...Native American Culture Have you ever wonder how the world was created from another culture’s perspective? Native Americans used creation myths to explained to their people how the world was developed overtime. Creation myths are a big part of the Native American culture. they have been passed down from generation to generation. In the creation myths, harmony with nature, rituals, and strong social values are shown in each myths. The purpose of having strong social value in these myths is to teach younger Native Americans valuable lesson if they ever do something bad. These myths reveals how the rituals were created and their intentions for doing it. Creation myths has harmony with nature in it to show a very close kinship between them and nature. Native American explained how the world began with their myths. Various works of literature reveal the Native American tradition and beliefs of rituals, strong social value, and harmony with nature. Rituals plays an important role in Native American Culture. In the short story, “The Man to Send Rain Clouds”, the Laguna ritual was shown when Leon did the funeral rites on Teofilo. For example, “ Leon ties feathers to Teofilo’s hair, paint his face, and sprinkle holy water on his grave” (50). This quote is important because it is part of the Native American’s tradition that was past down from generation to generation, and the purpose of doing this funeral rites is to make him be part of nature. Another example of Native American ritual...
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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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...Native American Culture Native American Culture America has always been described as one of the richest cultural regions. If you look at the American culture now, you will find that it has a really huge variety and diversity. And so if you study the history of America, you will find the same thing. America passed through multicultural stages until it reached what it is now. In this essay I will talk about the indigenous people in North America, which called Native American, or sometimes American Indians. First of all, I’m going to talk a little about some facts in the history of Native American people. The Native people were first who lived in this land “America” “They had lived in the land many, many years before white man set foot on their soil”(1). As any other cultures there are prosperity periods and another tragic periods. The period from the 16th through the 19th centuries was a tragic period for Native American. The population of Native American people was declining considerably in that period because of many reasons. The most harmful cause of this decrease in population was the epidemic disease that brought from Europe. An interesting piece of information is that the Native Americans were named “Indian” mistakenly! You would ask how is that? That accidentally happened when Christopher Columbus mistakenly believed that he landed in India. One of the most important aspects in the Native American people culture is their rituals and beliefs. Native American...
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...Native American Culture: Disappearing or Evolving? It has been made clear through our studies and the understanding of cultures through various pieces of work, that culture is something that defines most of us as humans, while allowing us to keep close to our traditions and values and in a society that is constantly progressing and evolving. In addition, Native Americans are one group of individuals throughout history, who have always had a strong set of traditions and values, and these traditions have even evolved and progressed. On the other hand, one could argue that these set of traditions and historical roots of has begun to disappear. Through comparing Sherman Alexie’s Reservation Blues, and Edward Curtis’s photography sets documenting Indian Culture and identity, we are shown how these works represent Native American Culture as it is changing and evolving over time, and how it is disappearing. In Reservation Blues, we are introduced to modern day Indians, and how they are influenced by music, and a less traditional lifestyle, while Edward Curtis used his photography as a visual platform to paint a historical and attempted to recreate history through his photographs. The evolving culture of Native Americans is something that is represented throughout Reservation Blues. We are introduced to characters that defy, what some would consider, traditional values and norms. We are presented a literary picture of modern day Native Americans who challenge this through music,...
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... This is very important for the confrontation to be effective. Your client needs to feel as if they can trust you and that you are concerned about their well-being before they will be willing to accept you’re confronting them. I will also be sure that I am confronting them on an issue that is important and be based on actual facts and behaviors, not just a perceived idea. I will also be sure that my tone and body language are very calm and relaxed so that I do not appear judgmental or “nit-picky.” If you confront your client with the right motive and attitude then you have a much better chance of being received and promote lasting and effective change in the life of your client. RESEARCH ON ETHNIC CULTURE- Native American Indian The Native American Indian is a very proud and family-oriented group of people. I personally feel that the Indian people have received a bad name and reputation over the years. They have often been portrayed as brutal and savage when in...
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...An American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) needs assessment survey conveyed that the path to wellness is comprised from physical, mental, and spiritual health, and any imbalances can be restored with traditional healing (Moghaddam, Momper, & Fong, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to describe how culture, traditions, and beliefs impact the AI/AN population, describe how awareness of complementary and alternative practices in the AI/AN population can improve health care, and explain the benefits of addressing cultural and linguistic competence and practices to address the health care needs of the AI/AN population. Peer reviewed articles were searched using Summon and CINAHL databases, limiting the search to within five years and using...
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...Native Cultures of the Americas Gallery: National Museum of Natural History The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) has exhibits spanning a variety of topics including animals, plants, ecosystems, fossils, earth sciences and human diversity. The Native Cultures of the Americas Gallery (NCAG) is one of five exhibitory spaces within the museum devoted to cultures from around the world and offers visitors a condensed walking tour of the distinct cultural areas of North America, encapsulated through select and supposedly representative objects (Rubin 2015). In this section I focus on three displays within the gallery that remove Native American experiences from time and history and as a consequence depict Native American cultures as ahistorical...
