I am a Native American from the Stockbridge tribe during the time period of the Revolutionary War. The Declaration of Independence consisted of the Second Continental Congress meeting at the at the Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 4‚ 1776. This document announced that the Thirteen American colonies that were at war with Great Britain‚ have announced themselves as the thirteen independent states‚ that were no longer under British rule. Although this was in favor of colonist this did not benefit
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The Native American Struggle The way of life for the Native Americans changed greatly when the settlers arrived but they fought strongly to hold onto their sacred beliefs. No amount of influence or interference from the Europeans could change what the American Indians believed in. The natives fought long and hard to try to preserve their heritage and their lifestyles. While they are still given a small portion of land to live on‚ the plight of the Native American people has been going on since
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Collin Brooke Term paper Native American Reparations: Pro or Con? The subject of paying some sort of reparations to Native Americans is a hot topic‚ and views range from the popular Fox News commentator Glen Beck who is very against reparations to the University of Colorado former Professor‚ Ward Churchill who is for reparations. President Obama himself has also put of his input on the topic with speeches both during the Presidential campaign and after his Inauguration. This paper seeks to
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superiority would have devastating effects for Native Americans (Nichols‚ p.30). Similar to Europeans‚ all Native American tribes had specific cultures that defined their way of life. As Europeans continued to encroach on Native lands‚ cultures collided‚ and misunderstandings fueled ignorant biases which would eventually result in
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Native American and the Spirit World Native Americans first arrived in North America approximately 20‚000 years ago. Since then‚ Native Americans have lived all every section of the United States. Native American tribes have resided in various climates‚ with differing lifestyles; some tribes have been hunting and gathering societies while others lived in an agricultural based community. Knowledge of Native American religion prior to European settlement is reliant on archaeology. However‚ archaeology
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The Expulsion of Native Americans Since the beginning of the United States‚ this nation has been faced with the question of what place do the Native Americans have in the American society. At different points of time‚ Natives have been treated as individual nations‚ granted sovereignty by the U.S‚ as U.S citizens‚ and as dependants of the federal government or a mixture of all of these. Ever since the first steps of Columbus‚ Native Americans have been placed in an awkward position. Europeans hungered
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The Discovered Truths of the Native American Since 1851 Native Americans have been forced onto plots of land‚ much smaller than their original lands‚ called Reservations. But it has been argued over the years‚ whether or not the treatment of people on reservations and the lawful treatment of the reservations themselves. But‚ this should’ve been expected as we sequestered these people onto lands where we expected them to die and left them there‚ with no successful attempts to repair the damge done
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Lovas 1 The first Native Americans to arrive in North America arrived twelve thousand years ago. 1 They traveled across what scientists and historians call the “land bridge” that spanned the distance between modern day Russia and Alaska. The natives separated into many different factions and fanned all over North America; some tribes became nomadic roaming wherever their food supply went while other natives learned to grow and sew crops. The Native Americans lived in mostly peaceful societies until 1492
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Native American Poetry Native American written poetry has common qualities. A common recurring theme in their writing is nature. These people view nature as a beautiful thing even at the ugliest level there exists. They appreciate all forms of life and have a great deal of respect towards it as well. Native Americans respect nature because they view it as a spiritual thing. Somehow the animals have a certain innocence which the people cannot reach making the animals a sacred part of their
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Medical Cures and Healing Beliefs of Native Americans The medical cures and healing traditions used by the Native Americans are rather interesting and different compared to modern day Anglo Saxon cures. Native Americans‚ using their basis of ideas and beliefs‚ have developed a general idea of naturalistic cures and healing processes. Although the cures and healing processes are much different than Anglo Saxon ideas of curing and healing‚ the Native American processes tend to work well and even
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