The Apache Indians Long And Proud Culture

The Lakota, an Indian group of the Great Plains, established their community in the Black Hills in the late eighteenth century (9). This group is an example of an Indian community that got severely oppressed through imperialistic American actions and policy, as the Americans failed to recognize the Lakota’s sovereignty and ownership of the Black Hills. Jeffrey Ostler, author of The Lakotas and the Black Hills: The Struggle for Sacred Ground, shows that the Lakota exemplified the trends and subsequent challenges that Indians faced in America. These challenges included the plurality of groups, a shared colonial experience, dynamic change, external structural forces, and historical agency.

“The Indian presence precipitated the formation of an American identity” (Axtell 992). Ostracized by numerous citizens of the United States today, this quote epitomizes Axtell’s beliefs of the Indians contributing to our society. Unfortunately, Native Americans’ roles in history are often categorized as insignificant or trivial, when in actuality the Indians contributed greatly to Colonial America, in ways the ordinary person would have never deliberated. James Axtell discusses these ways, as well as what Colonial America may have looked like without the Indians’ presence. Throughout his article, his thesis stands clear by his persistence of alteration the Native Americans had on our nation. James Axtell’s bias delightfully enhances his thesis, he provides a copious amount of evidence establishing how Native Americans contributed critically to the Colonial culture, and he considers America as exceptional – largely due to the Native Americans.

The Role of Chronology and Simultaneity In Indian Policy How does this chronology and simultaneity fit with how history is taught and the Western vs. Indigenous worldview? When one sets out to study American history, we regard it as just that: history. Although there are certainly events that came about many years ago and are technically ongoing in the present, for the most part it is not difficult to view the past of the United States from a passive position regarding occasions that have been “overcome” and moved past as a nation. For Native Americans, history is especially continuous and enduring.

The Apaches, like most Native Americans, have no written history other than that written by white men. But the story of the Apaches did not begin in the American Southwest but in the northwestern corner of North America, the western Subarctic region of Alaska and Canada. The Apache Indians belong to the southern branch of the Athabascan group, whose languages constitute a large family, with speakers in Alaska, western Canada, and American Southwest. The fact that the Apaches originated in the western mountainous Subarctic region makes their nomadic behavior after the arrival in the American Southwest more comprehensible; the tribes of the Southwest were highly mobile and moved from place to place depending on availability of food. They

From its birth, America was a place of inequality and privilege. Since Columbus 's arrival and up until present day, Native American tribes have been victim of white men 's persecution and tyranny. This was first expressed in the 1800’s, when Native Americans were driven off their land and forced to embark on the Trail of Tears, and again during the Western American- Indian War where white Americans massacred millions of Native Americans in hatred. Today, much of the Indian Territory that was once a refuge for Native Americans has since been taken over by white men, and the major tribes that once called these reservations home are all but gone. These events show the discrimination and oppression the Native Americans faced. They were, and continue to be, pushed onto reservations,

When people are asked to voice their opinion about what the word “Indian” truly entails, many refer to the countless stories, photographs, and films particularly related to them. One such group, the Sioux are a great example of the many inaccurate depictions history has burden them with. They are seen first and foremost as savaged killers who took and never gave back. However, with time much has been revealed to show their true characteristics. It was found that they were not people of war and bloodshed, but merely of honor and strength. Stepping away from the bias, the Sioux nation was an extraordinary group of nomads who survived on the buffalo population, tribal interactions, and family contributions.

Our nation’s history has been deep rooted in the conflict involving Native Americans, ever since the beginning of America and it is one hard to get rid of even as the days go by. The impact of colonialism can be seen in Native American communities even today, and it can only be understood through a cultural perspective once you experience it. Aaron Huey, who is a photographer, went to Pine Ridge reservation and it led him to document the poverty and issues that the Sioux Indians go through as a result of the United States government’s long term actions and policies against them. One must question all sources regarding these topics because there is a lot of biased and misinformation about Native American struggles, and sometimes schools do not thoroughly teach the truth so students can get an insight. There are also different sociological perspectives in this conflict, along with many differing opinions on how to approach the problem and deal with it. This is where ideas clash because people believe their views are right regarding how to handle it.

