What Was The Influence Of Native American Culture

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Indian native American people had lived in multiple locations in North American, including Wisconsin and Dakota for a long time, before Europeans’ arrival. They followed their tradition and spoke their own language. They had their own belief and culture. After Europeans’ arrival, their life became totally different. They lost their land and they were forced to learn English language and other culture. They were ordered to follow some policies specially designed for them. They were brave and smart and they fought for unequal policies and treatments. They were trying their ultimate way to keep their languages and culture. They made many different communities in different areas which occupied by themselves. Today Indian native people have their …show more content…
The population of the Ojibwe tribe is large, and they have wide lands with some parts belonging to United States and Canada. Today there are still lot’s Ojibwe Indians lived in their original territories. After Europeans came, the Ojibwe people got destroyed by them. Americans and Canadians plundered the Ojibwe tribe land rudely and unequally. The Ojibwe people was planned to leave their own country but it didn’t succeed. Although today the Ojibwe people still lived in their original country, they suffered many painful unequally treatment by European settlers and their decedents (“Chippewa (Ojibway, Anishinaabe, Ojibwa)”, …show more content…
They are successful in many areas such as art, business, and education. They are part of Wisconsin’s history. When I read their stories, I am impressed by their struggle. Sarah Harder was the first Hmong American elected to be a state legislature in the U.S. She had struggled with her life and destiny and she promoted women’s public education in Wisconsin. Helen C White was another woman that makes women stronger in Wisconsin. She was the first female full professor in UW-Madison of letters and sciences. I also read some stories about how Indian Native American fought for equal education opportunities and were trying to keep their own languages and culture. One story was about Arlene, a member of Ho-chunk Nation. She managed to let their people to learn and use their own languages, not only taught their own language to her three children, but also in high schools. The Ho-Chunks were treated unfairly in history after Europeans arrived (“The Ways”,

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