Indigenous languages of the Americas

cultures, spoke several hundred different languages, and made their livings in sores of different environments.” (Faragher, 5). These cultures are identified as “pre-columbian” because this is the time before Christopher Columbus, an Italian sailor, stumbles upon the Bahamas calling these Natives, “Indians”. The Native Americans traveled to America by a land bridge named Beringia. Beringia, an ice-free land, connected Asia and North America. But North America was covered in sheets of ice, which…

Costa Rica is a country located in Central America, and is ranked as one of the most visited international destinations. Costa Rica is a peaceful democratic country. Costa Rica is also an attractive country for investment. It offers great potential for the establishment of important multinational companies, thanks to the outstanding academic level of its population, as well as the high standard of modern services and social and political stability. During this research about Costa Rica, it came…

Drew Hayden Taylor’s Sir John A: Acts of a Gentrified Ojibway Rebellion, tells the history of Canada’s Indigenous People. The play shows how Canadian Confederation created a lot of resentment and mistreatment for Indigenous people which is still felt today. The play is divided between two different eras; 19th century Canada with Sir John A MacDonald and present day where the characters debate MacDonald’s legacy and the impact of his policies. MacDonald’s character describes important historical…

As the topic states, the article ‘Was America discovered or invaded?’ by Enrique Dussel, is based on the controversial discussion of whether Columbus discovered or invaded America. There are two different views of Columbus, which include; a European explorer who discovered a completely new world (West Indies), and a European invasion/intrusion that brought slavery, disease, and death to the Native Americans. In order for one to make an unbiased and accurate judgment, a definition of both…

viewer a stark portrayal of how Englishmen viewed Indigenous American tribes upon their arrival to the United States. The movie features a song titled Savages where Pocahontas and her fellow Powhatan tribespeople are described by the English settlers as “barely even human” and “dirty shrieking devils”. In reality, the first European explorers had much more diverse accounts of their experiences with indigenous peoples in North and Central America. To accurately evaluate early settlers…

In 1492, Columbus claims he found America, but actually the natives did since they had already established their culture there. Columbus just came into the land and messed up their lifestyle in order for him to get his reward from Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. Therefore, Columbus did not care for natives, instead he treated them as people that were his servants and made himself seem more above them. Columbus Day should not be a national holiday, because Columbus achieved his “discovery”…

Brazil. It situates Brazil within the larger context of Latin America, particularly in respect to the common colonial background. The conquest of Latin America by the Portuguese and the Spanish empires took place in a context in which religion, economics, and politics were intertwined. Luis Rivera-Pagan has demonstrated how the conquest necessitated a legitimizing theological language to be possible. On the other hand, from an indigenous perspective, there was always the impression that the God…

cultural and social practices, and more than three hundred separate languages has evolved in North America before European conquest. Members of different groups trades goods over extremely long distances. Burial mounds in the Ohio Valley, for example, have yielded obsidian from western Wyoming, shells from Florida, mica quarried in North Carolina and Tennessee, and copper from near Lake Superior. Yet how ever advanced the Native America cultures of the south and Mississippi Valley may have been,…

The pre-Columbian indigenous included Ancient America culture, they resided, for thousands of years, in America before Europeans invaded the western hemisphere. The natives mostly depended on hunting for food; they used bows and arrows as their weapons and became skilled archers. The natives didn’t have metal tools most of their tools were made of wood, clay, and stone. Certain pre-Columbian societies practiced agriculture while others hunt for their meal, depending on the area and climate.…

In his essay, “Ancient History in the New World: Integrating Oral Traditions and the Archaeological Record in Deep Time,” author Roger C. Echo-Hawk argues for the integrity of indigenous oral traditions found throughout the continent. He covers primarily the Caddoan language family groups such as the Arikara and Wichita peoples. By providing multiple examples of story truths and evidence, Echo-Hawk makes a convincing argument for the importance of oral traditions as valid historical sources.…