...Throughout history of American Indians there have been distinct themes presented. While Native American heritage is rich in tradition and culture, there has been many various aspects leading to the fall of Native Americans. Waves of western settlers pounded against the borders of Indian lands. Yet the course of events that led the narrative of conquest was not inevitable. The first president of the United States, George Washington, and his secretary claimed to respect Indian rights and promised to secure land owned by the Natives for white settlement only through treaty and purchase. The Native Americans were betrayed by the white settlers, who quickly became allies of the American Indians in the beginning of this endless disaster. The promise...
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...There are differences and similarities between various native American tribes, stereotyping native Indians denies the first vast culture differences between tribes. I will bring to your attention the language. The Navajo people of the southwest and the Cherokees of the Southeast have totally unrelated languages. There were over 200 North American tribes speaking over 200 different languages. The Navajo language is an advantage in world war 11. The tribes spoke a wide variety of different languages. This would create numerous troublesome language barriers, because most of the tribes would feud. Some Native American tribes had large scaling farms, whereas other tribes did not. One main thing that the Native Americans had in common was that they were hunters and farmers. In this situation some lived by hunting animals and by bringing together plant resources in the wild. Tribes in different regions shared most of the same food resource. People who lived in regional areas ate more fish, while those who lived on the outside their diets were land animals, such as, deer moose and bison. The major similarity between all these tribes is...
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...Health Among American Indians and Alaskan Natives Shelley Thornton Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Minerva Gonzales December 06, 2015 Health Among American Indians and Alaskan Natives When compared to the National average inequality and the persistent challenges that American Indians and Alaska Natives face are troubling. Demographics and economy along with poor health standards, drug and alcohol use and disproportionate disease burden exist due to inadequate education, high rates of unemployment, discrimination in the delivery of health care and cultural differences. In this paper we will explore Native Americans current health status and the barriers that influence health in their culture, socioeconomic and sociopolitical groups along with how race, ethnicity and education influence health and address current health status in addition to how they define health promotion and what health disparities exist. American Indians and Alaska Natives are people that have origins in the North, South and Central America that maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. “There are 562 federally recognized tribes in the US, including 223 village groups in Alaska; about 100 other tribes are recognized by individual states. There are also tribes that have existed since this country was formed but do not have federal or state recognition” ("American Indians," p. 2). Per records from “2012 there were estimated 5.2 million people” ("Profile...
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...American Indian and Native Alaskan Health Status According to the Center for Disease Control, or CDC, there are currently 566 government recognized tribes of American Indian and Native Alaskan origin in the United States (2015). This group of tribes roughly equates to 5.2 million individuals who make up this minority group. There are many stereotypes that come along with Native American heritage, such as alcoholism, poverty, and illness. Sadly, these stereotypes are true and this minority has several major health disparities which affect them as a whole, including those previously mentioned. Current Health Status and Health Disparities Of the 5.2 million American Indian and Native Alaskan population, a measured 26.9% lack health insurance (CDC, 2015). The unemployment rate does not help the poor health status of this group, being the second highest of all minority groups at 15.8%. A major health concern for Native Americans is diabetes. Compared to non-Hispanic whites, American Indians and Alaskan Natives are 2.2 times higher to develop diabetes. Ninety-five percent of American Indians and Alaskan Natives effected by diabetes have type 2 diabetes (American Diabetes Association, 2015). According to US News, only 51 percent of Native American high school students graduate (2013). The educational status of this minority group already puts them at a disadvantage for receiving proper health promotion and maintaining self-preservation. Higher dropout rates can be...
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...Diverse Populations Healthcare is an ever changing entity with an ever changing population of clients. In current day 2016, the United Sates has become a melting pot of many different cultural backgrounds, which has led to changes within the system to accommodate the patient base. Unfortunately, not all changes have been able to effectively reach any and all persons from every background. We still see language and cultural barriers that have direct correlation to the inability to seek healthcare and or the ability to change cultural perspectives to ensure healthy lifestyles. Within this paper, the health of American Indian and Alaskan Native populations will be discussed along with the barriers to care and the health disparities within this culture. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the number of American Indian or Alaskan Native (AI/AN) residents residing within the US was 4.5 million in 2013 and among that population 14.3% were considered in fair or poor health (CDC, 2016. p.1). Taking into consideration cultural and geographic location, one may think that number would be higher. There is a predominant amount of people within the selected group that live off the grid, which makes means for proper healthcare almost none existent. Traditional health remedies within this group also makes seeking out modern medicine a non-likely occurrence. Because of these barriers, the current health status of the described group is fair to poor with a high instance...
