Native American Controversy “People ask me why I don’t just let this go. It’s all in the past‚ they say. I tell them that there is no past tense in the Cheyenne language. The past is not gone. As I stand here before you‚ all of my ancestors stand with me.” ...Suzan Shown Harjo This controversy of using Native American mascots has been origins that are engrained deeply into Indian and Non-Indian relations
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Mercedes Courtenay Professor Hess ENG 241 October 4‚ 2012 How Europeans Change the Native Americans When Europeans first explored western Virginia in the late 1600s‚ they discovered few Native Americans. However‚ their presence‚ their goods‚ and their customs had affected many Indians. These changes had shifted the Native Americans and the Europeans in survival‚ resources‚ dominancy and rivalry. At the same time‚ the Europeans had a strong interest in enabling the Indians to acquire valuable
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as their values through music. I chose to research and compare Native American and Middle Eastern Music because I felt I needed to find a deeper understanding of these two cultures‚ given their current impact on my life. Native Americans music traces all the way back to the first time they claimed land in America. Traditionally‚ their music was based around “spirit beings in the mythic past” (Victoria Lindsay Levine‚ Native American music‚ www.Britannica.com). At the time‚ America was populated
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later Americans had to deal with the Natives that were rightfully there first. The federal government’s diplomacy approach with Native Americans during the time periods of 1790 to 1880 and 1880 to 1900 differ in a few ways. During the period of 1790 to 1880 the government participated it removals‚ treaties‚ reservations‚ and even war. In addition‚ the treaties and acts in this time period that the government approached with‚ usually ended in the U.S. taking the land of the Native Americans. During
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Government took all appropriate actions to maintain peace with Native American tribes. Furthermore the United States was justified in its aggressive measures used to seize land from unruly Native American tribes during the era.” There little validity in this statement. During this time period American troops were interloping on Native American territory‚ starting violence‚ and forcing them out of their homes. The hostility of American Soldiers toward these people led to several tragedies‚ such as
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from the colonization of the Americas. From the Americas‚ the Europeans gained wealth‚ crops‚ land‚ and slaves through the Triangular Trade. However‚ despite the benefits of colonization‚ we should not ignore the numerous negatives as well. The Native Americans and the African slaves‚ where two groups of people who suffered from what the Europeans considered an achievement. While colonization heavily damaged the indigenous and the enslaved people‚ it is also responsible for the formation and diversity
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We are who we are because of Native Americans; their history is critical for this generation to acknowledge and understand. Native Americans can teach us many things that are of great worth to us. When we learn about Native Americans‚ we can understand what values we should have‚ what to learn from the past‚ and who we are today as a country and as an individual. The stories from and of Native Americans can communicate values that are important for the students of this country to obtain. Everyone
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Page 1 NATIVE AMERICANS Early on in the text we learned about a time period in our history that took the land from the Native American’s‚ making them promises of a better life if they would move to different locations in the country and live on a Tribal Reservation. This period of time was called manifest destiny and caused an everlasting effect upon the Native American’s in this country. The Native American’s went from complete freedom‚ which included being able to roam and move about
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Native American Mascots Imagine yourself at a sporting event. You are enjoying the last bite of your foot-long hot dog‚ anticipating the moment the half time show will begin. Out comes the shoe-less‚ plaid-shirt wearing‚ ripped and dirty blue jean sporting mascot. His name is “Billy Bob-- the wildest hillbilly in the boondocks.” He goes running around‚ chugging down his fake moonshine and spitting tobacco. Being a native of Appalachia‚ you find yourself upset‚ and state this to be extremely
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“In violent crimes experienced by American Indians where use was known‚ 48% of the offender was under the influence of alcohol‚ 9% were under the influence of drugs‚ or 14% were under the influence of both.” Says the Bureau Of Justice Statistics. Alcohol related violence is a big problem on Native American Reservations around the country and it is up to us to stop it. Domestic violence in the US has increasingly become a larger problem because of an increase of alcohol and drug consumption. “Alcohol
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