Iroquois

Intro – genesis of the project. In the last few years, I’ve been investigating the nature and function of non-Indigenous music in Indigenous films. That research began from some simple assumptions. First, that every production opportunity is weighed down by what Kobena Mercer describes as the “burden of representation” (in this one shot, you must represent all). Second, taking assumption 1 to be true, films made under these conditions will tend to necessarily put the identity politics of the…

A powerful document written by Thomas Jefferson was signed by delegates chosen across the thirteen colonies on August 2, 1776. This document was the Declaration of Independence and it affirmed that the American colonies were separate and independent from Britain's rule. It is an enduring document that changed not only our country but the whole world. It has inspired many other countries to fight for their own freedoms and rights. However, the process of creating the Declaration of Independence…

proclaim that there is a new, flourishing colony in North America, which would persuade more Viking settlers to journey across the sea to live there. As the Vikings broadened the area they inhabited, they would encounter more native people, like the Iroquois, Shawnee, Powhatan, and Cherokee. The Vikings would most likely trade with indigenous population because they had seen the benefits of the cordial relations between themselves and the Thule. As the years pass, European practices and…

What does it mean to be native? I went into this project pondering this question. The answer I got wasn 't as I expected, it was coded and confusing just like the people I observed. When you think native one might think feathers, yelling, horses and shooting things with bows and arrows. While there may be feathers and yelling these isn 't as much as you think. I wanted to learn about this culture and the way its people live because this is my heritage that I was never able to be a part of. You…

Player Piano is a science fiction that deals with the advancement of technology in the modern world. This shows the anti-machine sentiment.Kurt Vonnegut was surrounded by engineers and machinery in the city of Schenectady and this is the main reason for writing the novel Player Piano. Player Piano takes the trend toward automation about whatKurt Vonnegut observed at General Electric and his experience at his work place is the prime reason for its logical conclusion. Few engineers and managers…

Essay 1 Page 1 While both of these colonies are very different in style and ethics, they both have very similar parts. There are usually more differences than similarities between Southern and Northern colonies. The colonies have created something new for their own land and society. First off with similarities, they were both largely colonized…

The Traditional Belief System- Lifestyle Cherokee Indians are a small portion of Native Americans, however their culture is slowly declining as time goes on. There are many Cherokee ancestry all around the world, including myself, but there are only around 288,500 federally recognized citizens that still belong to a Cherokee tribe. As this culture can seem difficult to understand from its complexity, it is actually quite simple. There are still many elements used today that are from the…

Powderly William Graham Sumner John P. Altgeld Samuel Gompers What was the impact of the transcontinental rail system on the American economy and society in the late nineteenth century? 2) How did the huge industrial trusts develop in industries such as steel and oil, and what was their effect on the economy? 3) What was the effect of the new industrial revolution on American laborers, and how did various labor organizations attempt to respond to the new conditions? 4) The…