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...Indians Some history There are many theories about where the Indians came from. The most well-known and proved theory is that the first native arrived from Asia about 35 000 to 40 000 years ago. They think they came over the Bering Strait, which at the time was a land bridge between Asia and America. As they increased in numbers they moved farther and farther south in the continent. For about 11.000 years ago, they reached the territories farthest south. A well-known Norwegian scientist, named Thor Heyerdahl, had a theory that the Indians may have come from Africa to America. He actually managed to prove that. The first known meeting between Indians and Europeans was in 986 AD. Bjarne Herjolfson and his crew was going to Greenland from Island, but they lost the curse and accidently headed west. They did not know they were going to be the first Europeans who saw Americas north coast. Other Vikings later heard the stories of Herjolfson and decided to head to America to settle there. The Indians did not enjoy their company and therefore after a while they headed home to Island. This was the last attempt to settle in America until the fifteen hundreds. Then Columbus “discovered” America again, he got the honor. (We aint gonna talk about that story cause of the other group talked about it). The immigration started and countries in Europe started to show interest in this new continent. Spain, Portugal, France, Britain, Holland and Russia was the main countries who colonized...
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...April 2015 The Native American Indian with Respect to Healthcare and Religious Practices Carrie Johnson The American Native Indian culture has used alternative medicine and tribal rituals for many centuries. This culture has used natural remedies to treat and cure diseases and aliments within their tribe. The term “Medicine Man” is coined from the Native American Indian tribes. The person who held this title was generally an elder of the tribe. The inflicted person(s) would seek out the elder or “Medicine Man” to treat their sickness. The tribe will use natural substances and tribal rituals as their source for treating diseases and illnesses. A few examples of natural elements are plants and root extracts from their demographic region. Examples of customary rituals could include: chants, dances and prayers. Another unique custom of the tribe is the involvement of the tribe in rituals to treat the sickness of a tribal member. Cultures that exist outside of the tribe may have some difficulty understanding their cultural beliefs and alternative practices, but these practices have been around for centuries. The following are census facts and demographic statistics of the Native American Indian: “Total American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) alone population: 2.9 million or about 0.9 percent of the US population. About 32% of Natives are under the age of 18, compared to only 24% of the total population...
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...Portfolio 3: Native American Mascot Controversies within Sports Throughout the history of sports, Native American Indian mascots, symbols, and names have been incorporated nationwide. The propriety of using Native American mascots and images in sports has been a topic of debate in the United States and Canada since the 1960s. Americans have had a history of drawing inspiration from native peoples and "playing Indian" that dates back at least to the 18th century. “The controversy surrounding the use of Indian mascots, symbols, and names in American sports has origins that run deep throughout the history of Indian and non-Indian relations (American Indian Issues 1).” Today, the use of Indian mascots is at the center of an argument that touches the emotional hearts and souls of both proponents and opponents. Therefore, (I believe) sport team owners and the franchises themselves have, metaphorically, progressed imperialism upon the Native American philosophy. Native Americans were exploited almost from the moment Europeans arrived on this continent, pushed and shoved off their land for centuries until they were confined to the reservations that are now common across the south and midwestern parts of the United States. Nick Dewitt of the Bleacher Report responded to the issue stating: “It's been a prickly topic for years, even decades. It spans not just every professional sport, but collegiate sports as well. Depending on who you talk to, it's a stain on the organizations it affects...
