Native American Essay

the Native Americans in plenty of ways, it changed their culture and way of life. Native Americans were forced to adjust to the American way of life, although not all Native Americans wanted to such as Chief Sitting Bull but others took the change peacefully like Chief Black Kettle. What caused the expansion to the west was the transcontinental railroad which linked the nation. In order to build the railroad and allow settlers to move in along it the US government took a lot of Native American…

There are few things that are certain in life; however, the oppression of Native Americans is definitely one of them. The underrepresentation of Native Americans in the American literary canon demonstrates their oppression. Tracks and Ceremony are among a small number of novels by Native American authors discussing life as a Native American that have received national attention. This lack of appreciation for Native American literary works could be one result of discriminatory educational…

had a horrendous effect on the native people. They were treated as slaves and considered unequal to non native people. The issues here don't really start to make a change until the natives decide to start fighting back. During the late 1900s Americans started to invade native lands such as Guatemala, Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the phillipines and other cities, the Americans began to take over their homes and lives. While parts of the U.S began to modernize, the natives did not. Towards the end…

history in a way I did not expect. That unexpected brush with history through the medium of architecture, has broadened my ideas about not only architecture but also Native American society itself. Let me begin by pointing out that when I’ve conjured up the idea of architecture in the past, that idea never included Native American housing. Through the misconception of my youth, I envisioned that style of housing as strictly utilitarian and slightly mobile and nomadic. Of course these…

I am a Native American. No. I am not Cherokee. Apache? Nope. But close. I am a Navajo. We live in Northeastern Arizona, by the 4 Corners area, where Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado meet. The reason I am typing this essay is because I have recently been informed by my U.S. History teacher that I, a FULL blooded NATIVE AMERICAN, am an immigrant. Don’t worry, I almost fell out of my seat from shock, then choked to death by laughter. The idea of Native Americans being immigrants was…

from oral tradition by beginning with Native American origins, Jerimiah Curtin author of Native American Creation Myths states many of the Native American creations stories are unknown on were they originated since many were passed through oral tradition such as the Wintu tribe of California, the Cherokee of Oklahoma, and the Seminoles of Florida tribes. The Wintu tribe describes their creation of the world to begin with a void and the first of the Native Americans had to capabilities to…

Native Americans are commonly known for their spiritual connections to the land and nature. The first commandment of the 10 Native American Commandments is “Treat the earth and all that dwell thereon with respect” (Wayshowers Community Fellowship). Animals were thought of as equal to them, and before hunting for food, it wasn't uncommon for them to ask permission from the animal's spirit (Harrison). As the years have gone on the relationship Native Americans have with the land and nature has…

Native Americans and Americans always have had a very tumultuous relationship. Starting from the first discovery and then colonization of the Native American's land; Americans pillaged and plundered villages, which purposefully depleted the Native American population. The tumultuous relationship boiled over when Andrew Jackson, known for his hatred of the British and Native Americans, signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830 (Tindall and Shi 342). The Indian Removal Act authorized Jackson to give…

The article “Comment: Native American Women’s Responses to Christianity” written by Clara Sue Kidwell also supports the Winkfield’s idea. “Historical informaiton concerning the impact of Christianity on specific tribes that will contribute to discussions of the complex question of what constitutes native conversion to Christianity” (Kidwell, 2). This article is published in 1996, based on the related fact of “The Female American” by Winkfield. It provides more details about the religious…

power.” Throughout class reading Native American Religion: An Introduction written by Sam Gill, and A Seat at the Table, written by Huston Smith, among other Native American religious handout; we have been able to better understand what it is to be a Native American. By using examples from the lives of Victor and Thomas Builds-the-Fire in the film Smoke Signals and the readings from Sherman Alexie will strengthen the knowledge of what it is to be a Native American. Natives are said to focus on…