...Have you ever wondered how William Kieft and the French interacted with the native americans. William Kieft interacted with the native americans much differently than the French.William Kieft felt that the new land should be his and he thought that the native americans were savages. The French saw that the native americans could make really good allies so they made allies with the native americans. The French were a lot more respectful towards the native americans and William Kieft did not like the native americans or as he called them the “savages.” How did the way that William Kieft treated the Native Americans differ from the way the French treated the Native Americans. William Kieft hated the Native Americans he hated them so much that he attacked them while they were sleeping. “Nothing but firing. and heard the shrieks of savages murdered in their sleep.”(paragraph 6) William Kieft attacked the Native American camp while they were sleeping and David De Vires one of the soldiers that was working for William attacked the Natives at night and he did not inform De Vires. De Vires woke up to the sounds of gunshots and the screams of the savages,...
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...1. Evaluate the complex interaction of cultures that resulted with the arrival of European explorers and colonies. Was this interaction more harmful or beneficial to both Europeans and Native Americans? The cultural interactions between the Europeans and the Native Americans were ultimately destructive for the natives, but overall beneficial for the Europeans. It is clearly stated in many history books that the European diseases brought over to the Americas decimated much of the native population. This dramatic loss of population affected the natives willingness to resist European assimilation, and thus contributed to the loss of many native cultures but a blending of European and native cultures. Furthermore, the natives were often...
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...The interactions between white Americans and Native Americans were costly and devastating. White Americans viewed Native Americans as objects rather than people and treated Native Americans without any respect, similar to that of African Americans during this time. White Americans stripped Native Americans of their dignity and traditions by creating laws such as the Dawes Act of 1887 and killing hundreds of Native Americans in massacres such as Sand Creek and Wounded Knee. These interactions and acts all caused the Native Americans to submit to white authority which continues to this day. The Massacre of Sand Creek took place on November 29, 1864 and was the tipping point to cause many Native Americans to submit to white authority. The Sand Creek massacre took place on the Great Plains of Colorado between the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Native Americans and Colonel John Chivington’s troops. Leading up to the massacre was disputes over land, various treaties, and the treatment of Native Americans. The day before the massacre Black Kettle along with other chiefs to meet with the governor of Colorado John Evens. Black Kettle...
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...fail to comply with the requirements. Native American Cultures before European Contact Introduction Before Columbus’s unexpected landfall in 1492, North America has long been untouched by “outsiders”. There were barely any contact or connections between North American cultures and the rest of the world. After 1492, however, people of generations (mostly European colonists) were motivated to come to the “New World”, hoping for the wealth this new-found-land could possibly bestow them. Their encounters with Native American people were therefore inevitable. The Native American people who had resided in the Americas for thousands of years were, to many of the outsiders’ surprise, not some sort of wild “savages”(Boyer et al., p.20). They were comprised of many different communities, or tribes. And the interactions among the tribes were frequent, leading to the fact that the Native American cultures, in general, have formed many common features. The key word to describe the Native American cultures before European contact, if any, can be ‘Equilibrium’. Throughout the history of Native American Indians before 1492, ‘Equilibrium’ had been Native American’s philosophy in dealing with in-tribe, inter-tribe relations as well as their relationship with nature. To illustrate how Native American Indians achieved ‘Equilibrium’, I will analyze their social structure, religious beliefs and social values. Social Structure The Native American Indians are mostly bonded together by...
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...Cultural Interaction Essay There are many complexities involved in the interaction between two cultures. The article, “A Battle of Cultures”, by K. Connie Kang, discusses the hostile relationship that formed between Korean-Americans and African-Americans due to their differing social customs. Another prominent text that covers the topic of cultural interaction is the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Achebe focuses the story on a protagonist named Okonkwo who lives in Umuofia, one of the nine Nigerian clans; Okonkwo resists the Christian religious practices that are rapidly replacing the original Nigerian traditions. Undesirably, cultural interaction can create hostility between peoples if one culture is deemed superior to the other. Still, cultural interaction can be positive in the sense that it promotes understanding and acceptance between the two cultures and encourages the development of constructive relationships between members of the two cultures. Thus, despite there being both benefits and detriments cultural interaction generally has a favorable effect. Opposition between peoples comes about when one culture is perceived to be better than the other. In Things Fall Apart by Achebe, he writes, “Three [Christian] converts had gone into the village and boasted openly that all the gods were dead and impotent…The [converts] were seized and beaten until they streamed with blood” (154). Previously, the Christians did not have much interaction with the...
