Historical Report on Race Dear Friend‚ I am writing this letter to you to try and explain what it is like to be a Native American. As a Native American my ancestors have had to deal with discrimination and unfairness because of who they are. Many people do not realize how much conflict Native Americans had to deal with when the New World was discovered. Native Americans‚ lived a life where the entire community would occupy hunting grounds and agricultural lands together. We were a large community
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The article examines United States policies that affect Native American people‚ in particular their educational issues. The author connects the government assimilating of Native Americans into “main stream society” and the current issues Native American’s face such as violence and drug abuse. Cherokee people are the primary focus in the article‚ but even though every tribe is different‚ many are faced with the same problems. General information on the development and reasoning of assimilation‚ as
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problems are found in history‚ we just have to look closely for them. Native Americans had and have very culturally different ideas that we need to utilize in order to solve these problems in America. Native Americans can teach us about political structure and about foreign policy‚ and how to handle it. They were extremely innovative and creative in their infrastructures‚ and way of life‚ they were just different from us. Native peoples conserved and minimized waste. Many of these great ideas would
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Native American Assimilation Have you ever wondered why Native Americans seem so separated from the rest of the world? The Native American culture has been changed drastically over the years since the White Americans assimilated them. Examples of this happening are their clothing‚ agriculture‚and their rights. The first way that they were assimilated was their clothing. They were forced to wear the clothing of the white immigrants instead of their traditional clothing
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issue involving the Native Americans and the federal government is the settling of Cobell vs. Salazar Lawsuit filed in 1996. The lawsuit alleged illegal conduct in the management of Native American money held in trust accounts and managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The trust was established to allow nontribal groups to use Native American lands. The trust contains money from oil and gas production‚ coal production‚ grazing leases‚ and timber sales. Elouise Cobell was the treasurer of the
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differences between Native American literature and Puritan literature. Both cultures valued work to some degree. Puritan literature was written plainly to reflect their plain lives‚ while Native American literature was decorated with colorful expressions‚ reflecting wilderness life. The Puritans‚ unlike the Native Americans‚ who lived slow paced lives‚ tried to glorify God in their every action. The similarities and differences present themselves in many ways. Work was important to Puritans
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represent the Native Americans‚ tribes or cultures. The idea of having related names to the Native Americans seems respectful and honorable for most of the society as it is a tribute to the Indians that have arrived at this country first. The other side of society finds it degrading and racist to call the teams these names‚ but in reality‚ it is showing respect and honor for their culture. As of now‚ there are 2500 schools around the country that take pride in using Native American characters as
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Story telling was the heart of Native American culture. The way natives executed everyday tasks and their way of thinking came from what they heard as children from stories that were passed through multiple generations. When White Settlers started tearing tribe by tribe apart and claiming Native American land as their own‚ a dwindling effect on the rich Native’s culture became noticeable. The sense of unity they once knew so well was becoming an unknown aspect which ultimately left each individual
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Essay Question: What were the Europeans (explorers‚ conquerors‚ and/or settlers) and Native Americans like just before contact and what were their encounters like‚ as the Europeans struggled to establish themselves? Europeans and Native Americans both had very distinct lifestyles and each viewed one another differently due to the encounters they experienced together during the era that Spain‚ France‚ and England were establishing themselves in America. These three European countries were each
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major “selling points” for mistreatment and the removal of Native Americans was that they were a alien like people who were uncivilized and simple. The dislike for the Native Americans was apparent well before the Indian Removal Act‚ many presidents before Jackson had talked of the importance of europeanizing the Native Americans. Settlers came to know this as the “Indian Problem‚” and their solution for this “problem” was to civilize the Natives by teaching them european ways including‚ conversion to
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