The person I am doing my Oklahoma history report is on Wilma mankiller she was born on November‚ 18‚ 1945 her age is (66) she was born in Tahlequah Oklahoma what she is known for Is being a leading advocate for the Cherokee and the first women to serve as there principle Chief. When she was a kid she left Oklahoma and went to Francisco‚ California For hops of a better life but there family was still struggling in there new home. During the 1960s Wilma mankiller was inspired by the attempt of
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Will Rogers‚ the youngest of eight children‚ was born on November 4th‚ 1879 at Rogers Ranch located in Oolagah‚ Indian Territory. Will Rogers was a descendant of Clement Vann Rogers and Mary Schrimsher‚ who were both partly Cherokee. From a young age‚ Will Rogers grew up on his family ranch working with cattle and immediately learned to ride and lasso. He quickly realized his natural talent with a rope and eventually ended up in the Guinness Book of World Records for throwing multiple lassos at once
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Oppression has been justified by many governments throughout history. Governments often justify oppression of their people through laws which are passed for “the betterment of society.” A prime example of oppression justified by “bettering the society” are the policies of the Russian Dictator‚ Joseph Stalin. Stalin believed in order to survive as a whole the russian people must work to increase economic standing against advanced capitalist nations. Stalin’s speech entitled “The Need For Progress”
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US AP – Old Book -- CHAPTER 9: JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY I - “Democratizing” Politics -Jackson’s inauguration symbolized the triumph of “democracy” -the achievement of place and station by “the common man” -Jackson felt that everyone was as competent and politically important as his neighbor -difference between Jeffersonian democracy and Jacksonian was more of attitude than of practice -Jefferson believed that ordinary citizens could be educated to determine right from wrong
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Victim:Jeanine Sanchez Harms Suspects: Maurice Nasmeh How the hair of fiber made a connection for the case (what the analysis told them) There were 27 rug fibers found in the Jeep Cherokee that came from two rugs belonging to the murder victim. Maurice concealed her body in her Persian rug‚ and used his Jeep Cherokee to dispose of her
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One of the major “selling points” for mistreatment and the removal of Native Americans was that they were a alien like people who were uncivilized and simple. The dislike for the Native Americans was apparent well before the Indian Removal Act‚ many presidents before Jackson had talked of the importance of europeanizing the Native Americans. Settlers came to know this as the “Indian Problem‚” and their solution for this “problem” was to civilize the Natives by teaching them european ways including
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Background The Kardell paper mill was established at the turn of the century on the Cherokee River in southeastern Ontario by the Kardell family. By 1985‚ the Kardell Paper Co. had outgrown its original mill and had encompassed several facilities in different locations‚ generating total revenues of $1.7 billion per year. The original mill continued to function and was the firm’s largest profit center. The Kardell family no longer owned shares in the firm‚ which had become a publicly traded company
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Since there are many cases linked to the BTK killer‚ I must state that most of them started with Dennis Rader stalking his victims‚ or as he liked to call them “projects”‚ entering their homes without force and his preferred method of killing was strangulation. He would then masturbate over the death of one of his victims if there were multiple within the single case file. He did these killings between 1974 and 1991‚ and had a known 10 victims. “He tortured 10 known victims between 1974 and 1991
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As stated in the first paragraph‚ before researching this topic I had only known of one Native American fairytale. It was a sort of Indian Cinderella and it was told to me by my grandmother who knew I enjoyed the tales that never seemed to find their way into their own cinematic retelling. She read me this book and‚ though I don’t think I could ever find the book‚ I found the story at least. It turns out to be an Algonquin Indian tale and shares many similarities with the more well known French Cinderella
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North Carolina Motivation for Founding: In 1653‚ some Virginians settled in what would become North Carolina. In 1663‚ King Charles II issued a royal charter to eight nobles to settle the area south of Virginia. They created Carolina and included the previous settlement. However‚ because of internal problems‚ the crown took over the colony and formed North and South Carolina out of it in 1729. Significant Events: This was a collection of disparate settlers which often led to internal
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