...Native Americans have been around 12,000 years, they were believed to have descended from northern Asia and arrived over the land bridge that was between Siberia and Alaska, the Native Americans that crossed the land bridge migrated to North and South America. There are 3 main Native American tribes here in South Carolina the Cherokee, the Catawba, and the Yemassee. The Cherokee Indians lived in the foothills and mountains of South Carolina, they referred to themselves as the “real people”, and they were a very powerful nation. As many as six hundred people could in their village the village was surrounded by a palisade for protection. The Cherokee had two types of houses they lived in, one was made for the summer, these were open to let air in, and the other was made for the winter, these were round and had thick walls made of a mixture of grass and clay called daub. The daily life of the Cherokee consisted of women staying at home and the men fishing, the men fished by poisoning the water and when doing this the fish would rise to the top of the water and be gathered. Children could not go to school since there was no school so instead they worked. In addition, both men and women could work in the council to make rules for their nation....
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...Life as a Native American teenager was rough. We faced many dangers and feared for our lives all the while we lived. We were forced out of our home brutality and hurriedly. The American soldiers, or brutes as we called them, treated us poor, beat us, pushed us, and some were even responsible for the deaths of our family members. Many of the dangers we faced killed off our tribe and scattered our people. Disease, famine, disloyalty, racism, favoritism, and harsh treatment were only a few of the hardships we faced along the trail of tears. The bodies of our fallen family members were left on the side of the trail like roadkill. We couldn't do anything about it but keep our heads down, push forward, and silently mourn for our fallen family members....
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...Morton greatly admires the generous lifestyle of the Native Americans and condemns their customs for appearing to be the work of the devil, while also writing that the Indians lead a freer life due to their careless attitude towards wealth. In 1637, in the small town Mount Wollaston, Massachusetts. His accounts of Native American life went into much detail and he expressed his opinions as well. In his first account of Native American life, He describes their generosity towards guests in their homes. From what he’s witnessed, They would lie out warm mats for guests to sleep on and would leave them some food to eat for later. (P.5) This act of generosity surprised him very much since he never thought “savages” had “such humanity”. (P.5) There...
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...Craig Jones Professor Middleton NAS 001 11/20/2014 In a response to poor water quality, soiled beaches, and a dwindling marine life population on the coast of California, Governor Gray Davis in 1999 proposed his solution. It was called the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), and its aim was to restore coastal regions of California to their former glory. Since its inception the MLPA has received much criticism, as it has violated the rights of many native tribes whose places of traditional practices overlap in these Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). (California Marine 11/17/14) The conflict has only gotten worse as new initiatives were passed which allowed privatized use (drilling, commercial fishing, etc.) of these coastal areas while still excluding natives from their traditional lands. In 1999 the MLPA was passed and it created MPAs up and down the coast of California. In 2004 the Schwarzenegger administration allowed a private corporation, the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, to fund an accelerated implementation of the act. The task forces designated to oversee the creation of these areas were headed by oil industry lobbyists, marina developers, and other members with various corporate interests. Very few people with genuine responsibility to the land were present in the implementation process. Despite continued efforts from many different tribes and activist groups, the Protected Areas went into effect on the north coast of California in 2012. (Dan Bacher 11/17/14)...
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...Craig Jones Professor Middleton NAS 001 11/20/2014 In a response to poor water quality, soiled beaches, and a dwindling marine life population on the coast of California, Governor Gray Davis in 1999 proposed his solution. It was called the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), and its aim was to restore coastal regions of California to their former glory. Since its inception the MLPA has received much criticism, as it has violated the rights of many native tribes whose places of traditional practices overlap in these Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). (California Marine 11/17/14) The conflict has only gotten worse as new initiatives were passed which allowed privatized use (drilling, commercial fishing, etc.) of these coastal areas while still excluding natives from their traditional lands. In 1999 the MLPA was passed and it created MPAs up and down the coast of California. In 2004 the Schwarzenegger administration allowed a private corporation, the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, to fund an accelerated implementation of the act. The task forces designated to oversee the creation of these areas were headed by oil industry lobbyists, marina developers, and other members with various corporate interests. Very few people with genuine responsibility to the land were present in the implementation process. Despite continued efforts from many different tribes and activist groups, the Protected Areas went into effect on the north coast of California in 2012. (Dan Bacher 11/17/14)...
