Indigenous peoples of the Americas

starts with a positive scenario, but at the end, we learn about a horrible ancient tradition that is followed blindly by the inhabitants of a village, although they are unsure of why they have to commit such an inhumane act like stoning. However, the people from the village decide to hold on to it without question. Following a tradition, a ritual, or idea that we are unsure about its origin or purpose can in certain situations be dangerous and cause many problems along the way. In the story we…

Racial hierarchy was present during the settlement of the United States. During settlement, the U.S. had an English population that was uniform regarding race and religion. There was a need for labor and people in the U.S. To induce settlement, settlers were provided transportation to the U.S. but at the cost of seven years of labor. So, settlers arrived in the U.S. in a position with no rank. They were made more inferior when they were required to succumb to the English rule with respect…

One can say the conquering of the Americans started with Columbus, when he set sail in 1492 and his goal was to find the fastest route to Asia. This led others in the 1500s like Diego Velazquez, Hernando Cortes, and Francisco Pizarro to come to the Americas. These Iberian men were able to take over the Aztec, Maya, and the Incas with luck on their side. Many of the letters written to the king made the Indians seem peaceful, almost childlike others similar to barbarians without culture. This…

King Philips War was the last Native American attempt to push off the invading whites from America. Their efforts were left in vain; however, it did inflate the most destruction on a white population in American history. The Native Americans problems and reasons for getting rid of the colonists were based from the lack of land, since more settlers kept pouring into their region, and competition for resources needed for survival. Nevertheless, the biggest problem, and what I believe became the…

limits on where the Apaches could live. Geronimo and the Apache had other ideas. Geronimo was one of the most famous leaders from the one of the many Apache tribes. He was the leader of the Chiricahua Apaches Indians. “He defended his land and people from attacks by settlers and soldiers in Mexico and southwestern United States during the 1870’s and 1880’s.” (worldbookonline.com) Geronimo was born along the Arizona-New Mexico border. He grew up in the Nednais which is another Apache…

To start, I didn’t perceive Columbus as a reliable narrative writer. There was little writing of his experiences while on ground. I saw that Columbus (1493/2013) choose to convey his descriptions of the landscapes of the islands, and how he choose to name them after distinguished individuals from his homeland (in the Letter to Luis se Santangel Regarding the First Voyage)(Columbus, p. 25). In fact, I came under the impression that Columbus’s letters were not written in the spirit of transparency…

British trader named John Day to Columbus. The letter explained that the North American continent was discovered by a sailor from the port of Bristol in 1470. Meanwhile Scandinavian scholars also considered that vikings had sailed to the coast of North America before British and Italian exploration based on archaeological findings along the places visited by their ancestor. On the other hand, Abu Raihan al-Biruni, a Muslim scientist who was born in Uzbekistan and mastered mathematics,…

Nowadays, in some history textbooks, the early discoverers like Columbus are treated as an hero. However, I consider that they should not be honored as they are these days. The greed and violence of the discoverers they showed in the land they treated as a colony are hidden in the dark side. Firstly, The gold and treasure they presented to the country can be told stolen. They stole the properties of the native's by their mighty weapons which are enough to threaten the natives. In addition,…

Past Relationship The relationship between the government of Canada and Indigenous people has been a struggle to say the least. In 2012 bill C-45 was proposed, bill C-45 challenged Indigenous sovereignty and Indigenous philosophy involving mother earth. Indigenous people believe that knowledge is rooted in the land because it contains languages, stories and histories of the people (King, 218). The land also provides all the basic needs for survival, food water and shelter but most importantly…

brought smallpox to the Americas which infected Native Americans with the diseas. After 40 years of Columbus's arrival, both Aztec and inca civilizations collapsed from smallpox. The French colony, Saint Domingue, came to an end from many diseases as well. Tobacco and sugarcane lead to an urge for more labor, which demanded more slavry. Europ’s economy and population grew by receiving new plants such as tobacco and new vegitables such as potatoes. In the Pacific, Aboriginal, people who isolated…