...Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Black Rose. Black Robe is a film that was released in 1991 telling the story of the first contact between Europeans from France and Huron Indians from the region of North America called Quebec. European contact in the film is established through Jesuit missionaries out to spread Christianity in continental America. The lead role is taken up by Lothaire Bluteau, who plays the character of a Jesuit priest, Father LaForgue, who is a fiery priest out to spread the gospel to the furthest reaches of the continent. The film explores various themes that are brought out to the viewer in events that take place in the course of the film. The film is an excellent depiction of real-life Indian lifestyle, cultural and belief systems that came into conflict with the white man’s religion and way of life. An analytical view of Europeans’ foray into the American continent reveals that religion was used as a decoy for colonization. This is a technique that worked well and successfully because even the Christian priests and missionaries were not aware of the role they were playing (Canby n.p). This is depicted by Father LaForgue, who holds firm convictions about his purpose and role of spreading the Christian faith to the Native Indians in order to offer them salvation and redemption. Father LaForgue approaches his quest without acknowledging that his target converts possess an established cultural and belief system that will pose as a challenge...
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...inside the reservation and whom I would accompany there. None of this really resonated with me as being anything outside of the ordinary, nothing more shocking than having friends or family in the next city over. My perceptions were certainly jarred then one day when, of all things, I read a simple billboard while I was driving. This billboard made me realize that there was an ongoing conflict between the Onondaga people and their neighbors. The billboard read “ONONDAGA NATION WHERE TRAITORS, RAPISTS AND MURDERS RULE. PROTECTED BY WANNA BE GOV. ELLIOT SPITZER NEW YORK STATE POLICE, ONONDAGA CITY SHERIFF” (Breidenbach). The Onondaga Nation is known as the Firekeeper, or the capital, of the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (Willers 202). Onondaga is derived from their original tribal name o-nun-da-ga-o-no which means “people of the hills” (Johansen 229). Their region, which once consisted of 2.6 million acres is now just over 7,000 acres (Kimmerer). The Onondagas claim their legacy as the birthplace of democracy, citing their legend of a Peacemaker who carried the Creator’s message of peace in a stone canoe on the Onondaga Lake, delivering it to them as well as their fellow warring neighboring tribes (History). In 2005, along with those fellow tribal nations the Oneida, Mohawk, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora, the Onondaga Nation filed a lawsuit against the New York State for attempting to illegally claim the title of their homeland (Bosselmann...
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...Five Nations of the Iroquois: History of how they came together and exist now. Marceline Kilbourn Bryant and Stratton Professor Sheehan July 22, 2014 The Five Nations (Haudenosaunee) originally known as the Iroquois League is presently based in upstate New York. Originally, the League consists of the nations of Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. In 1722, the transition to what is called the Six Nations came to being when Tuscarora joined. According to history, the Five Nations started as distinct tribes by the middle of the 15th century. Each nation occupies a distinct territory and performs a different task. Iroquois influence and earlier domination ranges from Canada, to the Great Lakes and from Allegheny Mountains to Virginia and Kentucky. To live harmoniously with each other, the people from each nation came together and formed the Iroquois League which means Nations of Peace and Power as per their language. Would this change prove to be affluent or detrimental to the future of the Iroquois people? The League also known as the confederacy was known to have been established before contact with Europeans (Tooker, 1978) and its influence through alliances with other Indians, stretched east to west from New England to the great lakes, with Canada and south of Georgia. Strategically...
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...The British Iroquois Alliance The Iroquois were a group of First Nation people living in eastern North America even before the first explorers discovered the new world. The Iroquois were the major tribe who traded and expanded their hand in the fur trade, during the sixteenth and seventeenth century. From the 1667 to the 1680’s the Iroquois maintained a good relation with the French. They allowed the Jesuits in, but due the Iroquois expansive and aggressive mentality conflict rose between the French and them. Simultaneously it brought them closer in alliance with the English. This alliance between the British and Iroquois was the first of many steps, which allowed the British to gain a strong foothold in Canada. Chapter 1: The British The British were a growing force during this period. They were taking...
