Native American gambling enterprises

Native Americans do possess the potential to save the world that we live in today. The secret to doing, so in my opinion, is to change the mentality of the general society from their “anthropocentric” mentality to the Native American’s “nature-culture nexus.” In doing so, society will switch from their insatiable desire of progress to the indigenous realism that emphasizes the ideology of equity amongst all living things and is constantly innovating from experiences. This, in turn, will result…

However, this is nothing new, it has been going on ever since Christopher Columbus stepped foot in America. In the film industries, Native Americans have mostly always been depicted in negative ways. However, there have been movies that have tried to portray the reality of Native American lifestyle and culture in America. They still have some, but less, Native American stereotypes or myths than other movies .Two of those movies are Thunderheart (1992) directed by Michael Apted and Powwow Highway…

the Native Americans on the Front Lines of a Historic Protest, Erika Larsen talks about an issue that has been effecting Native Americans nationwide. The article is about a large oil company that is trying to transport oil across the nation via underground pipeline. The problem is that they are trying to install the pipeline under sacred Native American reservations in North and South Dakota. This situation is not something that hasn’t already happened previously in history. Native Americans…

Native Americans have been overlooked when dealing with Colonial history due to a lack of evidence and bias. Early historians did not have access to evidence that came directly from Native Americans. Most of the evidence came from journals, diaries and other forms of record that belonged to the colonists, which described their encounters with Native Americans. This lack of evidence leads to pro-European bias because early historians only had the Europeans’ perspectives. The exploration of new…

people are told to think of ideas associated with Native Americans, common terms are usually things such as scalping, red skin, weird religions, and uncivilized. However, these terms are all very stereotypical. Yes, there are a few tribes that match these descriptions, but the majority are peaceful and modern. One of these peaceful and modern tribes is the Iroquois. The Iroquois tribe is most likely one of the oldest and most well known of Native American tribes, and they have managed to…

In Christopher Columbus’ letter, on October 12, 1492, Columbus wrote, “They ought to be good servants and of good skill.” This shows that the Indians looked to be innocent and easily taken advantage of. The Natives were nice towards the Europeans so they concluded that they will be easily exploitable. In Jan van der Straet’s Painting, The Discovery of America, Amerigo Vespucci Awakens America in 1575, illustrates America as a naked woman who has just woken up…

During the 17th century, many Europeans, especially the English came over to America in search of a life better than the one they had in England. In the early to mid 1600s, two different groups of people, the participants from the Virginia Company and the Puritans. Despite this similarity, both the participants and the Puritans had other intentions of moving to America and with this, many other differences. Taking all the advantages and disadvantages the two groups had into consideration, the…

and practices of Native Americans have been both a cultural and societal sustainment within the United States today; however, not in the way traditional sustainment is seen. In Phillip J. Deloria’s book, Playing Indian, he asks how across American history “has the notion of disguised Indians dumping tea in Boston harbor had such a powerful hold on Americans’ imaginations?” (9) What is it exactly that captivates the minds of Americans’ regarding the culture of our Native American predecessors?…

To most people, the American government represents the pinnacle of human rights and democracy, being an all-powerful system that is also regulated by the populous and thus can do no wrong. However, had they had the knowledge of all the policies that lead to ignorance, broken promises, and bloodshed which the Native American people endured since the arrival of the European settlers, then those who still believe in their government have to see it in a different light. In order to empathize with…

savage” which is the concept of indigenous, or the “other”, who has not been corrupted by civilization. Both terms can symbolize humanity’s innate goodness. The terms can also romanticize native cultures and portray civilized cultures as the big bad. Perhaps the best film example of the noble eco-savage is Avatar. The native people on Pandora are named the Na’vi and have a distinct religion that worships Eywa and live in harmony with the environment. The humans are called “sky people” since they…