Mercedes Courtenay Professor Hess ENG 241 October 4‚ 2012 How Europeans Change the Native Americans When Europeans first explored western Virginia in the late 1600s‚ they discovered few Native Americans. However‚ their presence‚ their goods‚ and their customs had affected many Indians. These changes had shifted the Native Americans and the Europeans in survival‚ resources‚ dominancy and rivalry. At the same time‚ the Europeans had a strong interest in enabling the Indians to acquire valuable
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SOCI3093.50 March 18‚ 2013 Professor Thomas Native American Woman: Zitkala-Sa The month of March is Women’s History Month and one of my favorite months of the year. This month has the opportunity to entice people learn about women from all races‚ ethnicities‚ and backgrounds‚ and encourage women to admire those who’ve made a difference. There are many Native American women who’ve fought and died for the rights of their tribe and sex‚ but
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M2 - Written Assignment 243234 -American Ethnic History September 28‚ 2014 Question: Recount three historical events that illustrate the various relations between colonists and the Indians who were natives of the North American continent. What do these three events tell us about the various relations between colonist and Native Americans? The relationship between the colonist and Native Americans were not always negative. The violence and civil wars that took place could have easily been avoided
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Native American Mascots Imagine yourself at a sporting event. You are enjoying the last bite of your foot-long hot dog‚ anticipating the moment the half time show will begin. Out comes the shoe-less‚ plaid-shirt wearing‚ ripped and dirty blue jean sporting mascot. His name is “Billy Bob-- the wildest hillbilly in the boondocks.” He goes running around‚ chugging down his fake moonshine and spitting tobacco. Being a native of Appalachia‚ you find yourself upset‚ and state this to be extremely
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amount of literature on how Native Americans are represented in our popular culture. Over the past several decades‚ Native Americans have been mythologized in films‚ TV‚ video games and other forms of popular media. And‚ “For the most part‚ the white man’s visual expressions of Native peoples have been dominant” (Boehme‚ et al. 1998:75). It is these depictions that have created a false impression of American Indians. As anyone could guess‚ the conquest of the American Frontier in the Old West is
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Depiction of Native Americans and African Americans in Hollywood Films Name Institution Date Introduction A person can use film‚ television‚ music‚ art‚ and literature to retrace practices within the society. Since the discovery of motion pictures in the 19th and 20th century‚ films have been a powerful tool‚ with films serving as escapist fantasies‚ enabling viewers to enter surprising worlds and experience colorful and wild characters (Holtzman & Sharpe‚ 2014). Films have also been utilized
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Life was difficult for the Native Americans during the westward expansion of white settlers one example of this was the Indian Removal Act. This act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28‚ 1830 gave Federal government the power to move any Native tribe‚ resulting in 5 major Natives tribes being forcibly relocated. Then using the Indian Removal Act 12‚000 Cherokee were forced to move out of their land during winter causing 4‚000 Cherokee deaths due to hunger‚ cold and disease. Another example
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Native American Controversy “People ask me why I don’t just let this go. It’s all in the past‚ they say. I tell them that there is no past tense in the Cheyenne language. The past is not gone. As I stand here before you‚ all of my ancestors stand with me.” ...Suzan Shown Harjo This controversy of using Native American mascots has been origins that are engrained deeply into Indian and Non-Indian relations
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from the colonization of the Americas. From the Americas‚ the Europeans gained wealth‚ crops‚ land‚ and slaves through the Triangular Trade. However‚ despite the benefits of colonization‚ we should not ignore the numerous negatives as well. The Native Americans and the African slaves‚ where two groups of people who suffered from what the Europeans considered an achievement. While colonization heavily damaged the indigenous and the enslaved people‚ it is also responsible for the formation and diversity
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“In violent crimes experienced by American Indians where use was known‚ 48% of the offender was under the influence of alcohol‚ 9% were under the influence of drugs‚ or 14% were under the influence of both.” Says the Bureau Of Justice Statistics. Alcohol related violence is a big problem on Native American Reservations around the country and it is up to us to stop it. Domestic violence in the US has increasingly become a larger problem because of an increase of alcohol and drug consumption. “Alcohol
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