they have been a tribe. A tribe elder said that before they had horses they were called "Cuupn’itpel’uu" which means " we walked out of the woods". Next‚ they were called "Nimi’’ipuu" which means "real people" or " we the people". Then‚ Lewis and Clark gave them their well known name Nez Perce‚ which means "pierced nose" in French. That was a strange name for the tribe since the Nimi’’ipuu didn’t practice the art of piercing. They found out later that they were mistaken for a tribe that lived farther
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It has been said that mascots for professional sports teams and even college and high school teams are considered offensive to Native American or Indian tribes. Sports teams or even schools should be allowed to use the mascot of their choice not the ones that the activist think they should use. Mascots are in no way meant to be racist or harmful‚ they are meant to be shown for pride and dignity towards the school so they don’t look like wimps. These team mascots are not racist. Some of these so
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had a vast empire of allies and captured tribes. Their primary way of how they gained territory was to acquire allies. The Aztecs went to nearby tribes demanding that they join their empire‚ because they wanted more land and to gain more power. The tribe had sixty days to agree to join. If the tribe agreed‚ all they had to do was to pay tribute‚ respect the Aztec ruler‚ and worship the Aztecs main god‚ Huitzilopochtli. If the tribe said no‚ they were forced to go to war
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forced removal of many Native American Tribes. In an attempt to declare land for the white Americans‚ the U.S. Government passed acts and took actions against the Native tribes- some of which had disastrous effects on the Natives. Some tribes‚ such as the Nez Perce‚ signed treaties with the American government that guaranteed their tribe lands where they would be safe from white settlers. However‚ in some cases‚ gold was discovered at the sites the Native tribes had been promised. The government did
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reader’s don’t see that Okonkwo is no coward at all‚ but should be considered a “tragic hero”. In the tribe of Umuofia‚ Okonkwo is considered to be the “greatest men of his time”(Achebe 8)‚ his characteristics fit the definition of an everyday hero‚ which is a man of distinguished courage‚ ability‚ and thought highly of for his brave deeds and noble qualities. Okonkwo is a well respected man in the tribe and rises to the top very quickly “like a brush-fire in the harmattan”(Achebe 3) and at a young age;
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between them‚ and the ultimate division of the tribe. Jack and Ralph have different ideas of how the tribe should function. This ultimately leads to arguments between them. But I shall! Next time! Ive got to get a barb
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consequences of these events.” The rebellions of the Celtic tribes against the expanding Roman Empire had a great impact on both cultures‚ and caused a series of significant consequences‚ both immediate and long term. The expansion of the Roman Empire into Gaul and the island of Britannia caused a great deal of conflict between the native Celtic tribes and the conquering Romans. The Gallic leader‚ Vercingetorix‚ led the united tribes of Gaul in an attempt to repel the forces of Julius Caesar‚ explored
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The Great Sioux Nation The Sioux Native Americans are a diverse tribe. There are three unions that make up seven different tribes that are distributed in the United States. The unions are the Dakota‚ or also known as the Santee‚ the Nakota‚ which makes up the Yankton and the Yanktonai tribes‚ and the final union is the Lakota‚ which makes up seven other tribes. The Santee Dakota can be found along the Minnesota River in what is now Minnesota. The Yankton Nakota migrated along the Missouri River
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present within a mass majority of practices of Eastern Woodland Indian tribes‚ and served as the main cause for their intimate relationship with their environment. However‚ the arrival of the Europeans drastically changed the practices of these Indian tribes‚ both through the resources that they brought into the New World and the enforcement and integration of Christianity. Europeans changed the agricultural practices of many tribes in different ways. One way was through the introduction of the horse
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that the Ashanti sold rivals and prisoners from previous wars‚ and rival tribes (Fante). The rationale of the trading of these slave or prisoners is quite logical from their stand point. Firstly‚ these people‚ slaves or prisoners weren’t Ashanti people‚ consequently they were not “their own people”. Because people live on the same land does not mean that they have the same customs or believes. Moreover‚ some tribes don’t even have the same language or religion therefore they not a united
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