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    especially for a Native American‚ immigrant‚ or African-American. Forced from their rightful lands‚ Native Americans were brutally marched to reservations. The new immigrants suffered a tremendous deal of persecution and a poor quality of life living in the packed cities. Even though African Americans had been constitutionally declared citizens and equals‚ the South was still segregated and blacks couldn’t vote. As settlers pushed west‚ and the population grew‚ Native Americans were forced from

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    Indians‚ we picture them as half naked people causing roucus throughout the land‚ messing with the settlers‚ and being completely uncivilized and uneducated. There is no way that these people could have created stories to be passed down throughout the generations but they did and they still are around to this very day. These oral traditinos‚ or stories that are told by word of mouth‚ include "The World on the Turtle’s Back"‚ which explains to us how our world came to be. The story "Coyote and Buffalo"

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    African American Equality

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    Equality. The American Dream. The consensus is all citizens are equal and have the opportunity to succeed and achieve this “American Dream.” However‚ the notion that an individual’s race does not matter anymore and that America is post-racial is false. Research shows culture and views on African Americans have been shaped throughout the history of the United States and are still being shaped. Although African Americans are no longer subjected to slavery‚ inequality and misrepresentation still persists

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    Land; is this a good enough reason for the mistreatment of Native Americans? Invading their lands‚ killing their people‚ breaking treaties‚ sending them to reservations; all this for land? The U.S. government has done many cruel and unfair things in the past‚ but this must rank among one of the most. It is through their sufferings and misfortunes that Native Americans are entitled to compensation from the U.S. government. Native Americans had been an old culture in America 2000 years ago. The first

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    Native American Atlatl

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    An atlatl is a stick that propels a dart or a spear used by Eskimos and early Native Americans. There is a handle on one end and a hook or socket on the other were the spear or dart is held. The term atlatl comes from the Aztecs who were the first culture to actually write down this term. In modern time we use the expression throwing stick‚ throwing board‚ or even speer sling the problem is that these names do not just pertain to an atlatl. Throughout the years there are many cultures that have use

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    Native American Religion Instructor: Michael Bogart Olga Lydia Cockroft The Native American’s where the first to inhabit the Americas. When we speak about religion in the America’s the first people we will look back to are the Native Americans. We will always look to our history to know where we come from and our backgrounds. Before there was colonist or anyone here in the Americas the Native Americans called this land home. Native Americans have a great background of religion. They believed

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    Chapter One: The Meeting of Cultures 1. This is false characterization because several tribes of Native Americans‚ such as the Incas and the Mayas‚ constructed complex political and agricultural systems; as well as developing their own written language and numerical system. Although some lesser known tribes of Native Americans were indeed nomadic‚ such as the Aztecs‚ by the time the Europeans had settled nomadic tribes were scarce. 2. Christopher Columbus was the first official explorer to

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    1. I agreed‚ this contrasts the Monroe Doctrine which supported the idea of avoiding affairs with European nations and preexisting colonies. However‚ the U.S. did get involved with Cuba and Spain‚ and colonial relationship dating before the Doctrine. Also‚ prior to U.S. involvement‚ the nation had practiced isolationism. In contrast‚ the U.S. declared war on Spain and assisted Cuba. 2. The U.S. was interested in Cuba for several reasons. Firstly‚ it is geographically close and provides exports like

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    Summary The aim of my Research Project was to discover ‘How Significant an Impact Colonisation has had on Modern Native American Culture’. I chose this topic as I am very interested in native cultures and I think it is important to know how these cultures have been impacted‚ due to colonisation and what can be done to help these cultures now. I used a variety of research processes including‚ libraries‚ the Internet‚ newspaper articles and the process of emailing experts. I used primary sources such

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    cause is the lack of understanding from both sides. Starting from Columbus’ arrival in 1492 on the Bahamas‚ the affiliation between the Native Americans and the Europeans was bound to have some adversity. At first‚ the natives were welcoming to the new arrivals‚ accepting the differences between them‚ but the Europeans treated them with disdain‚ since the natives were primitive in their ways. The two groups had different approaches and ideas of glory‚ wealth‚ and religion that led to a strained relationship

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