Population history of American indigenous peoples

to triumph because they will most likely just eliminate the passive resistors with no sense of remorse or regret. Their heartless action would in turn instill fear to the rest of the population, which would make the whole passive resistance movement a failure. Furthermore, Gandhi’s passive resistance requires people “to observe perfect chastity, adopt poverty, follow truth, and cultivate fearlessness” (Gandhi, 1909, p. 106). The reason for requiring these qualities is for the passive resistor to…

The Destruction of Native American Culture and Society Native Americans were the first people in the United States. European settlers came and took over the Native Americans land when it was not theirs to begin with. The Native Americans were pushed off their land and moved onto reservations ("Relocation and Acculturation of Native Americans"). Some Native Americans were acculturated and assimilated. This was done by teaching them to be Christians, and to be independent farmers. However,…

and trade their products with other peoples near and far. This process describes the origin and workings of what is known now as the Columbian Exchange. North and South America were two landmasses heavily colonized by Europe. The Europeans in America then established a trade system that reached their old continent, Europe, and Africa. Among the goods…

to natives living in America from European explorers. Smallpox, a sickness originating from domestic animals such as pigs and horses; infected Aztecs and Incas in Mexico, drastically making populations fall from “30 million in 1519 to 3 million in 1568” (Doc 6). Measles also devastated Aztec and Inca populations. European explorers brought syphilis, tuberculosis, mumps, whooping cough, gonorrhea, parasites, and influenza. These many forms of disease contributed to Europeans success and assisted…

In the Eastern Woodlands, most Native Americans combined hunting and fishing with farming. These were the ways Native Americans obtained their food. By the 1500s, Native Americans had established a wide array of cultures and languages. Also, they had developed economies and lifestyles to suit their particular environments. Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas was a major turning point in history. It opened up new areas of exploration and provided vast wealth through trade for…

have been many significant people. The Anasazi are one of many Native Americans that have come and gone through this state. Their trail has been left throughout many areas, allowing historians to take a look at the beginning of Colorado, but they have also come to baffle many. Throughout Colorado history there are many reports of the attempt to rid the state of immigrants and non-whites. However, the Anasazi seem to have a different story. No one is sure of who these peoples really were and why…

Both Native Americans and Europeans are guilty of altering the non-human world around them, using the land for food and shelter, but the extent of the changes differ, as well as their motives. Native Americans survived off of the land, hunting and growing their food, but they also held a very strong spiritual connection to it, where the Europeans saw profit, they saw a long history of culture. European alterations to the environment in the New World were more severe than the Native American’s,…

affairs and gain more wealth. Many of the people also came to the New World to practice their own form of religion without being persecuted for it. The first Europeans to explore the New World were the Spanish and they were also the first to settle in what is now the United States. This New World for Europeans was already home for the Native Americans. As the European explorers continues to expand in North America, they brought many changes to Native American tribes. Europeans carried what would…

Indian, Philip Deloria discusses the history of Europeans assuming Indian identities for rituals and how this often displaced Native Americans. The concept of displacement of the Native Americans that Deloria explains mirrors the shift that Ira Hayes experiences as a Native American soldier in Clint Eastwood’s film Flags of Our Fathers. Though the time periods are extremely far apart, the sense of Native American displacement as the result of white Americans in the film echoes that in Deloria’s…

believed the world only consisted of a few land masses that only included Europe, Africa, and Asia. As time, and technology progressed, people were discovering new lands across the world. With the discovery of these new lands, also brought new resources, and most important new land to build on. Unfortunately, most of these lands were already inhabited by the indigenous people of the land. This would naturally lead to conflict between the two groups that are vying for dominance of the land. At…