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...Columbus and how they are misinterpreted. Zinn’s and Mann’s views of the Americas before and after Columbus compare to the traditional more vague notions, because they present the idea that the Native Americans were as advanced as the Europeans , and that Columbus and his men oppressed the natives soon after interacting with them. Both Zinn and Mann have written in their texts that before Columbus came into contact with the New World,...
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...Providing Culturally Competent Care to a Native American Patient Introduction When caring for a Native American patient, it is imperative that the nurse provide culturally competent care. In this scenario, there are two main dimensions along which cultural tensions between the patient and the nurse can arise. The first pertains to the actual practices and values of Native American culture, which may be at odds with the practices and values of dominant healthcare institutions. The second is both broader and more subtle: it pertains to the historical relationship of the Native Americans peoples vis-à-vis mainstream U.S. society. After addressing both of these dimensions, suggestions will be made with respect to how a nurse could bridge this gap and provide culturally competent care for the Native American patient. To start with, it is important for the nurse to acknowledge that the Native American perspective on health may simply diverge from the default culture's perspective in some significant ways. For example, BigFoot and Funderburk (2011) have discussed how Native American conceptions of family are different from the contemporary norm, and how this results in the need to adapt nursing interventions in this sphere to the cultural context of Native Americans. Further, these alternative conceptions are often supported by a whole alternate philosophy of life: for example, while Native American culture certainly doesn't advocate passivity "in the face of grave potential...
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...Benjamin Franklin’s Remarks concerning the Savages of North America is a collection of Ben Franklin's thoughts and interactions concerning Native Americans in the 18th century. Beginning with his own analysis he describes the "Savages" manners as different than his own. Franklin also acknowledges that the Native Americans thought of their manners as he did of his own—as "the perfection of civility". Franklin goes on to describe the societal structure of Native American tribes. Referencing specific instances, such as the Treaty of Lancaster, Franklin describes the interactions between Native Americans and the White colonists, during one of the most tumultuous times in Native American history. Franklin comes across as a rationalist in this writing. Remarks such as "Perhaps, if we could examine the manners of different nations with impartiality, we should find no people so rude" summarize the bias of the white male in America as a whole—touching on many, if not all of Jon Meachum's views in Keeping the American Dream Alive. The very core of the problems impeding the American Dream are manifested by the Swedish minister's reaction when the "Indian orator", after listening to the wonders of Christianity, offered to share a Native American legend. Taking great offense to the gesture, the minister completely dismisses the story as fictitious. Completely intact is the narcissistic rationale that all things white are "sacred truths", while everything not white will earn you a one way...
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...After the advent of Columbus in the New World, the complex interaction of cultures between Europeans and Native Americans was more adverse than helpful. The importation of European diseases to the New World led to high morality rates for the natives. They could not resist against disease, especially small pox, and they dispersed rapidly throughout the New World. Experience of demographic catastrophe led to the eventual extinction of tribes as well. Deliberate subjugation and extermination toward natives displayed the brutality of Europeans. They considered that the natives were still uncivilized people. The natives were forced to convert to Catholicism and to conform Spanish rules. The effects of European diseases and military brutality eliminated...
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...American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: How They Fair vs. the National Average Kari L. Singer Grand Canyon University: NRS- March 1, 2015 American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: How They Fair vs. the National Average There are many different ethnicities and cultures in the United States. This paper will be comparing American Indians and Alaska Natives health to that of the national average. We will be looking at the current health status of this ethnic group compared to the national average, their definition of Health Promotion, three health disparities affecting this ethnic group, and finally we will see an example of a program that promotes health prevention. Current Health Status of American Indians and Alaska Natives The American Indian and Alaska Native populations make up about 2% of the total U.S. population, numbering roughly 5.2 million, according to the 2013 census. American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN), differ from the national average in culture, socioeconomic status, and education. The percentage of AI/AN’s who lacked health insurance in 2013 was 26.9% compared to the 16.6% of the national average (CDC, 2015). They have limited access to employer-sponsored health coverage due to working in low wage jobs and jobs that don’t offer insurance (Artiga, et. al., 2013). AI/AN have the highest poverty rate of all ethnic groups at 0.9% to 1.5% of the total population. This group is more likely to report being in fair or poor health. When comparing...
