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an invasion. This was not an unclaimed and unused continent. Indeed, indigenous peoples not only lived here but rightfully claim...
of the idea of adopting a Native baby than is her husband, who "grimaces briefly then smiles" (Alexie). The question arises, why w...
native people for their own agendas toward cleaning up the earth. Those in the environmental movement dont seem to care about the ...
quite unique as well and has played a significant role in shaping various aspects of the culture. Three parallel belts of distinc...
a "drum" that becomes like the pounding of the womans bloodstream, a life force that remains rhythmic no matter what happens. In...
has the lovely olive skin and dark thick glossy hair so apparent in her Kiowa people. Some of Pamelas in-laws, especially the old...
programs exist with the purpose of offering health-care services to this population specifically. Many more improvements have b...
statement elsewhere, but, to the best of my recollection, there was never any serious attempt to turn Native Americans into a work...
followers of John Calvin (Readers Companion to American History, 1991). The Puritans would begin their influx to the Americas in ...
however, which is present in all Native American Religions. That element is the integral tie between Native American spirituality...
the world tend to be heavily influenced by their methods of acquiring food, whether by hunting wild animals or by agriculture. Nat...
while in other ways in a project such as this, it could spell disaster, and very nearly did. When peoples lives are at stake such...
Native American literature is interesting both in content and in the fact that it is a relatively recent phenomena. Native Americ...
who occupied the planet. However, this noble policy was short-lived when the settlers moved their way into Cherokee region, event...
formed a Native American Heritage Commission to attempt to police the digs (Sacred Burial Grounds: The Controversy Continues, 1992...
There the Choctaw would ally themselves with the French and would have extensive warfare with the Chickasaw. The Creeks on the ot...
from Indian lands (Clark, 1999). The act has caused a great deal of controversy in the field of archaeology and has in many ways c...
away to make room for the whites" If this were the case then why was...
non-Native culture, Zitkala was forced to leave her home and family at the young age of twelve. She was sent to a Quaker missiona...
believed that the Puritans were more organized, unified, visionary and disciplined certainly had not done a great deal of study of...
an exciting adventure yarn. The ships are blown away in a hurricane; horses are killed; and the Spanish miss Cuba and land in Flo...
By that time the Indians were no longer valuable allies in the ongoing struggle for continental power, the importance of their con...
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...
Indeed, this collective culture has changed perhaps more so than any other culture in the world only within the last five hundred ...
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...
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 ...
survival of the species, but the females of many species look with disdain on the losers of battle between the males. These femal...