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    to get the basic needs for survival. The three basic needs in life are food‚ shelter‚ clothing. Typically the environment of a region will diversely how the people get their basic needs. To explain this paper will analyse how three different native americans tribes from recently reading solved their economic problems. The three tribes are Inuits that lived in the arctic with cold and harsh winters the Chinook that lived in the North West and the Pawnee in the great plains. Some places is hot some

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    personalities. Some of these tattoos consisted of dotted lines‚ animals‚ and intricate shapes. (“Native American Tattoos”). Tattoos were also used as right of passages. In some cultures‚ getting a tattoo marked the transition from adolescents to adulthood. Some nomadic clans would believe that if a young boy could not handle the pain of getting a tattoo‚ then he would not be useful in battle. They also would not be considered strong enough to protect family members. Similarly‚ if a young girl could

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    Native Americans live in their own world and own community‚ owning casinos‚ private housing and just recently an amusement park in the makings. With approximately 2.1 million Native Americans in the United States‚ 566 nationally recognized and 10 separate cultures‚ we make up roughly 0.6 percent of the American population today. The 10 different cultures are the Arctic‚ the Subarctic‚ the Northeast‚ the Southeast‚ the Plains‚ the Southwest‚ the Great basin‚ California‚ the Northwest Coast and the

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    (Textbook‚ pg.2) Native Americans and Europeans were similar in many ways‚ though still having differences among themselves; their distinctive ideas on gods and the spirit world informed their political systems and animated their approaches to trade and warfare. (Textbook‚ pg.2) Horticulture societies allowed for a more sedentary lifestyle‚ which in turn led to greater social‚ political‚ and religious development. (Farless‚ lecture 1.11) Before the arrival of the Europeans‚ most Native Americans believed

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    Cultural Sensitivity in Counseling: A Prospective on Native Americans Kevin Canfield Liberty University October 12‚ 2010 Abstract Three of the most popular techniques in use by the counseling profession were examined in relationship to Native American culture and worldview‚ in order to determine the reasons for their ineffectiveness among these people groups. The results indicate that a lack of understanding and sensitivity to Native American culture and belief systems by counselors may be the

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    Since man has told stories to one another‚ many have asked the question of are the meanings of the stories we hear and read influenced by those who is telling the stories pasts? And in that case‚ all stories should be seen as a cultural representations or depictions. The author David Treuer argues whether or not Native American authors like Louise Erdrich’s work should be viewed for its Literary content rather than its representation of Native culture. When successfully analyzing and forming an opinion

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    The Native American Hopi tribe perform numerous rituals to positively impact their lives and bless their tribe. The Hopi believe that there is a spiritual essence and a presence of life in everything in the universe‚ and that it is necessary to interact with these spiritual life forces in order to survive (Wright‚ 2008). Thus‚ the Hopi personify these impersonal spirits in the form of kachina dancers and carved‚ handmade kachina dolls so that they can better interact with and please these powerful

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    the design hertage of Native american instruments Darya Faiz Design Heritage 2 LECTURER MS.SHERINA 10/10/2013 LIST OF CONTENT CONTENT PAGE CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN 3-9 INTODUCTION ABOUT TOPIC 9-12 THE INSTRUMENT

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    the evolution of Native American culture. Thesis: Modern Native American traditions reflect the history of struggle‚ strife and triumph they experienced in history. Introduction: As most of us know‚ Native American’s have a rich history of struggle and also triumph. Many modern Native American traditions reflect the story and struggle Native American’s experienced. These stories are filled with tradition closely tied to Mother Nature. I’m sure many of you have seen Native American art and objects

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    Comparison of the Indian Horse with The Reluctant Black Hawk and The Medicine Man. The novel Indian Horse‚ the short story The Reluctant Black Hawk‚ and the poem The Medicine Man all explored the same themes regarding aboriginal voices and identity‚ but in The Reluctant Black Hawk and Indian Horse‚ they have the same subject of a Canadian sport of ice hockey and characters as hockey players experienced hardships in residential school systems‚ and racism and discrimination during the protagonists’

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