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    arms who were still alive. This is astonishing and very gruesome‚ these men and woman have been ill treated by the white man their whole lives and now are being massacred for no apparent reason. According to Benjamin Harrison the people of the Sioux are naturally aggressive and warlike people that even though they may have had just complaints they were still a threat to the government officials and the settlers there. The Indians had preached of a coming messiah who would help them defeat their

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    Natalie April 1 January 13‚2013 Reading Guide: Pevar V‚ VII and The Harvard Project Part One: Section 3‚ and 4 Definitions: 1. Termination- The process by which congress terminates the federal government’s trust relationship with an Indian tribe which prohibits the usage of the programs and privileges provided by Congress. Many Indian tribes describe it as genocide. 2. Compensation Clause- prohibits the federal government from taking private property without paying

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    Interview Profile BEH 225 4/19/2013 Everyday life can be very different for one person than another individual even if they are very similar in personalities and behavior. Often you can be very close to a person yet still not know how their mind operates. You may find that they are very similar to yourself or learn something new about that individual that you never knew. The following interview is between my husband Jason Hill and I. I have

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    References: Bryant‚ Clifton. Handbook of Death and Dying (2 Vol. Set). Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications‚ 2003. “Ovarian Cancer (Cancer of the Ovaries).” 5 Dec. 2008 http://www.medicinenet.com/ovarain_cancer. Robinson‚ Doane. A History of the Dakota or Sioux Indians. Minneapolis: Ross & Haines‚ Inc.‚ 1956. “The Center for Active Generations.” 5 Dec. 2008 http://www.cfag.org/. "What You Need To Know About Ovarian Cancer - National Cancer Institute." Comprehensive Cancer Information - National Cancer Institute

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    Indian Territory is now the state of Oklahoma. | | 4 CORRECT | | What northern Plains Indian nation was the strongest? | | | A) | Comanche | | | B) | Crow | | | C) | Pawnee | | | D) | Blackfeet | | | E) | Sioux | | | | | | Feedback: The Sioux were the strongest northern Plains Indian nation. | | 5 CORRECT | | What happened to the californios who dominated California prior to the gold rush of 1849? | | | A) | Most died due to epidemic diseases brought in

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    for the crowd. They do not depict the actual Native American culture and are presenting a false persona of the Native Americans. Most colleges that have a Native American mascot have a negative image along with the name of a tribe such as The Fight Sioux or The Fighting Illinois. Names like these give off the image of vicious‚ aggressive tribes; which is not what the current tribes are. These mascots depict what the original settlers thought about the Native Americans when they first came to America

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    instruments‚ weapons‚ and presents for the Indians. Traveling up the Missouri River Lewis and Clark were astonished at the beautiful scenery along the way. One of the first tense encounters was with the Sioux Indians‚ but luckily they had brought gifts along with and were able to communicate‚ and the Sioux refused to allow to return to the boat. Luckily‚ Clark had a strong backing with his crew members preparing to fight to get him back on the ship. This was one of the few tense encounters; many were

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    Prejudice Against Native Americans Adam J.E. Koeneman English 190-28 Professor Engles These people began migrating thirty thousand years before Christopher Colombus "discovered" the Americas. Native Americans migrated from Asia‚ crossing a land bridge where the Bering Strait off the coast of Alaska is today. Over the centuries these people spread throughout the continents of North and South America. Since the arrival of the Europeans in 1492 the American Indian has

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    This is the meaning for East River Sioux! This gang is big on my reservation and is continuing to get bigger. The violence on my reservation is really increasing every year. They deal with drug affiliation. They are big into meth‚ marijuana‚ and mushrooms. If one gang member has a problem

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    The takeover changed this. To begin with‚ the proclamation was not signed by the names of the authors‚ instead‚ it was signed by "The Indians of all tribes‚" which equals a political statement. Claiming‚ it is not Sioux‚ Apaches‚ or Mohawks occupying Alcatraz Island demanding basic human and civil rights for their tribes‚ it is all American Indians demanding this. And all‚ literally means "Indian people from across the United States‚ Alaska‚ Canada‚ Mexico‚ and South

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