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    estimated more than 3,000 began the trip did not survive” (“Creek Removal” 1). This is just one of the many examples of torment the Native American peoples faced. Native Americans are the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Tainos were one of the many Native American tribes that were in the Americas before Columbus but were killed nearly out of existence. Some argue that the Native people of the New World and the Americas were victims of genocide, others passionately disagree. A genocide is the killing of

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    Journal #1 Entry 1 What are some of the diversity of Native American Indians prior to the arrival of Europeans? There were numerous diversities between Native American tribes prior to European arrival in North America. All tribe societies had shamans and medicine men. Natives did not feel that they owned the land, families were provided land by the tribal leaders to use for a certain length of time to hunt on as well as grow their crops for life sustainment. Along eastern North America, the Indians

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    Native Americans Native Americans roamed the land and did as they pleased, almost ancient technology. That was until white settlers came in and took away their land and buffalo. Whites forced them to adapt to white culture and learn how to farm wheat, and go to school. Whites even put them on indian reservations that had poor soil so their farming techniques were difficult.. Indians were nomads, they chased their food and never stayed in one home for too long. They used older technology like smoke

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    1.Is the use of Native American mascots/ nicknames a thing of honor and pride or a stereotype of Native Nations. For many years colleges and professional sports organizations made the choice to select a mascot with relations to Native Americans, some being more noticeable and others being a bit sneaky with their name. But nicknames for these organizations are often used without being affiliated with a Native Nation, like the Redskins, Chiefs, Warriors, Tribe, and Indians. While other organizations

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    The Native American Reservations Imagine being told that if you migrate to a certain location you'll be helped with nutrition and your finance will be covered. Sounds good right? Well this is what the American government promised the Native Americans. A promise that wasn't granted. Many reservations have actually created a sense of confinement and detachment. The reservations have limited resources which separates them from the American Culture and society. This is shown through the laws we've

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    The film opens with the Native American victory at Little Big Horn over General Custer and his men on June 25, 1876. Custer’s death and the Native American win sparked rage from the U.S. government and led them to redraw territories so that the gold-filled Black Hills would not be included in the reservation land. The event of the movie focus on the government’s attempts to steal this land and the resistance of the Native Americans. 1) Who was Charles Eastman and what were the contending forces

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    Native American Lives Since the beginning of time, conquering other societies has been a common occurrence. Almost every battle that has taken place has been documented. When stories of past battles are retold, only one side of the tale gets told, the victor’s side. In history, the ones who have been defeated never get to present their perspective of the tragic quarrels. Most never even lived to tell the stories, but the ones who do survive are not thought of as important accounts in history. The

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    many Native American tribes can you name? Let’s just say that there are 562 tribes, bases, nations, or pueblos that you could have said and they all are from North America alone. Approximately 229 of them are in Alaska. Hard to believe right? How many are there in your state? Native American tribes are found in 33 different states across the U.S. Most of which were put onto an Indian Reservation. If you are from the Central United States, you have probably heard of the Pawnee Native Americans. The

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    Native Americans A few thousands of years before the famous and high recognized explore Christopher Columbus’ ships landed in the Bahamas, a distinctive group of people discovered America. The ancestors of modern Native Americans who hiked over a “land bridge” from Asia more than 12,000 years ago. In fact, there is an estimate that more than 50 million people were already living in the Americas. As time passed, these migrants and their descendants pushed south and east, adapting as they went. In

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    The Native American people were a humble and self-sustaining race that was taken advantage of and exploited for their generosities. You will see that the Europeans will maneuver and essentially take a land inhabited by Native Americans by a series of actions that took place in the late 1400s to the late 1770s. Europeans will display acts of what seem to be kindness but is just a an act that in turn will weaken the Native American people. The Native Americans lived in a very open area with no established

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