I am writing to express my own personal thoughts and images when it comes to describing Native Americans and Pacific Islanders. Admittedly‚ after a short while‚ I have come to realize that what I would consider useful‚ thoughtful insight about Native Americans and Pacific Islanders is very limited. After attending Tuesday’s lecture‚ I’ve realized that most of my knowledge comes in the form of “received wisdom.” Meaning‚ that the knowledge that has been passed down to me about these groups of people
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Burial Rituals of Native American Culture At some point in our lives‚ we all come to realize that death is a part of life. Cultural diversity provides a wide variety of lifestyles and traditions for each of the unique groups of people in our world. Within these different cultures‚ the rituals associated with death and burial can also be uniquely diverse. Many consider ritualistic traditions that differ from their own to be somewhat strange and often perceive them as unnatural. A prime example
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the Puritans and the Native Americans People have always looked at the vastness of the Earth and the universe and have wondered from where it all came‚ including where mankind itself originated. Many people of the past have attributed their creation to supernatural powers‚ such as higher spirits or a god‚ and have recorded their coming into existence in a story. In the case of the Puritans‚ their creation myth is found in Genesis‚ while on the other hand‚ the Native Americans recount their creation
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The Iroquois Denver Public Schools In partnership with Metropolitan State College of Denver El Alma de la Raza Project Exploring Northeast Native Americans: The Iroquois Seneca‚ Cayuga‚Tuscarora‚ Onondaga‚ Oneida and Mohawk By Denise Engstrom‚ M.A.‚ ECE Member of the Tuscarora Nation Contributions by Elizabeth Kawenaa Montour Member of the Mohawk Nation Grades 6–8 Implementation Time for Unit of Study: 4 weeks Denver Public Schools El Alma de la Raza Curriculum and Teacher
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Competent Care to a Native American Patient Fundamentals & Medical Surgical Nursing April 13‚ 2012 Providing Culturally Competent Care to a Native American Patient Introduction When caring for a Native American patient‚ it is imperative that the nurse provide culturally competent care. In this scenario‚ there are two main dimensions along which cultural tensions between the patient and the nurse can arise. The first pertains to the actual practices and values of Native American culture‚ which
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Cultural Sensitivity in Counseling: A Prospective on Native Americans Kevin Canfield Liberty University October 12‚ 2010 Abstract Three of the most popular techniques in use by the counseling profession were examined in relationship to Native American culture and worldview‚ in order to determine the reasons for their ineffectiveness among these people groups. The results indicate that a lack of understanding and sensitivity to Native American culture and belief systems by counselors may be the
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In The Medicine Bag by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve the medicine bag is symbolic in Native American culture. A medicine bag is a small pouch‚ worn by some Native American people‚ that contains items associated with spiritual healing. This ties into the mythology and beliefs of Native American people. The mythology involving a medicine bag is they contain amulets or herbal remedies‚ or other sacred objects. Usually a shaman or medicine man carries a medicine bag. When a boy in a tribe is of age
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The cultural in the book is authentic within the characters even though the author does not state whether the characters are Native American other than the illustration’s and on the cover page when the author states “with gentle words and magical images‚ this contemporary Native American story tenderly embraces the natural cycle of life” (Boyden‚2002). Even though the author does not state their ethnicities Boyden made sure to have the characters embrace their cultures in their everyday life. Boyden
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on The Native American Boarding Schools‚ the National Government decided that Native Americans will be assimilating into white American culture. The intent existed to turn Native Americans Indians to imitate white men in a liberal civilizing mission. The government wanted the Native Americans to learn English and be domestic. In 1875‚ Captain Pratt decided to take a group of Indians‚ suspected of murdering white settlers and put them in a boarding school. Pratt moved the Native Americans to Fort
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This article compares and contrasts the difference between the Spaniards and the English and their relationships with the Native Americans. Although there are some noticeable differences between the two‚ the pattern of interaction the English used on the natives was essentially the same as that of the Spanish. When the Spaniards initially arrived‚ Queen Isabella had deemed the natives equal beings to the Spaniards and were to be treated humanely‚ Christianize‚ and Europeanize. The Queen had intended
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