of Americans‚ the Muscogee Creek Nation has changed tremendously. We no longer dress up in head dresses and make sacrifices‚ but we do try our best to preserve and teach our culture and heritage. Today the Creek Nation is still an organized community with a leader‚ meetings‚ rituals‚ and a language. Creek Indians can be found in many places today‚ and there is no definite way to tell that one is of the creek descent except by their blood. To declare yourself as a creek citizen you must first be
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Myall Creek Massacre on June 10‚ 1838 What is Myall Creek Massacre? Myall Creek massacre (1838) an incident in which‚ in retaliation for an alleged “outrage”‚ White station hands killed 28 Aborigines at Myall Creek in New South Wales‚ Australia. As a result‚ 11 White men were tried for murder. They were acquitted‚ but seven of them were retried‚ found guilty‚ and hanged. There was much public protest. Although prosecution of White people for such an incident was unusual‚ the incident itself was
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Waiting for Freedom In the story "Woman Hollering Creek" Sandra Cisneros discusses the issues of living life as a married woman through a character named Cleofilas; a character who is married to a man who abuses her physically and mentally .Cisneros reveals the way the culture puts a difference between a male and a female‚ men above women. Cisneros has been famous about writing stories about the latino culture and how women are treated; she explain what they go through as a child‚ teen and when
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Sand creek massacre- Date November 29‚ 1864 Location Colorado Territory Present-day Kiowa County‚ Colorado Result United States Army massacres Native Americans. Belligerents United States Cheyenne Arapaho Commanders and leaders United States John M. Chivington Black Kettle Strength 700 [1] 60–200 Casualties and losses 24 killed‚ 52 wounded[2] 70–163 killed[2] *the aftermath-The Sand Creek Massacre resulted in a heavy loss of life‚ mostly among Cheyenne and Arapaho women and
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------------------------------------------------- Bixby Creek Bridge Bixby Creek Bridge‚ also known as Bixby Bridge‚ is a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge in Big Sur‚ California. The bridge is located 120 miles (190 km) south of San Francisco and 13 miles (21 km) south of Carmel in Monterey County along California Highway One. Prior to the opening of the bridge in 1932‚ residents of the Big Sur area were virtually cut off during winter due to the often impassable Old Coast Road that
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The Myall Creek Massacre In the early days of the European settlement of Australia‚ especially during the 1800’s‚ it was common for large numbers of Aboriginal people (men‚ women and children) to be massacred by the white settlers‚ including by police and soldiers. Most of these were not reported and were known to only a few people. Therefore‚ there was no action taken to punish the offenders and indeed‚ there was approval from most white settlers and government officials for this to continue
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Chapter One: ‘‘Heaven and Earth in Jest’’ The opening of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is one of the most famous passages from the book. ‘‘I used to have a cat‚’’ the book begins. The narrator reports that she was in the habit of sleeping naked in front of an open window‚ and the cat would use that window to return to the house at night after hunting. In the morning‚ the narrator would awaken to find her body ‘‘covered with paw prints in blood; I looked as though I’d been painted with roses.’’ This opening
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Cooper Industries Case Study Introduction: Cooper Industries Inc.‚ is considering an acquisition of Nicholson File Company‚ a candidate for the company’s diversification program. Cooper CEO Robert Cizik approached Nicholson three years prior and was rejected‚ but the circumstances have changed and there is a real opportunity for Cooper to acquire Nicholson. Our team of analysts will evaluate the company’s financials to determine whether or not this is a smart acquisition for Cooper. Based off
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SUBJECT \* MERGEFORMAT Orange Creek Inc. Disaster Recovery Plan November 06‚ 2013 VERSION HISTORY Version # Implemented By Revision Date Approved By Approval Date Reason for Update 1 BnG CORP 09/20/2013 Ray Maybus 09/20/2013 Created DRP 2 BnG CORP 09/27/2013 Ray Maybus 09/27/2013 Revision to the point of contacts 3 BnG CORP 10/04/2013 Ray Maybus 10/04/2013 Changes made to risk assessment FOREWARD This Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) describes the strategy and procedures for recovering vital
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The Sustainability of Experience — Investing in the Human Factor 28th Annual USSD Conference Portland‚ Oregon‚ April 28 - May 2‚ 2008 Hosted by Portland General Electric On the Cover Portland General Electric’s North Fork Dam‚ on the Clackamas River southeast of Portland‚ is a thin‚ variable-radius concrete arch dam with a maximum height of 207 feet and a thickness varying from 32 feet at the base to 8 feet at the crest. The spillway is a 200-foot-long gated ogee-type structure with
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