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...The experiences we learned of ordinary citizens and soldiers who fought for the patriot cause deepen and enrich our understanding of the American Revolution is that not only respect people from that time such as George Washington but also Indians, Black slaves , middle and even the poor class. These groups were in a term where they really did not have value in society and could believe it could change their social status. Native Indian Americans supported the American side as well as the British side. British promised them land that Americans took from them if they won the war according the readings the way we lived. Although this made the Iroquois Confederacy divide and therefore ended an era were Native Americans had the biggest alliance with groups among themselves. However, Black slaves who fought in the American Revolution fought for their own liberty and for the status of slavery be ended. According to the readings and lectures they fought for both sides. White men were not really comfortable to let them fight. They were afraid that because since they were armed there was always a chance they would up rise against them. Middle and poor class also had their own personal interest besides fighting for freedom for America but also for a better future. Army was consider to be a place where poor could rise from the bottom earn money for themselves since most of the men in the army where single but they were men that had families to support. This was an opportunity for...
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...a.) I knew very little of the Haudenosaunee culture. Other than the names of the six nations and that it was what made up the confederation of the six Iroquois nation, but that is about it. b.) The Haudenosaunee is united under the same principles of the Great Law of Peace. Righteousness, Justice, and Health. Mohawk - are the protectors and defenders of the eastern border. Oneida - are the standing stone people Onondaga - Is the capital of the confederacy Cayuga - are the people of the great swamp Seneca - they are responsible for protecting and defending the western border Tuscarora - people in 1722 sought refuge among the Haundeosaunee and became the six-nation in the confederation. c.) One...
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...group of Native Americans that had similar cultures traditions and languages made up the Iroquois. Many Native Americans tribes five to be exact formed the Iroquois. With the similarities between cultures and languages, it prevented wars from breaking out among the tribes. Uniting as one made the five nations a powerful force to be reckoned with among outsiders. The Iroquois introducing a system that established laws made them become highly organized which kept them safe from intruders. The Great Binding laws set the Iroquois as one strong political body in North America. The five nations were made up by Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk tribes. Later on Tuscarora tribe joined the nations. The five nations according to legend was...
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...Despite the inquisitive affection that Cooper often displays for Native culture, it is clear that they are intended to be viewed in opposition to the white characters of the story. Their customs are at times horrifically alien to him, yet the recognition of the skills they possess in their own environment gives them an air of comforting approachability: the alarming ‘yells of the savages’2 are contrasted with a realisation that ‘the brutes of these vast wilds were possessed of an instinct nearly commensurate with [Heyward's] own reason’.3 The character of the Native is depicted as inextricably linked to war and masculinity, their whole culture seeming to be defined by hunting and conflict, and tribes who fail to adhere to these attributes are disrespectfully and negatively labeled as ‘women’. Female Natives appear to exist merely in slave-like deference to the warrior males. However, this image is simply not an accurate account of Native American gender roles at the time. The Iroquois Confederacy of tribes, whom Hawk-eye derogatorily refers to as ‘Mingo’ or ‘Maqua’, were in fact matrilineal: [...] ALTHOUGH THE LEAGUE OF THE IROQUOIS HAD THE APPEARANCE OF A GOVERNMENT CONSISTING EXCLUSIVELY OF MALES, EACH MEMBER OF THAT GOVERNING BODY WAS IN REALITY ANSWERABLE TO THE WOMEN OF HIS MATERNAL FAMILY, WHICH IN FACT CONSISTED ONLY OF ONE FEMALE, THE ‘AGED SENSIBLE’ WOMAN.4 This exaggerated masculinity of the Natives, incorporating themes of authority, security and aggression, can...
