ed the seas. If not for the federal government who can say what the Natives could be doing now, it was our hand that saw to their demise. To exterminate a society like theirs, we began with supplementing Abrahamic religions for Indian culture, this effectively made Indian culture disappear. Culture was not the only victim in our oppressive actions, the Trail of Tears slaughtered over 2,000 Choctaws and that was only the first removal (4). The federal government owes the Native people for the oppression that has transgressed
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With the step forward there was a price to pay . As Manifest Destiny arose in white settlers and western colonization began ,violence greatly arose between settlers and Indians .Western expansion brought forward proposing opportunities for many different people, although it crippled the Native Americans. White Settlers believed the land was theirs to take from day one ,and through history ,white settlers pushed the Natives further west ,until
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The Shawnee tribe of Pennsylvania originated in Tennessee. The Shawnee Native American tribe migrated from Tennessee to different regions of America. They came into contact with many different tribes among their travels. This caused the tribe to combine other tribes’ lifestyles with their own. Eventually, some of the Shawnee tribe settled down in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The Shawnee tribe of Pennsylvania lived in houses made of wooden frames and mats and sheets of birchbark. These houses are known
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The Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma is a tribe of indians that was believed to have been from Texas in the 18th century. Now, scholars are thinking that this group of Indians moved from north western Oklahoma in 1601 to Texas. On their way back to Texas they were first encountered by the Spanish explorers in 1691. While on their way to Texas, they lived next to the Red river by 1700. When the Indians moved back to Texas, they were soon going to have to move back to Oklahoma in the upcoming
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I can honestly say that my ¾ Cherokee heritage is hated most by my mother; oddly enough. my grandmother in Cincinnati, Ohio raised me instead of my mother in Swannanoa North Carolina. This was a good tragedy for me due to the novelty of having a Cherokee baby in Ohio. Me being unique and precious to family and strangers would soon come to pass. As age sets upon me, there was a kind of shell shock when I started school. My skin color appeared insulting to most children and intern there were bullies
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Apache Indians The Apache Indian tribes have gone thru many changes thru the years. Most every area of their lives have been affected and changed. How, when, and where they live has changed a lot over the years. In the past, their ways were the very set, and the same for many years. Now like most Americans, their ways have changed, they are not as structured, and they have changes frequently. Many Apache Indians now live in the Midwest. They live in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, but they
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& Jennifer Hendrick EDU 4041; HIS 4030 Unit Plan Format Assignment: Develop a unit plan using the template below. Using this form, complete every category, 1 through 7. 1. Subject Area: Grade 4 Social Studies Length of Unit: 14 Days 2. Unit Title: Three Worlds Meet Goals: 1. TLW understand the impact of exploration on European and native societies. 2. TWL know the roles of key individuals and their impact during exploration. 3. TLW understand the location
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The Choctaw Tribe of North America was, and still is, a widespread tribe. Their tribe name, the Choctaw, was derived from the Creek term “chate” or “red”. Around the time of 900 c.e., these Indians learned how to cultivate their staple crop of corn. There is a legend about the arrival of the Choctaws in their native land, and another about how corn came to be. The customs and beliefs greatly resemble those of very far-off lands. However, most of these cultural ideas were crushed when Spanish explorer
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Many Presidents before President Jackson wanted the Indians removed, but Jackson actually did it. Instead of just labeling him a racist or greedy. Let’s look at why he did it. Was there pressure from others inside and outside the government to remove the Indians? Although President Andrew Jackson was the first of a list of prior presidents to succeed in the removal of the Native Americans, one cannot completely assume his motives were not selfish ones. Not only for him but for the people in
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The impact that one group of people can have on a society is fantastic. Before the US was built-in there where appearing the first movements of societies in its land. People gathering to form a new group in which they would help each other to survive. These groups can also be named tribes. Some tribes were so complex that they had their own beliefs, customs, language,etc. One of these tribes would be the Seminole tribe. Originated from groups of Native Americans forced southward as the mid-Atlantic
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