Algonquin

The practice of scalping, the removal of the scalp from the head often to be used as a trophy, has long been one of the most enigmatic, contentious, and startling elements of early American history. Often distorted by Anglo-Saxon ethnocentrism, understandings of scalping, both past and present, have most commonly presented the practice as the embodiment of Indian savagery and cruelty. Much more than evidence of Indian warfare’s barbarism, however, scalping was a vital part of the nuanced and…

One week. Seven days. Six nights. One hundred sixty-eight hours. This was the amount of time I was supposed to spend in the middle of the dense forestry of Algonquin Park, with only a map, a compass, and nine other girls. As I rode the bus to the drop off point, I felt none of the excitement and giddiness everyone else seemed to be feeling. I had no desire to sing songs or play the alphabet game. The only thought occupying my distressed brain was the absolute terror that I had grown accustomed…

The Lonely Lady Greek mythology has many strange explanations of natural phenomena that also teach moral lessons. The myth of Penelope shows us that bravery can go unnoticed because it is considered average. Penelope waits for Odysseus and she is being brave by taking care of everything while he is gone, but she says that only his bravery will be noticed because he is a hero that went on a great journey. Artist John Williams Waterhouse and poet Dorothy Parker portrayed this closer to today's…

One group who had a lot of impact was called the algonquin round table also known as “The vicious circle” they were a group of people from new york who had high standards they were Journalist, editors actors press agents. Powerful people who wrote in the newspaper wrote best selling books and made hit plays. They had lunch everyday at the Algonquin hotel in New York. There were twenty four members. These members all got famous around nineteen twentyfive…

Today we are here on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin territory to talk about an issue that have plagued the Indigenous people of our beloved nation. Today we stand here, on Victoria Island, where three years ago, Theresa Spence started her hunger strike to show the public that Indigenous people matter. That Indigenous rights matter. She sat here every day until she caught the attention of our Prime Minster, and the Governor General to respect the Indigenous people and give them the rights…

to the Christian Religion. John Eliot also taught the Indians how to pray in their own language by creating a bible and a catechism written in the Indians language, Algonquin. On page 59 in The Founder, it says: “But somehow he found the time, the energy, and the courage, cutting his teeth the following year by producing - in Algonquin - a catechism. The Founder (59)” That quote is important because it shows how hard he works for the Indians to convert and how much he really wants them too.…

also features several furniture stores and even specialty wine shops. The Southtown Arlington Heights Shopping District This area of Arlington Heights features big box stores as well as other well-known national retail chains. This area covers Algonquin and Golf roads. This part of town has all of the stores that you need for all of your daily and household needs as well as plenty of casual dining restaurants. Residents of Arlington Heights love having easy access to all of the best national…

The main English colonies were created by exiled people to a new world. This is where a little organization of Puritan separatists, later called the Pilgrims, landed in Plymouth 1620, which is late known as New England. After ten years, a rich syndicate, known as the Massachusetts Bay Company, sent a much bigger gathering of Puritans to build up another Massachusetts settlement. With the assistance of neighborhood locals, the homesteaders soon got the hang of cultivating, angling and chasing,…

According to our notes, “Many children with autism can demonstrate some form of pretend play (i.e., feeding bottle to baby); however, they are also usually limited in their creativity and variance in play compared with typically developing children” (Algonquin College, 2017). I decide…

written in this setting. Laforge is given little assistant from the France government to take this journey so he is basically alone except for a Frenchman, Daniel, who is drawn to the likelihoods of the priesthood and the religious life, and his Algonquin guides led by Chomina and his daughter. The mission takes place deep into the Canadian heartland and Huron territories. The expedition proves to be a huge challenge…