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...Minority Groups in the Revolution: Women, Blacks and Native American Cherdae O. Kirkland History 121 02A Instr. Shuman April 19, 2011 Introduction The American Revolution began in 1775. It was a war fought between Great Britain and thirteen British colonies. It was also called the American Revolutionary War, United States War of Independence. The conflict between the British troops and the colonist began in Lexington and Concord Massachusetts when the Patriots (colonists who rebelled against British control) fired at British Soldiers in April 1775. Tensions were mounting from the Patriots or colonists, who were an angry about having to pay British taxes with little or no parliament representation. The Patriots wanted their independence from British rule and the opportunity to form the own government system. Although the war was originally a civil war between the British and the thirteen colonies, it quickly turned into an international conflict. This war lasted for eight years. “The turmoil of the revolution disrupted traditional class and social relationships and helped transform the lives of people who had long been relegated to the social periphery---African Americans, women and Indians.” Role of Women in the American Revolutionary War During the American Revolution, women played an active role in the British and American armies. Many of these women were wives and daughters of the soldiers. A lot of the women made small contributions to the war, but those...
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...Jan 17th, 2014 Black Robe The film Black Robe was set in 1634, it begins in the tiny French settlement that became Quebec City. Jesuit missionaries are trying to encourage the local Algonquin Indians to embrace Christianity on their journey. Samuel de Champlain, founder of the settlement, sends Father LaForgue, a young Jesuit priest, to find a distant Catholic mission in a Huron village. LaForgue is accompanied on his journey by a non-Jesuit assistant, Daniel, and a group of Algonquin Indians whom Champlain has assigned with guiding him to the Huron village. This group includes Chomina who is an older, experienced traveller who has dreams; his wife and Annuka their daughter. Daniel and Annuka fall in love, to the discomfort of the celibate LaForgue. The group met with a band of Montagnais Native Americans who have never met Frenchmen before. The Montagnais shaman is suspicious of LaForgue's influence over the Algonquins. He accuses him of being a devil. He encourages Chomina and the other Algonquins to abandon the two Frenchmen and travel instead to a winter hunting lodge. LaForgue accepts his fate, but Daniel is determined to stay with Annuka and follows the Indians. There was an attempt Daniel’s life by one of the Indians, Chomina is consumed by guilt at having betrayed Champlain's trust. He and a few other members of the Algonquin tribe return with Daniel to try to find LaForgue. As they recover LaForgue, a party of Native Americans attacks them, killing Chomina's wife and...
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...rhythms and instruments from the musical traditions of Native Americans. In this essay I will explain the differences and similarities between Iroquois, a Native American tribe and African American music. Music is used for various reasons between Iroquois and African Americans. It is used for recreation, rituals and ceremonies, story telling, and language. For example, African Americans sung spiritual songs to help one another during slavery, so the master wouldn't know what they were talking about. Music was also used in Iroquois and Africans Americans society by communicating with others parts of the world. Music was used as an early sign of general cultural diffusion. (Plantinga, p.6) Music is used to help expand our world and cultures. Music is a part of most activities that African Americans and Iroquois tribes enjoy. Music is taught and learned orally by both cultures. This means that they are sung and played together easily; working together as a team. Alternation between a leader and the group is a common way of call and response. For instance, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is a call response song, that's sung by African Americans. Music can be taught within every culture the same, but different at the same time. Iroquois and African Americans have different types of music they listen to. Iroquois...
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...Heritage report Seneca Indian The Seneca Indians were one of the six nations that formed the Iroquois nation. They encompassed a region that covered western New York to the western edge of Lake Erie. The Seneca where a very modern people in ways like politics and social interaction but also very steeped in tradition with their religious beliefs. Seneca tribal leaders like Red Jacket were some of the first to accept the white man and they even fought alongside the British during the Revolutionary war. The Seneca consisted of nine tribes named after animals. The tribes’ names were Wolf, Bear, Beaver, Turtle, Hawk, Sandpiper, Deer, Doe and the Heron. During the mid to late 1600’s the tribes combined to have a population reported to be near 5000, though some have said it was closer to 3500. The tribes occupied the area from New York to Lake Erie from as far north as Canada and as south as Pennsylvania. Their economy was based around crops as well as what was caught during hunting and fishing trips. Like most hunters and gathers, the women harvested the crops and gathered fruit and berries as well as the different roots and plants that would be used for medicinal purposes while the men would typically handle the hunting. Seneca Indians where well versed in agriculture, predominantly growing what they called the three sister crops: corn, squash and beans. They did not rely solely on agriculture, though, and were also considered good hunters and fishers. Seneca women were granted...
