The Blackfeet Indians‚ or Blackfoot Indians in Canada‚ was a confederation of four factions. They were called Blackfeet because their moccasins were painted black. The tribes are called the Siksika (or called the North Blackfoot‚ or the Proper)‚ Kainah (or called the Blood)‚ North Pikuni (North Piegan) and South Pikuni (South Piegan). These tribes controlled territory from the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta‚ upper Missouri River in Montana‚ and on the west by the Rocky Mountains (Waldman). Due
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During the 1800s‚ India was considered a “jewel in the crown‚” especially to the British. India was good for its location‚ weather‚ and abundance of cash crops. Though the British brought about many new technology and infrastructure ‚ the Indians still felt like they were disrespected in a sense that they were treated unfairly. The British began to increase their unreasonable laws that contradicted Indian culture. This spiked many uprisings and rebellions. As a result‚ the British Raj ended up having
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India Company set the stage for changes essential to a modern state. These included the consolidation and demarcation of sovereignty‚ the surveillance of the population‚ and the education of citizens. However‚ disaffection with the Company also grew during this time. Revolt Of 1857 In the late 1700s and early 1800s‚ sepoys tended to take great pride in their military prowess‚ and they exhibited enormous loyalty to their British officers. But in the 1830s and 1840s tensions began to emerge. The reasons
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As we walked back to the longhouse‚ Chabok‚ who was in front of me‚ suddenly stopped on the track and raised his blowpipe‚ quickly inserting a dart into the mouthpiece and packing the end with a small twist of raw cotton. To one side and above him‚ about twelve meters away‚ a squirrel was scampering on a branch. I wanted to see Chabok bring it down with a dart but at the same time I had an almost uncontrollable urge to cry out and frighten the animal away. It seemed such a small squirrel. Chabok
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Monumental to the founding of the United States and land-altering to many other countries‚ The French and Indian War impacted the North American colonies politically‚ economically‚ and ideologically. This war had much to do with the shaping of the United States by the territory gained and lost by claiming countries of France‚ Britain‚ and Spain. Lasting from 1689-1763‚ The Seven Year’s War‚ as it was called in Europe‚ “was fought not only in America but in Europe‚ in the West Indies‚ in the Philippians
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02/18/2010 Indian Parallel Cinema While Indian Cinema known as Bollywood was thriving in the 1950s‚ the film industry also saw the emergence of a new Parallel Cinema movement. A group of film-makers broke with the past traditions and made exciting‚ experimental and innovating films (Gupta 11). Indian Parallel Cinema is a specific genre of Indian cinema which is known for its serious content‚ realism and naturalism‚ which reflected social and politics during those times (Gupta 14). Indian parallel
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The richest native americans know as the Northwest Coast Indians are believed to have begun living on the northwest coast of North America over 10‚000 years ago. This area includes what we know as Alaska‚ Washington State‚ Oregon‚ California‚ and British Columbia‚ Canada. This stretch of land has the ocean on one side and the mountians on the other side. Some of the tribes that make up the Northwest Coast Indians are the Bella Coola‚ Haida‚ Nootka‚ and Tlingit. Living along the coast‚ there was
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working population in the British West Indies during the first half of the 20th century. Cricket today‚ as it has been said many times‚ is not what it used to be. Unfortunately many young West Indians know very little of what is once was and what it stood for‚ they take for granted the techniques and its origins. The level of West Indies cricket has been diluted due to the increase of tourism and fast paced games. However there are many West Indians who hold strong to the fact that cricket is part
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Iroquois tribes‚ formed in 1570‚ consisting of the other member nations: the Mohawks‚ Oneidas‚ Onondagas‚ Cayugas‚ and Tuscaroras. The heartlands of the league’s confederation expanded from the Hudson River to the shores of Lake Erie. The Seneca Indians were the west most nation within the Iroquois League‚ in relation to all the other members of confederacy. They settled and lived the farthest west‚ at one time‚ claiming all of the lands in Western New York‚ spanning from the Genesee to Niagara Rivers
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During westward expansion many Native American Tribes were forced out of their homelands and moved into what was known as “Indian Territory” which is modern-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee‚ Choctaw‚ Chickasaw‚ Seminole‚ and Creeks‚ known as the “five civilized tribes” and the Plains Indians‚ which had been relocated to the western part of the territory on land leased from the Five Civilized Tribes‚ were moved into this area. Many of these tribes were enemies and were now being forced to live next to each
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