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    1) Indian life on the Great Plains was transformed dramatically‚ as nearly every Native American was living on a reservation by force‚ as their land had been taken away from them. One of the Indian’s main food supply had degenerated as well‚ as Buffalo Bill killed 4‚300 bison to feed the Union Pacific Railroad crews and the Army killed 9 million buffalo. The Native Americans lost their homes‚ and their major food source‚ which is a dramatic change in any person or tribe’s life. 2) Yes‚ the Indian

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    of culture‚ we should know what a culture is firstly. There are varieties of definitions for culture based on people’s different perspectives. One definition I think the most appropriate is “culture means the values and perspectives shared by people who are conditioned by similar education and life experience” (Extract from MIT Sloan Paper). As researchers state that culture is not inherent but learnt. Where there you are‚ whose culture you will learn. In the case‚ Ellen was a Native American and

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    that his mother home school him. He had to wake up at 4:30 each morning and go to class which was in his house kitchen. The reason why he had to do that was because his mother didn’t have enough money to pay for him to go to an American school. Here is my first question is: “How did you feel back then?” His mother homeschooled him Obama’s house kitchen which is a disadvantage compared to others that went to a normal public or private school. Also his mother was teaching him. Also his dad left him when

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    Indian reservations across America are lands that are reserved for Native Americans. On the reservation‚ the Native children are taught an education and ways to interact with others. On most reservations the children are taught the Indian language‚ but are also taught how to speak English. They mainly keep most of the Native American techniques and heritage. In a way these lands set aside are best for the Native Americans since they were on this land first. In North America there were seven main

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    The Discovered Truths of the Native American Since 1851 Native Americans have been forced onto plots of land‚ much smaller than their original lands‚ called Reservations. But it has been argued over the years‚ whether or not the treatment of people on reservations and the lawful treatment of the reservations themselves. But‚ this should’ve been expected as we sequestered these people onto lands where we expected them to die and left them there‚ with no successful attempts to repair the damge done

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    forms of globalization continue to strengthen our global community‚ the world is beginning to adapt to the American culture. Kevyn Jacobs believes that with the help of media‚ mass communication sites‚ transportation‚ the internet‚ and trade‚ the spread of american traditions are seeping through the world. In the most subtle way possible‚ globalization is stripping everyone of their culture‚ and integrating them into this new world. One of the specific examples Kevyn Jacobs gave was: “Most importantly

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    of the deep rooted history of slavery and the role Native Americans played in it. Snyder’s discussion is centralized around the economic and culture ties slavery participated to in Native American life before and after European introduction into North America. A vial part in understanding the role of slavery to the natives is being able to distinguish why there was a need for slavery to be implemented and to understand how the slaves would be integrated into the societies of the natives.1 From this

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    pre-historic Native American groups because they learned how to adjust to their surroundings. For example‚ the Archaic Indians invented tools like axes and adzes to help build permanent base camps and places to live. This helped increase the population growth of their culture. They would now be able to form a community instead of always moving around. When climate changed it caused the Archaic Indians to adjust to their environment. They learned many specialized activities like how to harvest nuts

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    distinct culture‚ or way of life. Some societies may incorporate their culture into their literature; the Native Americans‚ for example‚ are widely known for doing so. On the other hand‚ certain sets of people may base their culture upon a great piece of writing; Puritans‚ a group of people who separated from the Church of England and fled to the Americas for religious reform‚ are famous for basing their way of life upon the Bible. Both Native Americans and Puritans have similar elements of culture‚ such

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    Native Americans have been struggling in society since the Europeans had migrated to the United States of America. Native Americans have always tried to get along with the Europeans yet the Europeans wanted dominance over the Native American population. In American schools children learn about how the Native American were savages and how they were the cause of the tension between the Europeans and the Native Americans. Native Americans still haven’t assimilated into American culture or Society

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