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... The role of the man was mostly hunting. Most men also fought for their tribe in wars. Warrior societies governed the tribe and protected women, children and elderly from tribal enemies. Most common tribal enemies were the Arikara, the Blackfeet and the Crow. War to the Plains Indians was more like a sport than mortal combat. Men also protected the tribe´s ground and taught boys at a young age the ways of a man. The role of the women was mostly to keep the household. They prepared meat after a hunt and made clothing the family wore. They were in charge of taking down and setting up the tipis after a trip. Besides cooking and keeping their household, women dragged the heavy sticks of the tipi wherever they traveled. Several women could take a tipi down in minutes. Women also taught girls the skill they would need when they get married. Children Boys:When a boy turned 12, it was time for him to seek the spirit that would protect him until he died. He would see the spirit in a dream (vision) and from signs. The boy was taken far away from the camp to spend four days and four nights by himself. He could not drink or eat during this period. He prayed to the spirits to send signs. He had to remember what he saw in his dreams. When some men came to get him, he was very weak. Then he was taken to the medicine man and he told the holy man everything that he had heard, seen, and felt in his dreams. The medicine man would then decide what the boy’s spirit...
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...CHAPTER TWO: NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIONS Chapter Outline and Unit Summaries Introduction: The Challenges in Studying Native American Religions A. The Contemporary Revival of Interest in Native American Religions 1. Important Role in History of North America 2. Emphasis on Nature and Personal Religious Experience 3. Absence of Formal Organizational Structure B. A Wider Variety of Religious Types Under One Heading 1. A Fifteen to Twenty Thousand Year Legacy 2. Geographic Spread Across a Continent 3. Numerous Forms of Social and Economic Organization C. A Dearth of Reliable Sources on Native American Religions 4. Literary Sources from Only Past Four Hundred Years, with Best Sources from Past One Hundred Years 5. Difficulty of Identifying a Pure Type: Many Changes Fostered by Engagement with Europeans 6. Archaeology Provides Some Clues to Pre-European Era 7. The Necessity of Generalizing about the Entire Field The Spirit World A. A Mixture of Polytheism, Monotheism, and Monism B. Native American Religions Tend Toward Polytheism 1. The World Populated by Numerous Spirits 2. Mother Earth at Heart of Nature 3. Deities Represented by Natural Forces C. Native American Religions Tend Toward Monotheism and Monism1. The Supreme Being / High God Above Lesser Deities 2. High God Generally Uninvolved in World—Lower Deities Hold Sway over Nature and Everyday Life 3. High...
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...When there is change often there is loss to the Native Americans heritage or traditions. However in Native Americans culture change can also symbolize growth and the coming of age. The acculturation of modern technology and beliefs caused Indians to loose many of their traditions. One of the most important traditions is the Name Change. This tradition still lives on today. The name change tradition remains as one of the essential traditions passed down. A Native American will be named when they are born and then they will change names as they change and go through life. Some Indians may change their name two times while another may change it five times. Some of the names may be given based on your appearance, such as light hair. Or another name may be given because you were a great warrior such as crazy horse. The name change signifies that a shift in a person’s ethos or personality has occurred. When a Native American changes names they are growing. When a person is given only one name it almost signifies a dull life. There was no change or growth during their life. They are forced to stay to the roots of that...
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...on the Native American Community Diabetes has been rapidly growing in the Native American community for the past several years now. Traditions and economics are factors in the rise of diabetic cases in Native Americans. Other factors include traditional food consumption, traditional patterns of physical activity, and environmental changes. A contributory factor that is often times not mentioned has to do with tribal perception and beliefs about diabetes in the Native communities across America. Traditional food consumption has changed and become one of the major reasons that American Indians are diabetic. During the pre-reservation era, the type of food that was consumed was wild game like buffalo, elk, rabbit, snake, and fish. Traditional foods the Natives eat are far different from modern food today. Many Native Americans consumed a diet that is highly processed today after moving to the reservations. According to McLaughlin “The food they get from the government are higher is saturated fat, higher in sodium, added sugars and cholesterol”. These foods have little or no nutrients or vitamins in them therefore causing the Natives to become diabetic. McLaughlin also states that “Due to limited finances, lack of transportation, and other factors cause tribal members have limited access to healthier foods.” “The reservations have convenient stores with limited amounts of fresh foods that are usually expensive.” This modern type diet has made 62% of Native Americans to become...
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...Native Americans are considered a member of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere. Therefore, Puritans are a group of English protesters of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of England under Elizabeth ("Yahoo"). As the Native Americans moved into the area, they found land that appeared to be vacant and a banded. Native Americans had a better understanding approach to themselves in relation to the New World. Native Americans and Puritans differ through religious beliefs and education that led to conflict with one another yet, both groups had identities assigned to them that are not accurate. The difference between the Native Americans and Puritans religious beliefs is Native Americans believe that everyone is equal, and no one is better than one another (Kannan). Puritans believe that the bible has every answer to any possible question. Whatever sin the Puritans caused, they believed that it was done by Gods will, and no matter what they would be forgiven. Although, Native Americans would celebrate a death as an opportunity to mourn and remember the life...
