THE AMERICAN STORY NOTES Chapter 1: Native Americans shared different views than the colonizers. (they wanted to bring colonization to North America) They did not agree on punishment of murder. (Europeans and Native Americans) The cultural superiority turned when -- Captain William Claiborne’s trading post in 1635‚ Maryland - Wicomess Indians (they were going to the trading post on business) encountered enemy Susquehannock Indians—they presented inappropriate behavior (making fun) in public
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In the black shadow of the night there was a shattering scream. The scream was owned to my mother. As I woke‚ my eyes became more and more clear. When my eyes adjusted to the darkness I saw my mom being hovered over by my father.My eyes started to run like the creek next to our village. My mother was assassinated by someone in the Shawnee tribe. I saw the blood running down her sides. The shape of a long‚ dark‚ worn out‚ splintered spear pierced her chest. My father had a soft heaving voice. “Go
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Don’t Drink the Water: The Persecution of Native Americans in the 1800s When first hearing Dave Matthews Band’s “Don’t Drink the Water‚” you might believe the song is about the apartheid having knowledge of Matthews’ country of birth but when you continue to listen to the song the listener will discover a different story behind the song. Matthews moved to The United States when he was two leading him to write about different events in America’s history. Through the different stanzas Dave Matthews
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amount of literature on how Native Americans are represented in our popular culture. Over the past several decades‚ Native Americans have been mythologized in films‚ TV‚ video games and other forms of popular media. And‚ “For the most part‚ the white man’s visual expressions of Native peoples have been dominant” (Boehme‚ et al. 1998:75). It is these depictions that have created a false impression of American Indians. As anyone could guess‚ the conquest of the American Frontier in the Old West is
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in without warning. It was just a normal day‚ and little did you know that is was soon to be one of your last. This is the same idea of the Indians encounter with European colonists between 1492-1590. They had been living in what is called the New World for decades before their first confrontation with European travelers. These men came over to the New World in search for land and money but discovered different cultures and tribes instead. Each relationship between the natives and the colonists varied
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between Native Americans and Colonists There are many reasons Native Americans and European Colonists did not have a good relationship. The reason for conflict between Colonist and Indians was due to the Colonists insatiable greed for power and land. Some of the reasons not only included physical mistreatment but also an ethical mistreatment of the Native Americans. European Colonists not only brought with them many different diseases that would later aid in the genocide of many Native American
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Burial Rituals of Native American Culture At some point in our lives‚ we all come to realize that death is a part of life. Cultural diversity provides a wide variety of lifestyles and traditions for each of the unique groups of people in our world. Within these different cultures‚ the rituals associated with death and burial can also be uniquely diverse. Many consider ritualistic traditions that differ from their own to be somewhat strange and often perceive them as unnatural. A prime example
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Lacrosse was invented by Native Americans in what is now eastern North America in the 1400s. It was played mostly by Cherokee tribes in the southeast and Mohawk tribes in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Valley areas. The strategy of the game is the same today as it was then. Players use long poles with nets to move a ball down a field toward another team’s goal. To score they must get the ball into the goal. Today‚ lacrosse is played as a professional and a recreational sport. Native Americans played
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In 1622 William Shakespeare published the timeless classic‚ Othello. This masterpiece has been recreated many times over‚ from the big stage to classroom renditions for this so this literary piece will never be forgotten. When reading the first pages of Othello‚ Shakespeare immediately introduces the concept of deception and manipulation with the story’s main antagonist Iago. When reading further‚ the heroic Othello appears. He seems to be a sympathetic and strong willed man incapable of being manipulated;
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my side. My mind and body were alert. There had been reports of strange ships out in the lake. My gun was loaded. Out in the forest‚ I saw shapes moving. I picked up my gun and started to walk toward the shapes. I was careful to not let them know they had caught my attention. The figures stopped. They turned and sprinted away. They saw me. Who are they? I sprinted after them. They were going toward the river. I realized they had gone away. I ran back to the town hall. “I saw strange figures
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