Native American use of fire

Forest Thinning and Forest Fires Forest Thinning exists in most forests in the United States, and many overseas. The act of forest thinning is cutting down trees and removing foliage from forests in order to make them uncluttered. This action is commonly referred to as “logging.” Some people believe that uncluttering forests helps in the prevention of forest fires, along with other benefits such as making the forests appear cleaner. Other people argue that forest thinning is the primary initiator of forest fires due to the absence of protection from sunlight and the increase in small plants on forest floors. There are many debates on whether to continue logging, discontinue logging, or find an alternative to logging. Natural Resource Management…

Native Americans all across North America have been mistreated since the Europeans first arrived. Despite being treated slightly better than the dust on the ground, they mainly kept to their ways. They never took too much from the land, and many tribes had a well formed way of life. Fast forward to around the 1800’s and they are still living this way, but many are being mistreated. Europeans explored and took land at every chance. This led to many of the remaining Native Americans to be on the…

history affects which ones get passed on. There are two common narratives that have endured regarding the relationship that exists between Native Americans and the environment: 1. Native Americans had a very low impact on the environment 2. Native Americans had a distinct – but overall positive – impact on the environment While there is clear documentation…

Native American agriculture and ethnobotany have been an essential component of their survivability following the Hunter-Gatherer era. Specifically for Southern California Native Americans, ethnobotany and agriculture plays an integral role in Native American culture through their religion, their constant migration and their overall daily routines, this demonstrates an agriculture-centric society, however, with the arrival and influence of the Spaniards and Americans, this relationship between…

Native Americans have been known to send smoke signals to one another. This is just one of the various means of communication they use. The movie “Smoke Signals” paints a picture of poor communication turned good. The film contains aspects that are identical in structure to that of a real smoke signal. Like smoke signals the way the characters express their emotions can die down, yet it can also be kindled and increase in magnitude. The title of the movie “Smoke Signals” signifies the feelings…

watercolor paintings about Algonquian Native Americans in Virginia. One of the many paintings in this series is Indian’s Fishing. Indian’s Fishing depicts six Native Americans hard at work harvesting fish. My eye is drawn to the four men in a canoe that was crafted from a hollowed out tree. There are two men seated in the canoe with a small fire between them surrounded by a large catch of fish. The other men are standing at opposed ends of the canoe using long-handled nets to scoop-up fish.…

Native Americans in Today’s Society Peace is not a constant state which is easy to achieve. Every person will find moments of peace throughout their lives, but to truly feel peace is difficult to achieve. “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” is a moving story about a young man’s journey to finding this peace within himself. Victor,whose father has just passed away due to a heart attack, is planning a trip to Phoenix, Arizona so that he may claim his father’s savings account. To do…

understood people and only wanted the best for Native American people. Chief Pontiac was an Ottawa war chief that was able to unite a dozen tribes stretching from Lake superior, all the way down to the Golf Of Mexico. Pontiac had visions at to how his people should live to support his cultures way of life. He fought for the land that was given to his people by their creator. His ultimate plan was to take back the land that was given to his people and fight along side his allies the French to…

Native American Album Many years ago, the Native Americans, also referred to as indigenous people, came up with the idea of creating music for specific ideas and situations. Their music included multiple man-made instruments in which easily could produce sound to create a musical note. A popular and well known artist is, R. Carlos Nakai, who distinguishes himself as a Native American flutist. Nakai has released multiple albums throughout the time he has been playing the flute professionally; one…

Bastardized versions of Native American history have been widely accepted within the media, which is often seen from classic Western films to some of our children’s beloved Disney adaptations. Such has caused many of the undereducated to hold a belief that the extent of Native American history is one of rebellion upon horseback while shooting rifles in the air, and attempting to scalp any “white man” who dared trespass onto their defined territory. This could not be further from the truth. Prior…