Native Americans in California Missions Spanish wanted to colonize some of America‚ just like the Europeans. Building religious based Missions all throughout California was a way for them to maintain ultimate social‚ political‚ and economic control. Spanish explorers arrived on the border of California during the 16th century. The very first Franciscan mission was built in San Diego during 1769. By 1833‚ twenty two Spanish Missions existed from Southern California to Northern California. Native
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the natives of North America. The incursion and colonization of Europeans into North America had considerable impacts on Native American lives. Suddenly‚ North American natives found themselves entangled by European power politics. European empires at the time‚ such as the French‚ English and Spanish empires‚ often fought against each other for power and control. The arrival of Europeans into the North American continent meant new political relationships for both the Europeans and the Native Americans
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these people could have created stories to be passed down throughout the generations but they did and they still are around to this very day. These oral traditinos‚ or stories that are told by word of mouth‚ include "The World on the Turtle’s Back"‚ which explains to us how our world came to be. The story "Coyote and Buffalo" gives us lessons that easily coralate with the building of a person’s character‚ and finally‚ "Fox and Coyote and the Whale" persuades us to fight for who and what we love. These
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The discovery that Native Americans’ culture is not static‚ is a relatively new one. With the aid of modern archeology‚ we now know that the Natives were very complex and were ever changing. The evidence we have now is still basic‚ but we can still learn a lot from it. Because of the lack of evidence‚ a lot of controversy is attributed to Native Americans. Some people believe that Natives were perfect beings‚ living in harmony with nature and others believe that they were savages due to human sacrifices
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It’s amazing how far America has come since settlers came to her shores. When we first came here‚ were cruel and self-centered. Native Americans became our slaves‚ as did Black Americans and anyone else who wasn’t white. Women were seen as inferior to men‚ and anyone who wasn’t straight or cis were forced to hide who they were for the safety of themselves and for the sake of their relationships with friends and family. Now‚ we’ve gotten better. Women are seen as equal on a legal front‚ slavery is
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Cultures and their Myths Many different people believe different things about creation. Different Native American cultures‚ for example‚ have different stories to explain the mystery of creation. These stories often give insight into the values held by the culture that the story comes from. Although the stories may differ‚ the theme behind each of them often carry a similar message‚ and have values that are alike‚ such as respect for old age‚ or even a love for nature. In “The Earth on the
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How did the Westward Expansion Affect Native Americans? The westward expansion affected the Plain Natives greatly. Education and jobs were shifted majorly during the westward movement which led to a completely different way of life. All of a sudden they were introduced to schools‚ when in the past they only learned from experience. They were familiarized to tradesmen jobs and farming‚ when previously it was limited to hunting for men and being a housewife for women. The Plain Indians used to learn
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23 February 2012 Native Americans vs. American Settlers There are a number of dissimilarities between the Native Americans and the American Settlers. Although the Native Americans wanted to live in peace with American Settlers‚ their cultural differences led to warfare. This essay will compare and contrast a couple differences of these two cultures. I will discuss both groups opinion on land and resources. Then‚ I will explain both groups’ views on Nature. Native Americans Conserved land and
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Prejudice Against Native Americans Adam J.E. Koeneman English 190-28 Professor Engles These people began migrating thirty thousand years before Christopher Colombus "discovered" the Americas. Native Americans migrated from Asia‚ crossing a land bridge where the Bering Strait off the coast of Alaska is today. Over the centuries these people spread throughout the continents of North and South America. Since the arrival of the Europeans in 1492 the American Indian has been
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Relations between early European explorers and Native Americans in North America got off to a rough start. The Europeans were invasive‚ selfish‚ and over-powering‚ and they offered the Native Americans little in return for their demands. Any Natives who chose to resist the Europeans were often met with aggressive behavior and punishment. Eventually‚ the Native Americans stood up for their tribe and fought back‚ and with neither side backing down‚ bloodshed became commonplace. Many lives were
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