Although all Native Americans derive great dignity and personify resilient character, the Apache tribe attributed some of the greatest measures of self-determination in the battlefield. Their adaptive and dexterous abilities are great examples of a community rebounding from economic and political disturbances. Possessing solitude and strong character on and off the battlefield earned them the moniker of being a prevailing nomadic group. What I gained most from this project was how the Apache tribe had such a significant impact on modern day weaponry and were able to avail from times of adversities. Despite, encountering with the Spanish colonists and missionaries and having their population nearly exterminated, the Apache tribe still exists today. Currently the federal government recognizes the Apache in three states, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona, however, some are known to be living in the whereabouts of

Native Americans, also known as Indians, have inhabited the United States for a great deal of time even before the Pre-Columbian Era,”spread southward throughout the Americas and possibly going as far south as the Antarctic peninsula.  This migration may have begun as early as 30,000 years ago and continued through to about 10,000+ years ago, when the land bridge became submerged by the rising sea level caused by the ending of the last glacial period”(Kennedy, Cohen & Bailey 2006, p. 6).  Countless numbers of different tribes and cultures roamed the lands of America from coast to coast; they are the true ancestors of the United States.  These Natives were known for their respect to the land and the people of the land, they thrived off of what mother nature had to offer, and they

There are six tribes what make up the apache group: The Chiricahua, Jicarillo, Lipan, Mescalero, Western Apache, and Kiowa.

The United States and the Native Americans have a rich historical background. Though on the surface it is filled with hatred and injustice, there are a lot more complex interactions once thoroughly examined. The U.S, once a colony of the Europeans, eventually grew into the strong standing nation that it is today. Meanwhile the original inhabitants, the Native Americans, often received the aggression and oppression of this growing nation, but they weren’t the savages the U.S. claimed them to be. In fact, the Iroquois Confederacy was the main influence of the U.S Constitution. This paper will discuss the differences as well as the similarities, which are thought to be controversial, between these two historical documents.

Have you ever heard of the Cherokee Indians? Sure you have! Just as a reminder, they are the biggest tribe, and most known of out of all the Indian tribes there has ever been in the southeast. They are very important to American History and helped shaped us to be the Americans we are today, which is clearly what I 'll be explaining in this paper. Throughout the paper, I 'll tell you everything you need to know about the Cherokee Indians and continue to relate to the thesis.

Popular culture has shaped our understanding and perception of Native American culture. From Disney to literature has given the picture of the “blood thirsty savage” of the beginning colonialism in the new world to the “Noble Savage,” a trait painted by non-native the West (Landsman and Lewis 184) and this has influenced many non native perceptions. What many outsiders do not see is the struggle Native American have on day to day bases. Each generation of Native American is on a struggle to keep their traditions alive, but to function in school and ultimately graduate.

Beginning as a proud group of nations, the perception of Native Americans changed when Christopher Columbus first arrived in the New World in 1492. After describing the people who inhabited the land as animals inferior to himself, Columbus created a lasting image of Native Americans that would become adopted by other Europeans as they began to establish settlements in North America. With the belief that Native Americans were inferior to Europeans, they began to take the land of the indigenous people as their own, simultaneously conducting a mass genocide so as to nearly erase the Native culture. Native Americans became forgotten and had little value in society as their voice and place in America diminished. This perception of Native Americans as unimportant is still prevalent today. By examining Layli Long Soldier's poem Whereas, the NPR interview U.S. Apology To Native Americans: Unnecessary Or Not Enough?, and the Hyperallergic article Navajo Nation Responds to the Threat of Uranium Radiation, it is evident, based on their treatment, that Native Americans are still viewed as unimportant in the eyes of the American people.

While some may argue that the Unites States government’s intentions were pure and the Apaches were savages, many can argue that their government did not mean well and the Apaches were simply doing whatever they could to protect their tribe from going into extinction. As the spanish came to the Apache land in 1598 they claimed to only be searching for gold in that region and coincidentally ran into the apache tribe. Some will say that therefore, the government did not purposely take land and in fact the indians were purposely attacking settlements in hopes to leave the Spanish with nothing. As an article found in Britannica states, “ As early as the 17th century however, Apache bands were raiding spanish missions” (The Editors). Spanish settlers claim that the real enemy in this situation were the apache because they pretended to be friendly but as time progressed, raids began to take place which included the slaughter of their people and theft of their livestock and goods. Because of these raids the Apache and the Spanish settlers became enemies which in return caused many spanish belongings and property to become ruined. Their mines had been destroyed as well as their ranches. More than one hundred cattle, mules and horses were lost as well as the spanish missions. This completely abolished the belongings of the spanish but if this were have gone to the extreme and amount of supplies continued to decrease, this could have caused starvation because of the