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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Americas were inhabited by many Native American Tribes long before. It is estimated that their arrival in the Americas may "have been as recently as 12‚000 years ago or as long ago as 70‚000 years."(2) Assuming the shorter estimate‚ the Native Americans would still "have been on the continent 30 times longer than the Europeans."(2) During this time each Native American tribe developed their own rich and extensive cultures‚ each with their own sets of beliefs and myths‚ particular to that tribe. One
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Historical Report The Myth of Native American History Written from the perspective of a news reporter. In contemplating the history of the Native American one cannot help but conjure up images of the Lone Ranger’s sidekick Tonto‚ pumpkin pie and Thanksgiving feasts. Many of us can recall in our grade school years assembling our shoebox dioramas depicting scenes of Native American culture and historical events. How convenient was
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Native American Myth Analysis 2. The tribe of this myth is the Blackfoot tribe. The title of this myth is The Orphan Boy and The Elk Dog. The story begins by introducing an orphan boy and named Long Arrow and his sister. Long Arrow is deaf and the people of the village want nothing to do with him. Only his sister loves him but she is adopted by a family in another village leaving him all alone. Then people of the village decided it was time to go to another location because the game near them had
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The Role of Nature in American Literature The role of Nature in human life is a recurring theme in American literature from early Native American writings‚ through the Romantic and Transcendentalist eras‚ and is even examined in contemporary works. In the early Native writing‚ Nature is portrayed with divinity as something that not only enables‚ but also sustains human life. However‚ in the seventeenth century‚ European settlers largely rejected this view of Nature as they embraced the intellectual
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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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Myths are sacred to all Native American Tribes‚ and the two popular myths for the Cherokee Indian tribe is The Creation Myth‚ which explains how the world was made‚ and the other myth is The First Fire which is about how the fire was discovered. The Cherokees are a very large and powerful American Indian tribe and has a lot of history background and interesting facts. They use their cultural myths in their day to day lives in many different ways. The creation myth is used more
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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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in 1492 the Native American has systematically been dehumanized‚ decivilized and redefined into terms that typify a subordinate or minority role‚ restricted life opportunities persist today as a result. I. Introduction-Majority/Minority group relations- the role of power II. Historical Overview A. Native American life before contact with the White man. B. Early contact‚ efforts at peaceful co-existence. C. Conflict and its consequences for Native Americans III. The continuing role of power
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Native American Gender Roles The woman was always kept busy in the camp. Responsible for making the family home‚ caring for that home‚ preparing food‚ making their clothing and so many other responsibilities. The woman is often referred to as a "slave" to her husband(Crow Dog‚ 2001). Whereas the man was often portrayed as sitting in the tepee‚ while the woman catered his every need. But‚ in truth‚ a Native Indian Man and Woman shared responsibilities equally. They shared the responsibilities
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