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under an imposed patriarchal structure" (Osburn 10). Arranged marriages and unions born out of convenience were not an unus...
saying that she has helped "to destroy" her Hopi culture? What does she mean by "breaking away" from her heritage? Looking closely...
precedent in relation to establishing official recognition of Islamic religious holidays in American schools. Two major Islamic h...
to stand in the way of colonial development for some time. In short, they were quite united and yet separate and as such are consi...
2005). There were increased attacks and counterattacks, which increased as white settlers moved onto Sioux lands (Sioux wars, 200...
involve the use of the four directions which some may say could be construed as a square but when ceremonies are being undertaken ...
in well-baby exams for this group is establishing a rapport with the mother, a rapport that will gain her trust and her compliance...
reveals that "70% of Cuban Americans, 64% of Puerto Ricans, and 50% of Mexican Americans 25 years-of-age and over have graduated f...
impetus of Oskinaways desire to learn of his own origins provides as catalyst that results in as series of interconnected tales th...
society has assigned this group is not that by which they prefer to be identified. The Navajo prefer to refer to themselves as th...
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 ...
Johnson (1999) specifically addresses the path of negotiations between the Kalapuya and the US government, recounting the Kalapuya...
an exciting adventure yarn. The ships are blown away in a hurricane; horses are killed; and the Spanish miss Cuba and land in Flo...
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...
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 ...
Europeans and to observe that, while their culture has changed in some respects, they remain a distinctive cultural group even tod...
notes, "Silko reveals that living in Laguna society as a mixed blood from a prominent family caused her a lot of pain. It meant b...
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...
now" (Whitman, 2005). Clearly, this illustrates his belief that heaven and hell are right here on earth, which was a very controv...
the tribes in Illinois had already signed treated which essentially given their land to the state. In light of this he pushed and ...
"they opened up his [Native American] bowels. They tore the babes from their mothers breast and dashed their head against the roc...
Lewis and Clark expedition would be on American soil right up to the point it crossed the Rocky Mountains (Fritz, 2001)....
By that time the Indians were no longer valuable allies in the ongoing struggle for continental power, the importance of their con...
among Indians has actually risen during ... the gaming boom" (Welker, 1997). There are more than 200 tribes with gaming establish...
should be. Evelyn Thom, born in 1927, provides a view of the traditional jingle dress dance. "We went to the round dance...
of true equality. Interestingly, both slavery and our early relations with Native Americans had an integral connection to t...