiring photographs were beautiful but the photograph that drew my attention was Luzi-Papago from the North American Indian. In this artwork‚ there is a woman wearing a cloth covering her entire body and a basket on her head. The photograph is in black and white‚ which illustrates a self-portrait of an Indian Lady. This tells us that the woman is an important person during her time of her life. Also‚ it shows that the lady plays a motherly role

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    Necessary Evil? Since The Europeans landed on American soil they have contested the Native Americans right to their own lands. The Anglo- Americans encouraged the Native Americans to assimilate to their ways. Despite the efforts of the Native Americans to work with the Anglo- Americans‚ they still ended up being treated exactly how the Anglo-Americans were once treated in their respective home countries. In turn‚ like the colonists‚ the Native Americans wrote out their grievances and revealed how

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    the explorations. The Europeans spread many diseases to the Native Americans. Those diseases were: Smallpox‚ Measles‚ Malaria‚ Yellow Fever‚ Influenza‚ Chicken pox‚ Syphilis‚ Polio‚ Hepatitis‚ and Encephalitis. Because of the diseases‚ millions of Native Americans were killed. Native American civilizations were also destroyed. European powers built up extensive overseas empires. Large amounts of Europeans moved to America. Native American crops were also brought back to Europe. During that time‚ the

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