19th century the European colonization affected the Native American culture in many ways‚ such as diseases‚ war‚ and enslavement. Many diseases such as smallpox and measles were the main cause of the decline in the Native American population more so than war. Although they seemed to destroy Native American culture‚ they also improved it by trade. The Native American way of life changed after trading with the Europeans. At first Native Americans wanted metal products‚ which they couldn’t make themselves
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America. For African Americans‚ life in the United States was very difficult. From being forced to become slaves to having to live under the Jim Crow Laws. These laws brought major segregation to the African Americans because they were prohibited from socializing and shopping in the same places as whites. In the South‚ they were forced to live in poor conditions and since the laws were in action‚ finding a job was more difficult. This caused the population rate of African Americans in the North to
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2013 Culture In viewing African American Culture ethics should be valued and what this culture stands for. African Americans have fought hard to be who they are. This culture is very important but is it important to other cultures? Why are African Americans downgraded as culture? Pathos is the best rhetorical approach in discussing topics African American Culture because through emotion is the best way to understand this culture. The rhetorical approach when dealing with the African American
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The 1920’s were very eventful‚ but there is one way to sum it up. Americans wanted life to return to how it was before‚ back to normal. It was after the first major world war‚ and people were filled with suspicion. Americans felt threatened by people with different views‚ especially by communists and anarchists. Workers went on strike‚ feeling underpaid and mistreated. They also formed unions with the. Many African Americans moved from the more rural south to the north; this was the Great Migration
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Native Americans were confined to bleak reservations in vast stretches of the country‚ that no one thought was good for much of anything else. But those areas‚ ironically enough‚ turn out to be essential for the production and transportation of the last great stocks of hydrocarbons (Mckibben). Repeating history‚ our government and huge corporations are diving through hoops and trampling over morals‚ wreaking havoc on what little land indigenous people have left. A 1‚172- mile‚ sweet crude oil pipeline
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OWN NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE a) My tribe is: Kersee = land seekers b) Flag Meaning ‘‘Kerseene’’ chief god‚ the god of heaven “Wanganash” god of the War “Matanga”god of life “Teriyaki” god of the Water “Chiwata” god of agriculture “Lachineit” god of night c) Leader of the tribe is Kerwamatechila = Son of the gods that they believe d) Social Structure e) Political structure
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different cultures to form hybrids. The African Diaspora‚ the forced removal of Africans from their native lands‚ brought on a new hybrid in the Caribbean. It all began in the 16th century when about 10 million Africans were brought to the Americas as slaves. More than half of these slaves were sent to the Caribbean. The Caribbean now has the most concentrated cluster of Africans in the Americas‚ with most of the population living in the Greater Antilles. With the imprint of millions of Africans in the
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slaves was on a shortage of food‚ because of this reason the ship traded slaves for food and supplies. According to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1narr3.html “From Indentured Servitude to Racial Slavery” “In the early years of the colony‚ many Africans and poor whites-- most of the labors came from the English working class-- stood on the same ground. Black and white men and women worked side-by-side in the fields. Black and white men who broke their servant contract were equally punished.” This
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Native Americans Northern Colonists Mid-Atlantic Colonists Southern Colonists West Africans Economic Structure Trade made up most of the economic life of the native Americans. Tribes traded food such as meat and corn. There were times that the tribes traveled open trading routes. There were also wampum jewelry‚ and weapons with each other. There were frequent trades with the Native Americans. This was for furs. The exchange for furs was beads‚ cloths‚ cooking and hunting tools Focused on the fur
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of dances but did you ever hear of the West African dance form? If you haven’t then we will tell you about‚ if you have then you will learn more about it. African dance refers mainly to the dance of Sub Saharan Africa‚ and more appropriately African dances because of the many cultural differences in musical and movement styles. These dances must be viewed in close connection with Sub Saharan African music traditions and Bantu cultivation of rhythm. African dance utilizes the concept of polyrhythm
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