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...Iroquois Tina Mack Ashford University ANT234 Nadia Khrais May 12, 2014 Iroquois When we think of Indians we think of tepees, bow and arrows, and free roaming hunters. Iroquois were different they lived in longhouses and farmed. They were different in other ways as will. This paper will try to describe the way the Iroquois lived and suffered. The Iroquois lived in longhouses that were made of young saplings lashed together with strips of bark. The frame work was then covered with large sheets of bark, probable from the young sapling used for the frame work. The longhouse was usually twenty feet wide, twenty feet high, and ranged from sixty to two hundred twenty feet long. “The length of a longhouse was determined by the size of the extended family for which it would serve as a home. The interior of the longhouse was divided into a series of compartments or apartments about 20 feet long. Each compartment was the home of two families. Each family shared a fire for heating, cooking, and light, with the family that lived across the central aisle or corridor. This aisle ran the length of the longhouse from end to end, door to door. A longhouse, 220 feet long, could be the home of 18 families, or about 90 people; a longhouse of 60 feet might serve as the home of four families or 20 people. The longest longhouse known from archeological excavations was 400 feet long and was probably the home of about 36 families, or 180 people.” (Alliance,website viewed...
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...The Mohawk Indians are a group of Native Americans indigenous to what is now New York, the Mohawks Is one of many of the remaining native tribes in the United States. The Mohawks are a farming culture known for their great battle skills and the organization of their political groups. The tribe gained their name which means “man eaters” from tribal enemies and Europeans . The tribe is a part of the original Iroquois Indian league were they shared the same culture and language. The Mohawks are notable for their longhouse dwellings, excellent craftsmanship, tribal music and storytelling (which is still a vital part of tribal life today). The Mohawk Indians are a group of Native Americans indigenous to what is now New York, the Mohawks Is one of many of the remaining native tribes in the United States. The Mohawks are a farming culture known for their great battle skills and the organization of their political groups. The tribe gained their name which means “man eaters” from tribal enemies. The tribe is a part of the original Iroquois Indian league were they shared the same culture and language. The Mohawks are notable for their longhouse dwellings, excellent craftsmanship, tribal music and storytelling (which is still a vital part of tribal life today). Religion The Mohawk people had their own religion were they worshiped the creator and the belief that all living things had a spirit which they honored and protected , the Mohawk people had ceremonial...
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...Abstract The Iroquois Indians are regarded as the original inhabitants of New York State and Ontario. Prior to being colonized by the Europeans, mainly the British and French, there were five sub-tribes in the Iroquois nation. The Iroquois Indian has existed in North America for the last 4000years. The tribe consists of a well structured social, political, cultural and economic set up. Iroquois confederacy served the purpose of uniting the Indian tribes. The confederacy consisted of six Indian nations. This union provided the Indian tribes with an upper hand when negotiating with Europeans. The Iroquois Indians also had a council known as Onondaga that formed the purpose of serving the entire Indian tribes. The tribe was able to protect its farmland as a result of establishing strong military and efficient governance. Their association with the Dutch enabled the tribe to conquer the neighboring tribes. The union, that brought five tribes together and later joined by the Tuscarora in 1712, provided the native tribes of North America authority in terms of fighting for their rights in the mainstream society. The Iroquois Indians The Iroquois are part of the Indian tribes considered in history as the original occupants of Northern America. They are believed to originate from the soil just like trees that grow in the forest. This Indian tribe lived in settlements surrounded by lakes, hills, and forests. The Iroquois Indians believe they originated near Oswego...
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