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...american indiansThe Effects of Colonization on the Native Americans Native Americans had inherited the land now called America and eventually their lives were destroyed due to European Colonization. When the Europeans arrived and settled, they changed the Native American way of life for the worst. These changes were caused by a number of factors including disease, loss of land, attempts to export religion, and laws, which violated Native American culture. Native Americans never came in contact with diseases that developed in the Old World because they were separated from Asia, Africa, and Europe when ocean levels rose following the end of the last Ice Age. Diseases like smallpox, measles, pneumonia, influenza, and malaria were unknown to the Native Americans until the Europeans brought these diseases over time to them. This triggered the largest population decline in all recorded history. Fifty percent of the Native American population had died of disease within twenty years. Soon after, Native Americans began to question their religion and doubted the ability of shamen to heal. This was the first step towards the destruction of Native cultures. The Native Americans had never experienced anything like these deadly diseases before and they came to believe that Europeans had the power to kill or give life. Many Native groups, because they were nomadic, didn't see land as belonging to one person. The idea that someone could come in, claim a piece of land and ban them...
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...Weichao Xu Sciology 101 Chapter 7 Native American 1. Sociohistorical Perspective Early Encounters A. Place the pre-European colonization number of Native Americans become United States. a) Tribes changed their values, customs and beliefs. B. Debate about native American and European culture. a) Indigenous people to be savage. b) Incorrupt children of nature always engage in pleasurable activities. C. The stereotype of Native Americans is negative. 1. They obstruct Europeans from occupying the native americans’ land. 2. Cruel, treacherous, lying and dirty health. 3. Scalps, firearms and firewater. D. Outsiders frequently generalize about Native Americans. 1. The Native’s American language decrease from 300 to 175 . 2. English become the main language in home, school and work place. E. The relationship between Native Americans and whites. 1. Whits was the newcomers to Native Americans. a) Distrust b) Uneasy truces c) Violent hostilities F. The major issue whose way of life would prevail. 1. European a) Beatings, hangings , and imprisonment. b) The land would be developed further. 2. Native American Natural state, abounding with fish and wildlife. G. Forced relocation of Native American tribes to encourage westward expansion. ...
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...question is essentially that the differing beliefs on land between the Native Americans and white settlers was what eventually led to the destruction of the Plains Indians’ way of life. To come to a conclusion on this, the factor of land beliefs will have to be analysed and considered. But to compare and make a fair judgement, I will also be examining other factors also. These will include the railroads, US government and the US army. I shall then come to conclusion based on the analysis in my assessment. As it is the subject of the hypothesis for this question, I shall start with analysing the impact of beliefs of land. The primary Belief on land of the Plains Indians was that no body owned it, and that everything belonged to the Great Spirit. The white Americans however believed that land was owned by whoever took it first, or who bought it off the owner. This led to conflicts and therefore partially led to the destruction of the Native American way of life. The white Americans quickly claimed land and would move the Plains Indians around as they saw fit, usually affected by where gold had recently been discovered. This culminated in putting the Native Americans on reservations. In many of the agreements and treaties signed over land the settlers would claim never to go back on their promises “as long as grass grew” and “the mountains stood”. Breaking the promises would have shown the Native Americans that the settlers thought little of their intelligence, and also would instil...
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...Native American Teen Health " Nearly one in Native American adolescents has attempted suicide, a rate four times that of other teenagers, according to a study that found alarming health problems on reservations." Suicide has a big affect on Native American teens. Providing more awareness about teen health in the Native American culture, would result in a fewer teen suicide." Native American teenagers/ Youth are planning on taking their life's or they have already took their life's for many reasons. Out of all the races Native American/ Alaskan Natives have the highest risk for teen suicide. In the article " Teen Suicide Statistics" has noted that "77.9% of all suicide are male and females has attempted suicide 3 times as often as males, fire arms are used in 51% of males suicides, also 38% of females suicides are use drugs ( poising) as the method of suicide." Statistics like these have shown many times they have tried to commit suicide. Suicide very's from Native communities to other Native communities around Native country. So many Native people are overwhelmed to be going to funerals...
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...229 3/2/2014 Native American Culture Perhaps no other culture is quite rich as much as of the Native American culture. So many aspects of our modern life were adapted from the old Indian cultures practiced centuries ago. The Native American way of life is different, but unique in its own way. The Native Americans’ way of life is very traditional and is still very similar to the way the earliest settlers lived. The Native Americans have strict beliefs and guidelines that they live by. They live to serve themselves and their tribes. They grow their own food and raise their own meat. There are few things from Native Americans that still exist in other cultures. I have visited to the Native American Museum in D.C. I have seen many different things that present the Native American culture. Weapons: When people think of American Indian weapons, bow and arrow is the first thing that comes to mind, their weapons are not limited to the arrows and bows. They also used spears, sword and knives for hunting and other good reasons. Native American bows were made of wood. Those bows were so powerful, able to shoot an arrow completely through the body of animal to be hunted. American Indian arrows were fletched with feathers to make them fly straighter. Spears are another kind of weapons that Native American used. Just like bows and arrows, spears are also made of wood and used for hunting and warfare. Knives and swords were also the common weapons used by Native Americans. Knives were...
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