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    Iroquois, now known as the Haudenosaunee, (before, they were known as Kanonsionni, or the people of the longhouse), were an important Native American group that lived in North America long before the Europeans arrived. Composed of five, and later six tribes, (or nations), the Iroquois lived in the eastern woodlands as far back as 1000 A.D. The Iroquois lived in the Eastern Woodlands, in what is now New York. Their land was comprised of large forests located just south of Lake Ontario. The…

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    Louise Erdrich's Tracks

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    find this to be the case. Instead, I find the members of Chippewa tribe to be guilty of rejecting of Pauline due to her mixed-blood heritage, resulting in her disconnection…

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    struggle inner struggle between Nwoye’s father’s warlike vision and his own interpretation of justice leads Nwoye to question aspects of tribal justice and consider conversion to Christianity. Thus, Nwoye’s ethical struggle drives him to depart from his tribe and convert to Christianity, mirroring the greater religious conflict within the novel. allows Achebe to discuss the influence of religion on the perception of “justice.” In Heart of Darkness, Achebe introduces the contrast between…

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    to the foundation of the trading relationship between the Trinovantes and Rome, allowing them to import luxury goods in return for British products due to a treaty dating back to Caesar 's invasion in 54/55 BC. A stable market of exports from the tribe would be required to sustain the scale of foreign products that have been unearthed in land occupied by the Trinovantes, including imported pottery, glass, raw materials (“they employ brass, which is imported.”Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico…

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    A report was received on 08/06/2017, concerning Aethan (CV-9) and Aziel (12), as the family is staying at the Hubbard House due to the loss of their home in a fire, due to a spilled of gasoline near the dryer by Aethan around 7/24/17. Rudylyn Holly (mother) is currently in the ICU at Orlando Medical Center and is unable to communicate. Reynolds Holly (father) is taking care of both children and are currently staying at Hubbard House. According to the report, Aethan is nonverbal and autistic…

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    periods of subjugation through missionization and secularization. The period labeled as “Reinvention” focuses deeply on the wave of immense interest in the study of Indian culture by white men. Miranda includes in this period a section titled “Gonaway Tribe: Field Notes” which recounts the effort of ethnologist, J. P. Harrington to obtain the Indian language through the use of native informants. The use of the term “field notes” implies that the subjects being studied are only samples…

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    Yupik Nation Case Study

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    create a tribal government. In their quest for tribal recognition they have several meetings and discussions on how the want to create their governing system so they can achieve sovereignty. The Yupik nation was created in 1978 and has 19 tribes, the main tribes in this group are the Akiak, the Akiachak, the Tuluksak, and the wethluk. In western Alaska there is no precedence for one organization or one leader with the authority to command the diverse interests in the delta region. This can be a…

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    Jon’s Hands Sometimes, one will never know someone’s story, but if their hands could talk, they would tell everywhere they have been and everything they have seen. Over the years, I have been able to see Jon’s hands all over the countryside. Jon’s hands are one of the most worked, nurturing, strong hands I’ve ever had the pleasure of shaking because Jon has the All-American cowboy hands. As I stand there at the roper’s box, waiting for the header to ride in, I lean back to tell Jon a joke.…

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    Cherokee Nation v Georgia was a United States Supreme Court case in the 1831. It was “one of the ten worst cases” (pg.87). “The Cherokee Nation was the first Indian tribe that went to the federal court in a major lawsuit to protect the political, human, and property rights of an American Indian tribe and its member from destruction by a state” (Pg.87). The case of the Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was filed by the Cherokee Nation one of America’s most well-known Native American tribes. Using this…

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    In many Native tribe myths there are gods and goddesses whom are spoken of, such as one of the greatest gods who went by the name Red Man. Within the Cherokee tribe they were connected to the world by spiritual beings, such as elemental gods of the Sun, Fire, and Water. “The Cherokee, or ‘The real people’ lived in what is today present Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina” (Raley). In Cherokee Mythology they believed in one Supreme Being who taught them to treat the world with great…

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