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of true equality. Interestingly, both slavery and our early relations with Native Americans had an integral connection to t...
By that time the Indians were no longer valuable allies in the ongoing struggle for continental power, the importance of their con...
the Native Americans undoubtedly traveled extensively in prehistoric times. Their reasons for this travel and their consequent ar...
developed, even barbaric (Ferro, 1997). This was true within the then US, there had been the perception of the Native Americans as...
with Tayos Indian heritage. Prior to describing Tayos chanted curse of the jungle rain, Silko relates a Pueblo myth about Reed Wom...
among Indians has actually risen during ... the gaming boom" (Welker, 1997). There are more than 200 tribes with gaming establish...
reveals that "70% of Cuban Americans, 64% of Puerto Ricans, and 50% of Mexican Americans 25 years-of-age and over have graduated f...
involve the use of the four directions which some may say could be construed as a square but when ceremonies are being undertaken ...
a demand for their services. The Native Americans that own these casinos and work in them benefit economically and socially as th...
he says, that our protagonist was assigned by his parents. The name in itself is an ironic reflection of the impact of the white ...
people from other cultures. Although we want to consider end-of-life issues for Native Americans, that is not one of the cultures...
an exciting adventure yarn. The ships are blown away in a hurricane; horses are killed; and the Spanish miss Cuba and land in Flo...
Europeans and to observe that, while their culture has changed in some respects, they remain a distinctive cultural group even tod...
this perspective the pow wow evolved in accordance with trade needs. Native peoples and those Europeans that had invaded their la...
child is becoming more socially aware and has a greater intellectual capacity, but still has problems regarding bereavement. This...
the states obligation to act justly and equally toward all citizens" (ACRI, 2002). Those Bedouins who chose to bypass the milita...
begins, it can be stated, with a desire for land, goods, resources, and strategic military operations. In a struggle of strong ver...
not a detriment. Consider, for example, the Mississippi Choctaw. At least one anthropologists has termed the Mississippi Choctaw...
discussed in more detail below, it represents a phenomenal improvement in the way the parental and familial rights of Native Ameri...
thus arrived in a good harbor and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of heaven, who had brought ...
should be. Evelyn Thom, born in 1927, provides a view of the traditional jingle dress dance. "We went to the round dance...
such as European law. They were at an added disadvantage in that up until the arrival of the Europeans to this continent, Native ...
been painted by historians was simply untrue. Clearly, the Europeans took the land that belonged to the Indians. While few dispute...
they argue, man comes and chops, burns, uproots. Why should they care about the plight of man? This reflects the ongoing prob...
intentionally changed, actions which were all believed justified under the predominant mindset of "manifest destiny". The rel...
the tribes in Illinois had already signed treated which essentially given their land to the state. In light of this he pushed and ...
now" (Whitman, 2005). Clearly, this illustrates his belief that heaven and hell are right here on earth, which was a very controv...
came to yearn to sail to that land. He dubbed his plan to accomplish that goal the Enterprise of the Indies. He sought financial...
members of particular racial and ethnic groups which are often compared in relation to the majority or dominant group within the p...
away to make room for the whites" If this were the case then why was...