Determining who is and isn’t a member of a tribe‚ or Native American‚ can be complicated‚ and the answers don’t always come in a simple "yes" or "no." Part of the reason such determinations can be controversial is because tribes’ own rules for establishing membership can vary widely. And many tribes use parentage as a means of defining membership. Known as "blood quantum‚" the practice defines tribal membership according to the degree of "pure blood" belonging to that tribe. About 10 to 90 million
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The Logistics of Storytelling: Native American Representation in Film When someone says the word Native American‚ most see a distinct image in their minds. From headdresses‚ to war cries‚ the public’s perception of Native culture has been undeniably shaped by the film industry. In a culture where everything is compared to the norm of whiteness‚ American audiences have always been fascinated by indigenous peoples‚ and have thus created a fantasy that’s been marketed as facts. This is the basis behind
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leading his warriors into battles against white soldiers. Sitting Bull’s first altercation with white soldiers occurred in June 1863 (“Sitting Bull”). Sitting Bull was aiding the Santee Sioux against the white soldiers’ retaliation after the “Minnesota Massacre.” After aiding the Santee Sioux Sitting Bull was named leader of the Strong Hearts and he became the cofounder of the elite Midnight Strong Hearts (Notable Native Americans). He became the leader of the Strong Hearts after receiving a bullet wound
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1873 Mark Twain publishes The Gilded Age 1874 Coushatta Massacre 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn 1877 The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 1880 New Immigrants 1880 Salvation Army 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act 1883 Civil Service Act of 1883 1886 Samuel Gompers 1886 Haymarket Riot 1887 American Protective Association 1887 Immigration Restrictive League 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre 1890 People’s Party 1892 Homestead Strike
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build tracks throughout the West‚ connecting the rural land with the cities. The railroad brought all the newest inventions to the farmers and other people‚ modernizing the once rugged frontier. Another much sadder government action was the massacre at Wounded Knee. About 150 Sioux were killed in 1890‚ in what became the last major conflict
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children reaction to) 2. barbed wire – impact on ranchers 3. mining towns – victims of violence 4. Grangers – reasons for laws; members 5. Long drive – purpose 6. Mark Twain – themes in novels 7. Native Americans – Wounded Knee; Sand Creek Massacre; George Custer; Fort Laramie Treaty; reasons for U.S. violating treaties; impact of horses 8. “Exodusters” – who‚ where 9. “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” – reasons for popularity 10. cowboys – origination of culture and traditions
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Native American have suffered due to White Settlers. White Settles moved out west and then there was conflict with White settler and Native Americans. When the White Settlers moved westward‚ they started killing Buffalo and Native Americans had to depended on buffalo for food‚ clothing‚ and shelter. The movement started with farmers who drove the Cotton Kingdom toward the west. More individuals started to move out west alongside the Cotton Kingdom with expectations of discovering gold in California
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interspersed with unobtrusive titling presenting the location’s name and the date of the genocidal event: Murambi‚ Rwanda (April 16-22‚ 1994); Choeung Ek‚ Cambodia (April 17‚ 1975--January 7‚ 1979); Treblinka‚ Poland (July 23‚ 1942--October 19‚ 1943); and Wounded Knee‚ USA (December 29‚ 1890). The soundtrack is an evocative mix of traditional singing in Rwandan‚ Khmer‚ Yiddish‚ and Lakota. The music is matched to the imagery of its country of origin‚ though it too blends seamlessly from one site to the next
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Fort Hood Shooting The Fort Hood massacre‚ like all things‚ has a before‚ a during‚ and an after. Before the shooting‚ people were going about their day as if nothing were new. During the shooting‚ people became the people they were meant to become. After the shooting‚ people felt the pain of loss; they thanked God‚ and they moved on. “I just thank God he missed me” (CNN). “Unit at Fort Hood deploying a month after shootings” (Fox). The morning before the shooting took place‚ everyone woke up
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