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The film, Geronimo: An American Legend, was based on Geronimo, a Chiricahua Apache from the Bedonkohe band born in 1829 in the American Southwest. He was a skilled hunter and led raids on surrounding enemy villages. He resented Mexicans because they killed his mother, wife, and three children. The American government acquired land that belonged to Apache tribes through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. Americans who settled in this area were attacked by the Apache. In 1874 after years of…

of the European settlers came more than just land wars. New diseases such as measles, chicken pox and small pox were introduced as well as livestock such as sheep and cows, which meant a new diet for the Indigenous people who had been living off native plants and animals. It introduced a new society that expected conformity, as well as incarceration, forced removal from land and murders. 1835 brought what is known as the Batman Treaty or the Dutigalla…

claim their own little corner of Earth. Stories of explorers claiming new lands for their countries have one stunning thing in common. In culture after culture, native peoples have been overlooked and abused. Indigenous people have often lived in a country for thousands of Years before it was “discovered.” In Africa, it was the native African tribes who were abused. In Australia it was the Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. In the and The U.S. government signed many peace treaties with…

moral is, “You need to play fair to get the result you want. Stealing and taking to your liking is never the best idea.” In this myth, humans have the ability to communicate with animals and understand them. It is not very surprising for a Native American…

In eastern North America hundreds of Native American tribes crossed the Bering Strait using a land bridge between 15,000 and 60,000 years ago and were scattered from the Gulf of Mexico to present day Canada. . In the Northeast region of North America there were many deviations of natural resources, landscapes and climates. Because of this there was a wide variety of Indian cultures in the region. It was said that, most were Native Americans were descendants of fishers and hunters. Many were…

serves." (pg 518) The authors argue that there is a cultural clash between the aboriginal peoples and the non-aboriginal peoples in Australia and believe that aboriginal peoples cannot receive adequate healthcare, of historic mistrust between them and their health care providers. The authors also claim that there is little or no motivation to change things politically. The authors want the non-aboriginal population to learn about the aboriginal culture and stop patronizing the aboriginal peoples…

Jacket were to pioneers who stood up by the natives in all grounds to ensure that they receive respect from what the whites were subjecting them. It's evident that the native Americans were going through some intimidation until the two people Franklin and Red Jacket came to their rescue. Some issues that were being argued by the two about the defence of the native Americans were majorly on the religion questions, and the existence of the native Americans in the land that was majorly believed by…

As the symbol of the spotted cattle represent the Native Americans that have traditions and adapt to the White culture, the deer is another symbol for just that. The spotted cattle isn’t the only animal that symbolizes something in this novel, “The spotted cattle are not only physical hybrids they are also spiritual hybrids. They have the bodies of livestock but their spiritual essence is deer/antelope, the primary large game animal(s) of the pueblo people for thousands of years” (Sausan, 370).…

The Absolutely True Traits of Junior The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian is a true story. This fact can be found out easily just by reading because the main character Junior has a life that a lot of people can relate to. Junior is a high school aged boy that is very intelligent, but he lives on a reservation that doesn't have much intelligence to fit his needs so junior decides to leave his reservation for better opportunities at another school. Without Juniors character in the…

Consider something in your life you think goes unnoticed and write about why it’s important to you. Something in my life that goes unnoticed is the presence of the Hmong culture fading away as we continue throughout the generations. This is important to me because I am Hmong and I have been strictly train to live that way and love my culture as it is. Being Hmong isn’t easy because there’s not really a way to trace it back to its origin so I really don’t know where I come from and how the…