Indian American

representations about Indians that most of the time have the same content of barbarian Native Americans killing the good white people that came to America to civilize them. How good does that sound? The truth is the way it sounds is not actually the way it happened, and Hollywood has influenced in what we think about natives. Native cultural identity has been shaped and used by Hollywood for their own profit. It is certainly true that a movie sells more when a white “saves the day” against…

The Devastation of American Indians Before the arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century, the American Indians in North America lived comfortable lives. They lived in harmony with the environment and had strong rules to abide by. The arrival of the Europeans brought different struggles to the indigenous. All of a sudden, they had to share territory with them and impart new methods to survive. Little did they know that the Europeans would use up their resources for themselves and become more…

stereotypes still accepted in American today is the American Indian mascot. From the little league fields of suburbia to Major League Baseball stadiums - from Pop Warner to the hallowed grounds of FedEx Field, home of the National Football League’s Washington D.C. Redskins - for decades American Indians have been harmed and overlooked by the disregard of their culture by representing teams as nothing more than a mascot. The irrefutable disadvantageous effects on American Indians are outlined…

American Indians have populated the land of modern day over most of America since before the 16th and 17th century when the European colonist arrived. After the first colonialist landed Indian culture changed dramatically as they interacted with this new inhabitant. While the American Indians made efforts to preserve their native customs and way of life, the new arrivals culture, and mere presence soon seeped into the American Indians everyday activities over time. Thru times of tribulations…

For many years in the newly developing America, there was a lot of debate about what to do with the so called “Indian problem”. Americans sought out various ways to remove the Indian population from lands in the east and eventually the west too as they continued to expand. There were four primary ideas that were proposed: to exterminate the Indian population, to assimilate them into American culture, to protect them on their ancestral lands (which just wasn’t likely to happen), or to move them…

the proprietors of a string of proprietary colonies from Carolina to New York” (EAH, page 72). The successful colonization on the coast caught some attention from the Indians. The European settlers saw that the Indians have some items like fur and utensil that are benefiting to the settlers so they establish a trade with the Indians. According to the Sacramento City College school Canvas, “When the pilgrims, who settled Plymouth in 1620 and endured a harsh winter where half of the settlers died.…

The American Indian has been the subject of many different emotions throughout history. Emotions ranging from fear to spiritual enlightenment. Could the War on the American Indians been prevented through better talks between Europeans and Native Americans. This essay will discuss the history of the War on the American Indian and how it affected the tribes of North America Forever. Since the arrival of European peoples from Europe the Native American Indians who were settled in the area where…

For more than a century American Indians have had to undergo several instances of culture change. In the 1800’s when colonization consistently terrorized American Indians, this was the beginning of loss greater than one can imagine. Us history is able to be told today because it is founded and supported by a language continuum. Language can be a barrier but it can also have the power to tell time and reconnect us to our ancestral beings. Currently, there are American Indian tribes that have…

The Native American people have suffered genocide throughout hundreds of years by the European Americans. The American Indian Holocaust, known as the 500 year war and the World’s Longest Holocaust In The History Of Mankind. It started with the invasion of European diseases such as smallpox, measles, influenza, whooping cough, diphtheria, typhus, bubonic plague, cholera, and scarlet fever. which the Native Americans had no immunity to. According to the historian, Jeffrey Ostler, in 1491 there was…

The French Indian War was during the time of colonization of the Americas leading up to the American Revolution. This war was fought from 1754-1763 and was the North American Theater to the worldwide Seven Years War. The French Indian War was also a cause for the later American Revolution because the colonists were angry that they had to fight for the British when all they want is to be left alone. Many think that this war was between the Native Americans and the French, but that isn’t the case.…