their crops on fire; this forced the tribe to head towards New Mexico on foot‚ we now know this journey as “the long walk.” The long walk was approximately a three hundred mile journey. Thousands of the Indians died during this journey due to rough terrain and lack of supplies. Of the many that didn’t survive consisted of the elderly‚ and the young. The Navajo Indians started to settle in what we now call “the Four Corners” region; New Mexico‚ Utah‚ Arizona‚ and Colorado. They live on reservations
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asked in a guided discussion to react to the images and portrayals that they had seen. Latinos in the group thought that their depiction in network news was extremely negative. In the views of New York participants‚ “Hispanics are poor‚ we are cheaters‚ gang members‚ and rapists.” Another said‚ “I did not see one positive thing about Latinos.” One New York participant said that the networks “still
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For the Mexican-Americans that are born in America but have Mexico born parents are brought to the states to live the “American Dream” that their parent has for them. Most Mexican-Americans who are teens and or are in their early twenty’s seem to have it hard. They are under the pressure from their parents and sometimes
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point that not everyone is equal; in fact‚ the differences make quite the statement Background First‚ the term “Hispanic-American” needs to be defined. Technically‚ the word Hispanic refers to people of Spanish-speaking descent‚ whether from Spain‚ Mexico‚ or even Cuba. Latino is synonymous with Hispanic‚ though chicano refers to Mexican-Americans. For the remainder of the paper‚ “Hispanic-American” will be used in the common connotation is has earned in the southwestern United States: those that
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in this country is something on everybody’s mind. There are immigrants that flow into America from all over the world‚ but people always think the same thing when they hear the word “immigration.” The first topic that gets into everybody’s mind is Mexico. This way of thought is blatantly incorrect‚ and is also somewhat offensive. The generalization of an entire group of people is a wrong act and should not be committed from ignorance. Although immigration is happening everywhere‚ people tend to make
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Quiz # 2 Vargas Chapter 8 The Mexican American People in the War Time Era a. The Mexican American community participation into the war effort was a result of the hardships that they faced. The democratic principles of President Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms did not find their way into the minorities. Mexican Americans were deeply affected by constant discrimination. While it is true that the war created many opportunities for training and advancement in the industries involved in war production
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they claimed their independence from Spain)‚ and then later the new comers from the United States. Geronimo’s defeat ended the Apache hostilities and their way of life. Geronimo and his warrior band were sent to Fort Sill where he died in 1909. After the death of Geronimo things started to change on the reservation. All of the Apache children were taken unwillingly from their families and sent to boarding schools where they were given new names and learned English. At that point in time the Apache lost
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and courage. Geronimo displayed the core values of the Apache tribe‚ that of courage‚ diligence‚ and aggressiveness. These core values were what kept them relatively safe from the increasing white settlement of the west‚ including Arizona and New Mexico (theinitialjourney.com.) Aggressiveness‚ or assertiveness‚ and diligence are key aspects of a leader. A leader must be assertive as well as persistent in order to maintain a certain level of self-confidence and influence over those who are being
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primary mode of subsistence‚ they had to adapt to the new ways of living as time went on. They were originally hunters and foragers‚ but adopted agriculture‚ weaving‚ and other arts from other tribes in the Southwest. They had a close relationship in which the Navajo traded hides‚ piñon nuts‚ and other goods to the other people in substitute for agricultural products‚ woven goods‚ and pottery. The Navajo has been continually changing in response to new ways of doing things and challenges since they first
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It’s actually a huge deal for people to question what ethnic label they are referred to as. Not only that‚ but it’s a bigger question what people label themselves as. I was introduced as to being Mexican. Made sense since both parents were born in Mexico. But I was born in the U.S. so it made me wonder‚ What exactly does it mean to be Mexican‚ American‚ Hispanic or Latino? What do all these ethnic terms society labels us mean? There are so many ethnic labels in todays movement and more keep on being
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