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...Module 6 Discussion Assignment Yes Robert V. Remini believes the removal policy enacted by Andrew Jackson did indeed benefit the Native American tribes that were forced to move westward off their lands. Remini’s main reasoning behind his belief is that the tribes would’ve been virtually annihilated if they had stayed. Remini concedes that Jackson was a racist who did not think of the “red man” as his equal, but did have concern for their welfare. Jackson thought white expansion into previously protected lands was inevitable and clashes between the Indians and whites would most certainly result in the deaths of many Indians. The white settlers were also rapidly encroaching and destroying resources on lands integral to Indian way of life (210-11)....
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...The Bering Strait was the bridge or the tunnel that the Native Americans took to get to America. The Native Americans went wherever they felt like dear God wanted them to go. While they we're following where God told them to go, they somehow ended up in Mexico.The Pueblo Indians were the first settlement of Native Americans. The Pueblo Indians had settled and God had given them a lot of signs. Symbolism was very important to the Pueblo Indians. one day of Pueblo Indian was wandering around and he heard a voice tell him to look. and he looked around he saw an Eagle eating a snake and he believed that God was telling him something. Lake Texcoco was where the Aztecs built their first capital. The Aztecs started to make a town where they...
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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 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...
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...Folktales, sometimes also known as myths, has strong ties with Native American tribes. Their sacred beliefs of divine things consists of places, animals, and people. Native American myths are slightly similar to each other. The Hurons ( an American Indian tribe) myths were related to the creation of the earth with the help of animals. Hurons believed in supreme deity and their myths were mainly concerned with how creations, living within the single water source, can be supportive in the beginning of this earth and how they can be helpful to the weak human beings. Huron myths show resemblance with each other, as they believed that animals were there to support humans. In “The Sky Tree”, the old chief’s wife, Aataentsic, was told to get the...
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...1) Online auctions: We believe it’s high time that we embrace the technology and make a transition to internet auctions. Develop an online platform through which growers can sell their products and buyers can purchase them. Both of them will be charged a 0.1 % of transaction amount. This will not only bring in additional revenue but also make the whole process of buying and selling a lot easier. These are the financials involved. We estimate that online portal will cost us around $3 million. With the revenue that we will generate from it, cost of portal will be covered in 341 days. 2) Service Customization As per the recent trend, many clients don’t want full range of auction services. Hence sometimes they bypass auctions and directly contact growers. Taking this into account, we have decided to offer clients what they want. Auctioneers will offer services in the form of bundles. Clients can customize their bundles as per their needs. 3. Situational Analysis 3.1. SWOT Analysis Strengths: * Rich heritage ( Considered America’s original motorcycle company) * Strong brand equity because of snowmobiles and off-road vehicles * Strong supply chain and distribution channel of parent company (Polaris): Polaris' marketing activities are designed to promote and communicate directly with consumers as well as to assist the selling and marketing efforts of its dealers and distributors. The company provides and advertises discount or rebate programs...
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...A Brief History of Indian Motorcycle America's love for the motorcycle began in 1900 with bicycle racer George M. Hendee and engineering wizard Carl Oscar Hedstrom. In 1901, the partners unveiled their first creation, the 1901 Single. The trade name chosen for their innovative machine would signify "a wholly American product in pioneering tradition". The name was Indian. 1910-1919 By 1911, Indian riders hold every American speed and distance record. In 1914, over 3,000 employees work on a 7-mile long assembly line in Indian's 1-million square foot Springfield, Massachusetts plant. Racing activities are suspended in 1916 as the company supplies the war effort with 41,000 machines. 1920-1929 In 1923 the company is renamed Indian Motocycle Company, dropping the "r" in "motorcycle". It's a decade of growth for the Indian model line, starting with the revolutionary 1920 Scout and followed by the 95-mph Chief, the even more powerful Big Chief, the lightweight Prince, the awesome 4-cylinder Four. The 1928 101 Scout becomes the machine of choice for "wall of death" stunt riders. 1930-1939 The Art Deco era hits the Indians adorned in a full range of Duco colors, two-tone designs, pinstriping, and decals. Two new lightweight models debut in 1932, the Motoplane and the Pony Scout. "Iron Man" Ed Kretz, aboard a Sport Scout, laps the entire field in his win at the 1937 inaugural Daytona 200. With the onset of World War II in 1939, the focus again shifts to providing the...
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