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...are the factors that define culture. There are seven major contributing factors that affect cultures; Geography, Climate, Religion, Economics, History, Political Structures, and Social Organizations. Geography and climate can dictate the clothing people use, the kind of shelter and even food that they eat. Humans adapt to the environment they are in. A country dominated predominately by deserts would have people that would value lightweight clothing that covers their skin to protect from the sun. In contrast, people that live in a mountainous region would use heavier padded clothes to shield them from the harsh cold. Geography and climate...
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...Native women have been highly sexualized throughout pop culture and history. There are a number of examples that come to mind–the story of Pocahontas, or Tiger Lily in Peter Pan, or Gwen Stefani in her “Looking Hot” video, or even the Land ‘O’ Lakes Girl–the “Indian Princess” stereotype is far and wide. A current example of an American Indian stereotype happened in 2012. The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show caused some controversy as their model, Karlie Kloss, strutted along the catwalk. She wore a tiny leopard print bikini, high heels with leather fringes around her ankles and hips, a large turquoise pendant, matching rings, bracelets and a belt. Her most alarming accessory, however, was a lofty Native American headdress. Kloss’s garb was designed...
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...expense of it. This mutually successful trading environment allowed both sides to exchange goods that provide the local tribes with weapons, glass, metals and even cookware, which all would be integrated into their culture over time, producing many positive outcomes in the tribe’s development. There were some negative side effects that included some aspects of culture loss based on their reliance of the goods of the French and others in order to survive, the old culture was becoming more lost and interaction and...
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...After 2500 B.C.E, Native American cultures began to change their ways of farming, religious systems, hierarchical states, and political systems. (http://www.samiachughtai2.blogspot.com/2013/03/chapter-1-apush-notes.html) Many Native Americans transformed their ways in farming through producing food surpluses by cultivating crops. The Mesoamerican farmers found ways to improve their crops, such as planting beans with maize because the beans heightened its nutritional value. These types of discoveries convinced some societies to evolve and focus their lives more on farming rather than a hunter-gatherer system. An increase in crops in the Mesoamerican community also led to trading with those communities that had yet to adapt to farming. Establishing formal exchange networks gave farming communities wealth and power, leading to further urbanization. For example, the Olmecs and Chavin de Huarntar exercised a hereditary ruling system of absolute power, also known as “chiefdoms” (pg 7). Despite these developing societies, there were some communities that had yet to adapt to the new ways of living due to...
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...When assessing a patient for the very first time, it’s important to look at every single detail of the patient. These details include subjective and objective findings, as well as the cultural background of the patient. Education of different cultures allows the nurse to make critical judgments in evaluating a patient, for example a nurse will have more awareness in identifying any predisposing factors a cultural group may have. While there are a variety of cultures that each has their own specific nursing care characteristics, I’ll be focusing on the Native American culture. Native Americans enjoy a rich culture filled with elaborate traditions and spiritual ceremonies that make this particular culture stand out from the rest of the North...
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...name and image. Yet some fans and the owner of the team defend the name like it was a biblical symbol. It is hard to fathom their defiance and meaningless excuses like the quote from the owner “ I will never, change the name! Washington Redskins’ is much more than just a name. It stands for strength, courage, and respect—the very values that are so intrinsic to Native American culture 1.” If that was the case then why are the real communities of First Nations people not backing the owner and fan’s reasoning? The owner of the Redskins is a man named Dan Snyder, a Jew who you would...
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...This literature review will discuss the depiction of Native American history while trying to capture the true essence of their culture. It will emphasize the major diseases brought by European settlers that caused high mortality rates in the American Indian population during the 18th- 19th century. Fighting for their land physically and politically became a hard battle for them and this paper will discuss their current status in America. Native Americans are the indigenous people of the Americas inhabiting the country roughly 15,000 – 40,000 years ago. The Bearing Sea land ice-bridge was created by the last Ice Age and that is what the Siberian (Northeast Asian) people used to cross into Alaska where they migrated to other parts of the Americas. In James Dixon’s Bones, Boats, and Bison:...
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...Dark times of the Native American Indians The foundation of the United States is based on the belief of peace, freedom and equality, which is enjoyed and practiced by most of the people in this “Country of Liberty.” However, the idea of equality and freedom does not apply to every person living in the U.S. Luis Valdez, an American writer, once said: “No Statue of Liberty ever greeted our arrival in this country. We did not, in fact, come to the United States at all. The United States came to us.” Growing up, children in the U.S. learn little of what has truly happened to the vast population of the Indigenous people on the continent? What has led to such a drastic decease of their culture and tradition? The answer lies in a dark part of the...
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