Native American art

The America has the biggest cultural diversity in the world. If we go back to the history, it has been shown that mixing up people causes a new nation and a new culture and the America is a great example that exhibits that idea. As the essay “America: The Multinational Society” by Ishmael Reed describes that in his paragraph which is a quote from The New York Times. It is described that how a Chinese woman is eating pizza in front of a Vietnamese grocery store in a Jewish festival, these…

Students will study and create the Native American tradition of dreamcatchers Social Studies Standard 5.1 - Students describe the major pre-Columbian settlements, including the cliff dwellers and pueblo people of the desert southwest, the American Indians of the Pacific northwest, the nomadic nations of the Great Plains, and the wood­land peoples east of the Mississippi River. Substandard 2 - Describe their varied customs and folklore traditions Visual Arts Standard 3.0 - Students analyze the…

While looking at a work of art it is common to feel a sort of energy in which encourages you to learn more about it. The energy that you feel is a connection or a bond that is being formed between you and the piece of art that you are viewing. This connection is called the “common language” which we all feel when viewing something if the field of The Arts. Throughout history we have found that The Arts are used to express different forms of communication in different ways. Without noticing…

to realize, before the invention of film there were the medium of the arts and literature areas that first started the negative portrayals of Native Americans in books. Unfortunately, when film came around, many filmmakers just picked up where the arts and literature left off. Equally important, the video "How Hollywood Stereotyped Native Americans," made the second major point about deleterious stereotyping of Native Americans because the film makers of that era where white people. With that in…

I chose to do my culture immersion project on Native American cultures, because I had very little knowledge about them beyond a few movies and what I learned about in high school American history class, which was from the perspective of the white not the indigenous people. I was aware of some of the stereotypes, for example the perception that they are wild or savage, that they drink a lot, sell cheap smokes, that they gamble lots, the rich of them run casinos, and that they worship in strange…

AAIP wants to take a moment to thank you. You are making a difference. Your role in a healthy future for Native Americans is creating change. AAIP wishes to partner with you in reaching its mission, “To pursue excellence in Native American healthcare by promoting education in the medical disciplines, honoring traditional healing principles and restoring the balance of mind, body and spirit”. The Annual Meeting will be held on July 26 - 29th, 2018 at the beautiful We-Ko-Pa Resort & Conference…

Native American cultures have a rich history of oral traditions which include myths, legends, folktales, chants, songs, and prayers. Stories are used to pass on knowledge and moral lessons. “Sky Tree” and “Coyote Finishes His Work” holds many aspects of Native American literature. As such, it occupies a prominent place amongst contemporary Native American literary works. Native American literature views the world from a natural perspective. Characters are not just limited to human beings in…

might also open up to reveal a third mask form! Transformations masks are difficult to make and difficult to wear, for the different layers make the mask extremely heavy. Only a strong member of the tribe could wear the transformation mask. The Native Americans formed animal masks to communicate a certain symbolism, myth, or status. In addition, all members of a tribe belonged to a clan, or group of people who supposedly were descended from a specific animal. Therefore, animal masks held special…

people, who pseudoarchaeologists claim, are another species or life form from the Native Americans. For years, Europeans that came to the New World claimed that they were some other life form because they didn’t believe that the Native Americans were capable of that kind of culture and mental capacity. These pseudoarchaeological claims stem from the racism of the Europeans. The Mound Builders were Native Americans who, during time periods between 2,200 and 1,600 years ago, would construct mounds…

Growing up in the Northwest in Washington State, I was surrounded by Native American Culture. Although, since moving to Indiana, I haven’t really experienced Native American culture within the state. I assumed the culture difference from the West to Midwest would actually be quite similar, but to my surprise, culturally, the Pow Wow in Indiana was actually quite different, as well as the cultural differences. One of our family friends is a Chief of his tribe and within his tribe, the culture of…