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    2/7/2011 Youth Suicide in Native Americans “I’m all alone nobody cares whether I live or die. All I ever do is cause problems for everyone. I can’t make it through school‚ I cause my family problems. I’m a failure in everything that is important to me. The only way out of this is to die.”(Suicide letter) This is what it must feel like to be on the verge of suicide‚ a horrible epidemic which has spread through the nation’s Native American tribe’s wildfire. Subsequently‚ suicide ranked

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    the freedoms guaranteed to African Americans in the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th Amendments to the Constitution analyze the various components of Jim Crow legislation and their effects on Southern minorities describe efforts by the U.S. government to assimilate Native Americans into American culture identify significant events that impacted the relationship between the government‚ Native Americans‚ and American citizens identify settlement patterns in the American West‚ the reservation system‚ and/or

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    Rationales of the Colonizers and Treatment of the Native Americans What were the rationales of the Spanish and the English colonizers and how was their treatment towards the Native Americans in the New World justified? How were boundaries created and/or destroyed? The Spanish colonizers and the English colonizers used the notion of Witchcraft and Climate to differentiate themselves from Native Americans and to justify their treatment towards the Indians. I will be comparing how Porterfield and Canizares

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    everyone to create something together.” This perfectly describes Native American music‚ for the drums are the sole basis of the beat and keep the rhythm going. Once the beat gets going‚ everyone can jump in‚ dance‚ chant‚ and create more sound to make one piece of music together as one. The drums carry out the beat throughout the entire chant and keep everyone in time. Victoria Lindsay Levine wrote in her article titled‚ “Native American Music” and says how “sacred narratives describe the origins of

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    Filipino Insurrection During the Spanish-American War the Filipinos were allies to the United States and helped them fight against the Spanish. After the war the United States decided to maintain possession of the Philippines‚ which angered Aguinaldo. This led to Aguinaldo organizing an insurrection against the U.S. Since the Filipinos were outnumbered by American Soldiers they had to use guerilla warfare. The Filipinos that fought in the insurrection believed they were fighting for the same

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    hear the word Native American? And what do you think of when you hear the word education? Probably two very clear and distinct images. But what do you think of when you hear Native American education? Unless you are a Native American‚ presumably that phrase means nothing to you. But shouldn’t the education of US citizens be relevant to the government? Yes‚ and especially when there are plenty of treaties and government agencies that have established the government’s role in Native American education

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    shared some of the same values and ideas‚ he held an admiration for the frontier‚ wilderness and the woodsman. It seemed as though he believed in white supremacy to an extent but at the same time held a view of awe and respect for Native Americans. This ambivalence towards racism between Whites and Indians is shown numerously throughout the book and it is also apparent that Cooper held responsibility‚ determination‚ honor‚ and courage in high regard.

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    Andrew J. Knight 3 December 2012 The Modern Native American Flute The modern Native American Flute produces beautiful and haunting melodies‚ often replicating the sounds of nature. It is similar in sound and purpose to its ancestors‚ such as the traditional Anasazi and Kokopelli flutes‚ but different in design and construction. With a unique sound production mechanism‚ this style of flute in fact is different from all other wind instruments the world over (Goss). Due to this uniqueness‚ they

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    Due: Social Studies; Native Americans Essay Thousands of years ago the Native Americans crossed the land-bridge. Then the Native Americans spit-up and settled and created the culture areas. Depending on the environments the Native Americans had different basic needs to survive such as clothing‚ food‚ and shelter. The Iroquois used their natural resources to get food. The men hunted animals such as deer

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    There is a large debate that native american mascots are racist creates harmful stereotypes and that it is racist. One mascot for example the washington redskins the name redskin it offensive by its itself it is determinable. The team owners refuse to change the it.the term redskin is a reminder of the genocide native people went through. When the opposing side says they are being too sensitive the slur is equivalent to the ¨N¨word you wouldn’t have a african american as a mascot‚paint your face

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