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...The Native Americans were very worried that the United States would infringe upon their agreements and takeover their promised lands. According to Perdue and Green, various reasons accounted for Indian complaints, including the states that pushed for the intrusion of Indian lands and the defense against Indian retaliation to protect their homes. Georgia encourages their citizens to invade and inhabit the Native lands. This caused much controversy. These encouragements directly contravened the treaties that promised the rights to the land to the Natives (Perdue 24). One example of Indian-American conflict in Georgia was the infringement...
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...time setting them apart from other people. One such culture is that of the Native Americans. Native Americans have diverse and rich cultures that are based on a deep spiritual relationship with the land they live in and the natural resources. They have a history that is rich in strife, struggle and triumph. In fact, most of America’s modern life is considered to be adapted from native Indian cultures practiced many centuries ago. This then shows that there is a lot to be learned from the Native America cultures as well as their beliefs about their relationship to the natural world. This paper is aimed at analyzing the Native American culture and the European culture with an emphasis on their beliefs about the natural world as well as their agricultural techniques and how they relate to the modern world. Many of the familiar features in modern day America that may be taken for granted originated from the Native Americans. The peace pipe, moccasins, totem pole and the teepee are an example of integral pieces that wove together a large picture of the Native American culture. Everything from animals to plants to the weather and housing became a part of the Indian and Native American culture. The animals were valued as spirits and even though they were hunted and killed, their hides and skins were used as drums and clothing, the meat from the animals was never wasted and the animal spirits lived on in the Native American’s minds. The plants were also used for various purposes. They were...
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...The Native America Just the other day in a routine walk to work I overheard a person use the term “A typical American like me”. This stayed with me and had my head spinning the whole day. It kept me wondering, what really can classify a person as a “typical American”, can it be the color of their skin, or the fact that they were born here. In a sense all of us originate from immigrants, the only people that come to mind that were here originally are the Native of Americans. This is a very diverse and multicultural country that has no official religion, culture, or ancestry. It all a melting pot that has a little bit of everything and from and to everybody. What we must take in great consideration that is the origins of America it begins with settlers, arriving to this land and encountering Natives. It is believed that during an Ice Age they traveled a land-bridge across the Bering Sound, from Siberia to what is now known as Alaska today. It is due to Christopher Columbus that they are known as “Indians” this is due to the fact the he believed he had arrived in the Indies. The interaction and trades with the settlers paved the way of nations to born in this continent and with help of Native of Americans the development of these nations. There is a great contribution to the birth of this country be the Native of Americans. However not just to birth but to the development and endurance of time. In the beginning it was Sacajawea who helped Lewis and Clark reached the west...
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...When different types of people meet for the first time each one forms different opinions about the other. In the earlier of America, different ethnicities of people came to America in search for something better. As the different people came across each other, it formed prejudice opinions, and brought together some groups of people. The Europeans, Native Americans and Africans were written as some of the first groups to ever come across the New World. The early Europeans explorers first came to the United States to explore the New World. The Europeans were the first to enslave Native Americans and Africans came to the United States briefly after that. The United States banned slavery of Native Americans in 1776. When Europeans first came...
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...In the 1850’s Americans were trying to purchase the Native Americans’ lands and push them into designated reserves, and even tried to integrate them into society through assimilation. Many Native Americans tried to fight back and regain their lands—the very source of their culture. However, in his oration to Governor Isaac I. Stevens, Chief Seattle recognizes that the intention of the Americans is to stay. He addresses Stevens to discuss the tensions and differences between their races, predicting that the attempted integration of his people’s culture will fail—which ultimately brings him to warn Stevens of the consequences of the extinction of the Native American race. For the first part of the oration Chief Seattle points out the differences between American and Native American cultures and describes how these affect their interactions. He recognizes the authority that the “Big Chief” has now established with his people and the generous offer to allow the Native Americans to live comfortably...
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