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    Jad Ltaif Ray Slavens English 2327.C01 28 September 2012 Native Americans and Colonists Native Americans and English colonists are two distinct groups that were in conflict. The colonists came to America to establish a better life for themselves‚ their family‚ and freedom to practice their faith. However‚ the Indians did not agree with their way of thinking of God and wanted the settlers to follow their own way of belief in God. As expressed in the three works Tecumseh‚ Richard Frethorne‚ and

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    Native American Essay The society of Americans today is unaware of the cultures and beliefs of Native Americans‚ and how complex those cultures are. The creation myth‚ “The Earthdiver” written by the Mono culture‚ and the creation myth‚ “How the World Was Made” written by the Cherokee have similarities and differences that open the eyes of its audiences that are unknowledgeable of the topic. Native American folktales are stories on how certain Native American tribes contributed their beliefs

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    Kevin Kenny and Cynthia J. Van Zandt debated “Was Conflict Between Europeans and Native Americans Inevitable?” Kevin Kenny argued that yes‚ conflict between Europeans and Native Americans was inevitable. He built his case by highlighting the clashing definitions of land ownership between English colonists and Native Americans. He recounted the founding of Pennsylvania‚ the peaceful intentions of the colonists‚ and yet the inevitable conflict that occurred as a result of the clashing views of land

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    Native American Removal

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    Native American removal is something that is considered a dark period in Untied States History. Many natives spilled their blood on their land that was taken from them by our American Government‚ many people then saw it as there right to expand westward (Manifest Destiny) if we didn’t take over the land‚ the United States would most definitely be different. The first major move of the United States government was setting up The Bureau of Indian Affairs. With this as well the US army established

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    Study guide test #1 1. How did the "first Americans" get here and what account for the diversity of their cultures? How and why did Native-American concepts of land usage differ from that of Europeans?  What were the motivations that first brought Spanish explorers to the New World? What were they looking for? Which nations had the most success in creating a profitable New World empire prior to the 1600’s? How and why? Understand England’s failures in trying to get into the colony business. In regards

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    Crow In the U.S.‚ Native Americans people whose pre-Columbian ancestors were indigenous to the lands within the nation’s modern boundaries. These Natives were composed of several distinct tribes‚ bands‚ and ethnic groups. The terms Native Americans use to refer to themselves vary regionally and generationally. Since the end of the 15th century‚ the migration of Europeans to the Americas led to centuries of exchange. The Native American’s complicated history‚ specifically the Crow tribe‚ can

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    Native Americans and Obesity‚ It is Time for a Change Obesity is an illness of the mind and the body. In the United States it continues on a startling rise. This problem is especially detrimental to the Native American population. Studies indicate that obesity rates among the Native American population is "higher than the respective U.S. rates for all races combined" (Broussard 536S). As obesity among this population continues to rise‚ the number of Native Americans suffering from obesity

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    Native American Rituals

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    Native Americans and the Rituals of Birth There are so many different cultures inside the American Indian culture. Although within the American Indian culture you can categorize or generalize the culture by making factual statements such as: Native Americans value your word‚ Trust is important‚ and Native Americans rely on information networks‚ there are still numerous different religions‚ tribes‚ rituals and ceremonies that all lie within the one culture of Native Americans. Birthing rituals in

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    Native Alaskan Culture When most of us that live in the United States especially those of us who live in the lower forty-eight things about Native Alaskans we think of the term Eskimos a term most of us learned about from watching movies that were made in Hollywood. This assumption‚ however‚ is most likely wrong due to a lack of education or cultural awareness on our part. The Native Alaskan people are divided into distinct cultures. These cultures speak eleven different languages with twenty-two

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    Summary The aim of my Research Project was to discover ‘How Significant an Impact Colonisation has had on Modern Native American Culture’. I chose this topic as I am very interested in native cultures and I think it is important to know how these cultures have been impacted‚ due to colonisation and what can be done to help these cultures now. I used a variety of research processes including‚ libraries‚ the Internet‚ newspaper articles and the process of emailing experts. I used primary sources such

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