Colville Indian Reservation

know about Indian reservation. The author’s purpose is to inform to the audience about how they are living on a combination of irregular paychecks, fear, and hope and government surplus food. The author explained his points well in the article and his tone was respectful because he tried not to offend the group of the people who are still living on the reservation. Sherman Alexie’s main idea in the article is how Alexie defies stereotypes by being a prosperous, reservation born, Indian. Instead…

In a film directed by Chris Eyre, “Smoke Signals,” is the story of two Indian boys in a journey. At Idaho 's desolate Coeur d 'Alene Indian reservation, Victor and Thomas grew up together. They are not exactly friends, but they have a special connection that built up throughout the story. Victor Joseph is the stoic, athletic young man who is mostly ignored by others. On the other hand, Thomas Builds-the-Fire is the goofy, young man who is a true believer of spirits and he makes every effort to…

the leadership among our people. When there is a difficult decision to make, they always call on the woman for their opinion." (Mankiller 98). However, the erosion of women’s standing in Native society is increasingly evident on many of today’s reservations, where domestic violence and sexual assault occur at astronomically high rates. Some scholars argue that the authority that Native women possessed previous to European contact declined because of the cultural assimilation that occurred…

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians was a case that barred states from interfering with tribal gaming. These tribes were very fortune to have decisive, courageous and politically skilled leaders; but they also succeed because of the location and their arid lands were seen as unsuited…

the people 's freedom we stole from was that of the Native Americans. In Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, the author Dee Brown tells the story from the Natives perspective, and really shows how in most cases the U.S. government acted poorly in most Indian related matters. The mistakes the United States Government made, could have easily been prevented if they had considered the Natives as humans. In chapter 4, The Cheyenne, Arapahos, Sioux, and other tribes agreed to let the whites use their land…

the world would wait for months to buy the most recent device like iPhone 7 or new laptops. Since I had started to study in Philadelphia I noticed that in every September people are waiting in a long lines to buy a new iPhones and when I asked my Indian friend and he told me that some individuals believe that American products is the best and has a perfect quality. Furthermore, some other countries products concentrate on how to copy American’s products and they are trying to compete each other…

In the document, “The Significance of the Frontier in American History”, by Frederick J. Turner, examines the American Frontier and all of his theories. This frontier is “the meeting point between savagery and civilization” (200). The cruel and fierce part of this world meeting the courteous and humanized kind. It is the point in which these opposing traits meet. This frontier is a potent method to use for Americanization. The best way to learn American history is to study the American frontier…

The American Dream is “The ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative” (Oxford). However, this opportunity was limited to the whites when the Dream was introduced. A major necessity for achieving the American Dream is the having a proper education. However, at the time before the Civil Rights Movement, schools were segregated based on race and African Americans had a disadvantage in achieving the…

The Autobiography of a Hopi Indian was written by Don C. Talayesva. In this book, Don Talayesva talks about his way of life as a Hopi Indian and the hardships of his life. He also mentions the different rituals their culture has and the reasoning for all of the ceremonies. When Don is first introduced to the reader he is talking about when he was in his mother's womb. He and his family believe that Don was a twin but Don’s mother told the doctor how she only wanted one kid. The doctor…

Proving if a story is Authentic The last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper can be called an example of Native American literature because it aligns with three of the seven important elements of that writing style: nature, religion, and courage, which are also present in the acclaimed Native American book “The Way to Rainy Mountain” by N. Scott Momaday and the movie “Smoke Signals”. Nature is a proven through-out both. In The last of the Mohicans nature surrounds our main characters and is…