The Impact of Disease on Native American Culture Though warfare and attacks on entire villages took a definite toll on the populations of Native Americans‚ disease was by far the biggest killer. We’ve all heard the stories of smallpox infected blankets being given to the Native Americans‚ and other such atrocities‚ but I was simply dumbfounded at the actual numbers of dead due to Old World diseases being introduced to the New World‚ North America. While it has been somewhat difficult for scholars
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Reasons the Europeans Were Victorious The European explorers were able were able to defeat the Native Americans and overpower the West Africans was due to many proximate and ultimate factors that granted the Europeans the advantage. The proximate factors that helped the Europeans were their guns‚ germs‚ and steel. The Europeans had built immunity to many of the diseases and germs that they had been exposed to over the years while in Europe. But the Native Americans had never seen such diseases
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Tobacco Industry Tobacco‚ a plant that is today looked at with a slight hint of disgust by most‚ has a long history in America. The tobacco plant‚ native to north and south America (apart from a few obscure species originating in Australia)‚ has existed as far back as 6‚000 B.C. (Randall). This plant once played a large role in the culture of Native Americans; it existed in ceremonies‚ healing practices‚ and religious rituals. After America was discovered by Europe‚ it made it’s way over to Europe and
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between Europeans and Native Indians Americans The American History was built under several wars‚ people suffering‚ and religious conflicts. Starting with Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to the Asian continent in 1492‚ his plans were to find a huge amount of wealth to make Spain rich‚ and also bring the Christianity to the new land. Frustrated in fail while trying to find Asian‚ instead he found the American continent. Such fact Columbus began to act aggressive towards Native Americans‚ enslaving
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In Native American culture‚ it was common to see many women with powerful roles in the community. Most families were Matrilineal ‚ with the woman’s family in charge. When the Europeans arrived in the late 1600’s to early 1700’s the roles of women began to change from the usual life they had before‚ to a whole new set of guidelines. In the early days of our history (before Europeans explored the new world) Native Americans settles all over the western hemisphere. While the men were predominantly
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Native Americans live in their own world and own community‚ owning casinos‚ private housing and just recently an amusement park in the makings. With approximately 2.1 million Native Americans in the United States‚ 566 nationally recognized and 10 separate cultures‚ we make up roughly 0.6 percent of the American population today. The 10 different cultures are the Arctic‚ the Subarctic‚ the Northeast‚ the Southeast‚ the Plains‚ the Southwest‚ the Great basin‚ California‚ the Northwest Coast and the
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Native American cultures did not yet know how to work metal‚ but quickly learned to use firearms and acquired them through trade. Champlain tried to block guns from leaking into Native culture‚ real izing that it would undercut his military advantage. He was able to win his battle on Lake Champlain in 1609 because guns had not yet fallen into the hands of the Mohawks. Other European traders were not so careful. The English traded guns for fur pelts‚ but only with their allies. The Dutch trading
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Indian-European contact was unarguably an extremely difficult time for the Indians‚ who experienced massive lifestyle changes. One major change experienced was a reduction in their population‚ as result of the foreign diseases brought in. This reduction in turn affected how well they could defend themselves from the outsiders trying to take control of their territories. Thus‚ most were eventually forced to change their homestead locations. The Indians also experienced a change in how they were perceived
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primary and secondary education‚ school age children learn that Native American was the first to live on America soil. They are a tribal culture consisting of a hunter and gather. However‚ student also learnt that many conflicts arose when Europeans settler claim their land for themselves. War broke out between the two cultures resulting in the Treaty of Paris‚ and French and Indian‚ war. As to slander the Native American culture European dean‚ them as ignorant savages depict them as anti-peace‚ anti-Christian
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the evolution of Native American culture. Thesis: Modern Native American traditions reflect the history of struggle‚ strife and triumph they experienced in history. Introduction: As most of us know‚ Native American’s have a rich history of struggle and also triumph. Many modern Native American traditions reflect the story and struggle Native American’s experienced. These stories are filled with tradition closely tied to Mother Nature. I’m sure many of you have seen Native American art and objects
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