Indigenous peoples of the Americas

First contact between the Indigenous Americans and Europeans is perhaps one of the most impactful points in Native American history, setting an important precedent for the power dynamic during the next century. This initial contact between the two contrasting groups is one that can be described with words of awe, great ignorance, and perhaps unfortunate circumstances as it would be the precursor to the eventual exploitation of the American Indigenous people. Although there are few sources of Native

has its own indigenous people called the Na’ vi and depicts many references to the indigenous people of North America and the Canadian oil sands full of bitumen. After watching the film, it is easy to see how the First Nations of Canada and the Na’vi have more similarities than differences in terms of bitumen extraction. Both groups worry about whether their ways of life will change because of extraction, or if any conflict will arise during the process itself, however only the Indigenous are more concerned

Why do governments participate in ethnocide and how can removing one’s cultural identity harm society as a whole? The use of subjugation as a first world government says that peace is not fully possible within that society. Institutionalized racism in Canada has been a hot topic recently due to the presence and organized events of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, raising awareness for the 150,000 aboriginal Canadians who were forced into enrolling in “residential schools” that removed

The arrival of the Spanish and Portuguese in the Americas has been widely debated. Was it a pleasant encounter, or an attack on the native peoples’ way of life? The truth is that the Portuguese and Spanish had a dramatic negative impact on the lives of Native Americans. Their harsh attempts to Christianize the Americas changed the Native Americans forever. The Spanish empire gained control of much of the Americas and sent Spanish colonists there to enlist the help of encomiendas, or Native American

the first nine of twenty-one Spanish missions in California from San Diego to San Francisco, in what was then Alta California in the Province of Las Californias, New Spain. The Spanish missions themselves were used by the Spanish to convert the indigenous tribes

Liberación Nacional (EZLN) is a current revolutionary group that resides in Chiapas, Mexico. Chiapas is state with a large majority of the population that has indigenous blood. With that being said they are very connected to their indigenous roots compared to other countries. With the start of the Mexican Revolution there were many people living in poverty and without land. Large amounts of wealthy Mexicans were owners of the grand majority of the land. A main problem that many believed that was

excludes identities as a way to impose white supremacy. The exclusion of people is linked to policies that are anti-indigenous and highlights the irony of American domination, which pushes people out of their homeland and restricts access to migration. Organizing against these borders and structures of power becomes complex considering communities are torn apart and positioned into oppressive realities. However, indigenous resistance to the dominant forms of power lies within their ability to mold

physical and verbal assaults toward that race. The origins of colonial america was primarily the result of white European racism.     In colonial america, Racism had played a big part in the enslavement of Africans. We see this when Europeans first came to America, believing they were a superior race due to their advancement in technology and being more civilized than the indigenous people and Africans. As a result, Both, the indigenous, and Africans were titled as “savages, barbaric and uncivilized” and

Title: A Comparison between Indigenous and Settler Sexuality: the Influence of Colonization on Indigenous Women’s Sexuality Introduction For the purpose of the future presentation my topic will be Indigenous women and sexuality. Specifically, comparing Indigenous sexualities with the sexualities of settlers looking at the influence of colonization on Indigenous women’s bodies and thoughts on sex. This will involve looking at current and historical views on sex and women’s sexuality and exploring

Europeans colonized North America they began to make assumptions and opinions on Native American culture, many of which were misconcenceptions. Since Native American culture was so different then western culture, many Europeans treated it as if it was not a legitimate way of life, instead something that was of the past. With this point of view, many began to build stereotypes for Native American people. These varied from them only being guides for Europeans as they explored North America, to them being sexual