Grief Programs: Native Americans and Death Lisa Shewmaker University of the Rockies Abstract This paper will look at existing organizations and programs that provide parent home visits for infant and child loss in culturally diverse populated areas in the United States. These programs generally do not encompass grief recovery for the Native American community. As social workers and providers of these services‚ it is important to understand this cultural group‚ know their rituals and beliefs surrounding
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I am writing to express my own personal thoughts and images when it comes to describing Native Americans and Pacific Islanders. Admittedly‚ after a short while‚ I have come to realize that what I would consider useful‚ thoughtful insight about Native Americans and Pacific Islanders is very limited. After attending Tuesday’s lecture‚ I’ve realized that most of my knowledge comes in the form of “received wisdom.” Meaning‚ that the knowledge that has been passed down to me about these groups of people
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things in common‚ a past history and some form of a belief system. Among all of the cultures in this world‚ one of the most unique and fascinating are the Native Americans. The ancestors of today’s Native Americans often explained their beliefs through their phenomenal stories. Probably one of the most commonly used subject among many Native American tribal stories is the creation of the earth‚ which was visualized differently throughout the many tribes.One of the many famous theories or belief stories
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Native American Literature Over the years Native American tribes have all had their own creation myths‚ a few of these tribes are the Iroquois‚ the Okanogan‚ and the Karankawa. The stories that these people created were used by parents to tell children the places they come from‚ or why they live their life the way that they do. These stories include “The World on the Turtle’s Back”‚ and the story of the “Coyote and the Buffalo”. These stories were told by the Iroquois and the Okanogan. The Iroquois
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Native Americans are the Same as Catholics? Surprisingly‚ Native American and Catholic religions have as much in common as they have in differences. Native Americans have been practicing their individual‚ but very similar religions for thousands of years. Yet‚ in a brief period of time‚ they lost much their traditional religious practices due to the aggressive Catholic administration and missionaries in their efforts to “reform”‚ modernize‚ and educate Native American populations and their
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this world. It has been going on since the the 15th century. During this time the white race were the ones that received all of the privileges. Unlike Native Americans who had very little privileges during this time. The privileges they did have depended on where they lived and what century it was. In fact in some parts of the world Native Americans had no privileges and were treated very inhumanely by the white race. It is an evil world when man feels like he must put another man down in order to
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In the 18th century‚ the U.S. military made over 100‚000 Native Americans who lived in the Southwestern United States move to what they had called Indian Territory. Many of them walked this journey‚ they did not have enough food or water and there were many illnesses going around which caused people to become sick and then die. Eventually‚ this awful journey was called the Trail of Tears. Andrew Jackson‚ who was the president at the time was the one who porpent the removal of Indians. In 1814
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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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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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Overall the Columbian exchange is an unbalanced system‚ in which Native Americans were more greatly impacted. Afro-Eurasians provided cattle and horses (which produced war and famine)‚ weeds (which destroyed natural flora and fauna)‚ diseases (which decimated ninety percent of the population) and slavery (which introduced racial discrimination); and in turn the Americas provided silver (which enabled Spain to become a global superpower)‚ corn and potatoes (which re-shaped the Afro-Eurasian diet)
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