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    Eva Benson US History Mr. Fazzio Due: December 7‚ 2012 Treatment of Native Americans From the very beginning of American history‚ settlers have poorly treated the Native Americans. As some people know‚ “poorly” is an understatement. The treatment of the indigenous people was horrible during the 1800s from being forced to move west‚ having laws made against them by the government‚ and mass murder‚ even though that isn’t what our history books like to tell us today. In 1804‚ fur trading was established

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    Native American Dwellings Katie Nguyen Civics Coach Kelly Period 3 Hundreds of years ago‚ America’s first people lived in a variety of dwellings. Their homes depend geographically from where they live. Each Indian tribe needed a housing that would fit their lifestyle and climate. Because North America is such a big continent‚ each tribe had to adapt to different weather and environments‚ ranging from the Arizona deserts of 120 degree Fahrenheit‚ to the Alaskan tundra of -50 degree Fahrenheit

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    until it is once again needed by the community. In the past‚ one sees how capitalism aided in the removal of Native Americans‚ now‚ today this is seen once again as history repeats itself. Before the white man had any influence on Native Americans‚ life was great for them. Their economy was largely

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    Native Americans have been making pottery for tens of thousands of years. Hand built pots were made for practical purposes‚ artistry was not a consideration. Early containers were not decorated‚ except for the texture of the coils and pinches. Ceramics were initially made to carry water‚ to cook and store food‚ to store seeds and grains. They later made pots for artwork‚ rituals‚ burials‚ musical instruments‚ urns and countless other uses. They also began to decorate their pottery with symbols‚ birds

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    The Native American Lady

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    The picture of the Native American Lady could reveal that the Lady played an important role in the fight with the English protecting their land. The picture portrays boldness and power looking at the posture of the Lady. It tells us that the Lady loves what she does and also

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    Native Americans were confined to bleak reservations in vast stretches of the country‚ that no one thought was good for much of anything else. But those areas‚ ironically enough‚ turn out to be essential for the production and transportation of the last great stocks of hydrocarbons (Mckibben). Repeating history‚ our government and huge corporations are diving through hoops and trampling over morals‚ wreaking havoc on what little land indigenous people have left. A 1‚172- mile‚ sweet crude oil pipeline

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    Native American Essay

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    Their economies‚ land ownership and livelihood were negatively impacted by Europeans coming to Kansas. 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‚ bears‚ ducks‚ turtles‚ turkey

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    Maria Temenski Mr. Aucoin World History II 9 December 2011 Past and Present Native American Affairs After examining the past of Native Americans‚ their wanting to have a piece of the government pie‚ and the present affairs under the reservations is different to the living circumstances of Native Americans. It starts with issues such as drug abuse and prevention within the tribes. The next step for them is to ensure they have enough money to support their tribes and encompasses all their needs. Finally

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    Christianity from Europe to the United States‚ Native American religion was disparate‚ separated by tribes‚ clans or nations. It was unstructured but in general spirituality was inherent in every aspect of their lives; religion was characterized by a oneness with nature and the intense relationship between the indigenous people and their environment. In the 17th century a wave of European settlers crossed the Atlantic to escape persecution in their native countries. They found in the

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    Comments on “Relational individuality among Native American academics: Popular dichotomies reconsidered” This paper addresses a question that for some reason has received relatively less attention of psychologists. The question relates to how do persons who enter an organization with a different cultural mindset deal with the roles and fellow colleagues in work settings (in this case‚ academic work setting) of a diametrically different mindset. To my knowledge‚ studies on acculturation too have

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