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    many for the native people. A respected person named Christopher Columbus went on voyages to find a way to travel to Asia but he ended up meeting the Indies in Central America. He was recognized by other explorers that wanted to explore America. Europeans called the new territory the New World but there were already developed societies. Europeans saw America as a new place to seize new opportunities and an adventure. Queen Isabella minimize the amount of freedom that the Native Americans had. She announced

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    societies were of a huge variety with different traditions and cultures which the Europeans became aware of the more they explored the Americas. However‚ the Europeans too‚ were considerably different with their aims and this therefore created different results from each relationship between the two. The Europeans were interested in a variety of things when they went across the Atlantic to the Indies‚ for example‚ the assistance of the Native Americans as military allies and valuable resources. The

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    English Period 1 November 8‚ 2013 Racism against Native Americans in the 1900’s Today‚ when one thinks of racism‚ they think of African Americans or Hispanics. Believe it or not‚ there was other racism. Native Americans lived with racism throughout the 1900’s. This is overlooked by many Americans. It is a lost part of history. In the Indian Killer‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the city shows discrimination towards the Native American’s. They use a Native American as a scapegoat for a killer that the police have

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    The Native American have not had the easy way of obtaining land that was actually theirs to begin with. The following topics will be why the Dakota Indians have communities instead of reservations‚ ways that have made the Dakota historical experience different from that of the Ojibwe‚ and the barriers that the Dakota communities faced that were similar to the Ojibwe. Also about why treaties matter so much to the Native Americans. The Dakota Indians were forced to move many different times before

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    treated like dogs‚ they eat and help out with things around the house. Once they contract was up they were allowed to leave with freedom. They also were hard to find once they ran away from their owner because they blended in with society.   11.The Native American women would fish‚ produce household‚ and they help out with the village. They were equally treated throughout the village and the men also respected them. 12. Is a boss or leader. 13. Even Though women were told to be silent in church. The “Society

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    Racial Profiling and Male African Americans Racial profiling has been and will continue to be a problem in the United States. Many believe that racial profiling is more prevalent in today’s society; however‚ this issue has been a part of our society since slavery. Moreover‚ African American males are mostly the targets of racial profiling‚ especially in larger cities like New York City and Los Angeles. Racial profiling is becoming a huge problem within the police departments. Police officers are

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    surrounds the horrific rape of an innocent Native American mother‚ Geraldine‚ as well as the murder and abuse of Mayla‚ a young Native American woman. The theme of abuse of Native Americans‚ in particular‚ women‚ is essential to the plot. It is the painful reality of Native American life: that these peoples have been systematically and egregiously mishandled‚ attacked‚ and abused. I was interested to see how prevalent the violence against both Native American women and men was. I wanted to know the

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    A chilly wind had blown over the harbor. I held my gun at my side. My mind and body were alert. There had been reports of strange ships out in the lake. My gun was loaded. Out in the forest‚ I saw shapes moving. I picked up my gun and started to walk toward the shapes. I was careful to not let them know they had caught my attention. The figures stopped. They turned and sprinted away. They saw me. Who are they? I sprinted after them. They were going toward the river. I realized they had gone away

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    Life was difficult for the Native Americans during the westward expansion of white settlers one example of this was the Indian Removal Act. This act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28‚ 1830 gave Federal government the power to move any Native tribe‚ resulting in 5 major Natives tribes being forcibly relocated. Then using the Indian Removal Act 12‚000 Cherokee were forced to move out of their land during winter causing 4‚000 Cherokee deaths due to hunger‚ cold and disease. Another example

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    The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) is a Federal law passed in 1990 and provides a process for museums and Federal agencies to return specific Native American items. These items can be cultural items‚ human remains‚ funerary objects‚ sacred objects‚ or objects of cultural patrimony‚ and returned to lineal descendants‚ or culturally affiliated Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. NAGPRA also provides help for unclaimed and culturally unidentifiable Native

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