Arawak

By the year 1515, there were perhaps fifty thousand Indians left. By 1550 there were five hundred. A report of the year 1650 shows none of the original Arawaks or their descendants left on the island.” (Zinn 5). From this account it’s evident that the Spanish deliberately exterminated an entire population because at that point there knew that there was no gold left and feeling much superior than the Natives…

Have you heard the famous saying , “ Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, in fourteen hundred ninety-two?” Well, if you have heard the saying, then you probably don't know the other story. Everyone thinks that Christopher Columbus was a charming and significant man, but to some people only one of those statements is true. Although people believe that he was an evil man that does not deserve a holiday named after him , other people believe that Christopher was a very important and…

Donna Serpa Journal Article Review November 29th, 2014 Article Critique of “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” written by anthropologist, Horace Miner. Introduction People of the Nacirema people have some very attention-grabbing cultural practices when it comes to their attitudes of the body. How they view the physique in general and their fascination with the mouth, specifically, is quite bizarre. The purpose of this paper is to critique the peer-reviewed research entitled “Body Ritual Among the…

“In fourteen hundred ninety-two/Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” (Marzollo)1 That is the famous beginning to the poem “IN 1492” by Jean Marzollo. In 1492, Columbus sailed from Palos Port in Palos de la Frontera, Spain, to San Salvador in the Bahamas. This famous voyage gave the Europeans a route to go to the newly “discovered” land--the Americas. Since then, this route was used for many trades and exchanges which later became known as the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange indeed has…

Emilio Siaz Professor Macmillian Professor Macmillian History 17B 23 March 2015 Assimilation Through Cultural Extermination In the eyes of the dominant culture, the idea of assimilation is to help the underdeveloped race of people to prosper along with the dominant population. But in the eyes of the victim, the act of assimilation is an act of cultural genocide. It is this attempt of assimilation that resulted in the development of unresolved grief among the Native American people.…

Influences of food in St. Martin Dating back to 800 A.D, St. Martin was the home of the Carib Indians who over took, killed and enslaved the Arawaks, whom previously lived in the Island. The Carib Indians where known for their cannibalism traits, they felt that by eating the flesh of other humans who seemed greater than them, meant they absorbed their power. Carib derived from the word Karibna which meant person, it easily led to the word cannibal which was what the Europeans called them. They…

The island of Hispaniola was the first New World colony settled by Spain. The island was first sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1492 and the land was inhibited by a friendly Indian tribe called the Tainos (Arawaks), who welcomed Columbus and his crew. Shortly after discovering the New World, Columbus also discovered something else: gold. With gold in mind, Columbus made his journey back to Spain to inform others of the good news. On his second fleet, 1500 Europeans ventured to the island as…

In the year 1692, mass hysteria broke out in the town of Salem. The townsfolk were convinced that they were in danger of bewitchment due to a young girl’s lie. Arthur Miller accurately portrays these events in his play, The Crucible. One of the characters who remains the same from history to the play is a Barbados slave by the name of Tituba. Tituba is a compelling fictional character because, as a historical figure, she played an important role in the (Salem Witch) Trials. Tituba is an…

Christopher Columbus: Villain or Hero? Christopher Columbus, according to some people, may be considered the world's greatest man, or explorer, for discovering America. He did, indeed, discover America, but only by accident, and he did it with great acts of torment and misery to the Natives. Does Columbus really deserve the praise that he gets? Columbus is responsible for the loss of a whole culture and its people, and it's all because of Spain's and his high greed for gold and glory. Many…

All Columbus has done was just invaded their home. “Arawak men and women, naked, tawny, and full of wonder, Boemerged from their villages onto the island's beaches and swam out to get a closer look at the strange big boat.” When Columbus discovered the native american’s kindness he wanted to use them for…