specific contemporary issue concerning the Native American population? Most people can’t‚ considering that a lot of issues involving Native Americans are ignored. The Native Americans have been faced with many issues; many of them being present day problems‚ and not just about colonization and not just being forced from the land that they had been living on for generations. One of these issues is alcoholism. It is a common misconception that Native Americans were first introduced to alcohol by the
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English and Native Americans Members of each nation copied relationships with Indians in many different ways. Few Europeans considered Native Americans as equals‚ because of differences in religion‚ agricultural practice‚ housing‚ dress‚ and other characteristics. However‚ the French‚ Spanish‚ and Dutch sought profit through trade and exploitation of New World resources‚ and they knew that the native people would be important to their success. Europeans also wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity
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around a ideological‚ social‚ and political system in which expansion was the cornerstone. Expansion was the cornerstone of their whole civilization‚ because their religion requested that a large number of human sacrifices where to be made to the gods. To get the sacrifices the Aztec went to war with other tribes in Mexico to get these human sacrifices (Conrad & Demmest 47-49) . With each conquest more sacrifices and more land was added to the Aztec kingdom. The Aztec were a strong civilization
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to the world‚ so rich with its natural beauty that many have settled in parts around it. One of which was the Cheyenne Tribe (TSE-TSEHESE-STAESTSE)‚ during the mid 17th century. The Cheyenne were nomadic‚ roaming about from place to place frequently‚ or without a certain destination‚ and they traveled around the Americas. The Cheyenne were said to have started in the Great Plains region. It was said that they were driven westward by a Sioux Tribe. They traveled to what is now northern Minnesota
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one has left the natural world. These occurrences leave no room for logic‚ rationalization or justification. They are the supernatural elements that seem to exist within the realm of the natural; my poor fellow the subject of such an occurrence was distraught‚ confused and anxious it is his death that has kept me awake at night thinking of
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individual more comfortable. Despite the many negative effects it might have‚ it typically outweighs the resistance to not drink. For decades now‚ the resistance to not drink in the Native American culture has been a battle. A study was done by the centers for disease control and prevention found out that 66 percent of Native Americans‚ who died from alcohol related cause‚ were younger than 50 years old. These deaths come from homicides‚ suicides and even cardiovascular disease. Alcohol has become an underlying
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Page 1 NATIVE AMERICANS Early on in the text we learned about a time period in our history that took the land from the Native American’s‚ making them promises of a better life if they would move to different locations in the country and live on a Tribal Reservation. This period of time was called manifest destiny and caused an everlasting effect upon the Native American’s in this country. The Native American’s went from complete freedom‚ which included being able to roam and move about
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different religions throughout the world. Originally humans communicated through stories passed down through the generations and the paintings on the walls. Aboriginal people never wrote or documented their stories and rituals; it was all passed down by word of mouth. It was relayed down from parents to their children‚ to their children‚ and their children‚ this happened for generations. The stories were communicated; they connected the natural life in the sky‚ the stars and the earth‚ the people and
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Expansion and Native American Losses When the European colonies arrived to the land we now call America‚ the Native Americans’ way of life was destroyed. Europeans brought over diseases such as smallpox‚ measles‚ and malaria‚ all of which were never before exposed to the Native Americans. Disease wasn’t the only thing that the Europeans brought over. Along with Disease‚ Europeans also brought their culture‚ lifestyle‚ and their lust for land. The population of the Native Americans dramatically
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mascots. Some team names and mascots are related to Native Americans‚ such as The Cleveland Indians‚ Kansas City Chiefs‚ Washington Redskins‚ and the Florida State Seminoles. Some people will argue that these mascots are offensive‚ and others will say that they are just mascots. Sports teams should use Native American names and mascots because fans support these teams with pride‚ they don’t reflect poorly on Native Americans‚ and actual Native American tribes want to be named after sports teams. Fans
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