Population history of American indigenous peoples

Opening Statement My clients, Christopher Columbus’ men, are charged with murdering and mistreating a large number of Taino Indians. But, is that what they are truly guilty of? Or were they following orders from Christopher Columbus? They are considered guilty because Christopher Columbus gave them orders to kill and mistreat the Tainos. My clients plead guilty. But, to know who is solely responsible, we all need to know that this case is about two things, power, and control. If we keep in mind…

The movie is entitled Smoke Signals because at first it may seem like a stereotypical representation of Native Americans, however, it actually signifies the lack of communication Victor and Thomas have with each other, as well as between Victor and his father, and between the rest of their Indian community. This is because smoke from campfires continues to be a stereotypical symbol of Indian life and was how others, mostly the white community could identify Indians’ presence from miles away,…

Although the Chumash people experienced much pain and suffering at the hands of the Spanish, not all of the natives were passive about their plight. Many escaped from the Spanish and were executed for their “crimes”, while other Chumash people started revolts that killed many of the Spanish military and priest. The most violent of their revolts occurred in 1824 at the Missions Santa Barbara and La Purisima. Attacking the missions and setting them on fire after capture, a battle was waged for…

Native Americans vs. Europeans Some Europeans walked onto the Native American soil with their head held high. Meaning they believed they were more sophisticated than the Native Americans. Others for example, John Smith, believed that the Native Americans could assist the Europeans, by teaching them their ways of their own land. Pocahontas, daughter of the Indian chief, believed there could be peace between the two different kinds of people. Within the first years of settlement on Jamestown…

introduced to new substances and concepts that would shape each population for years to come. However, not everything that was introduced proved to be beneficial, and this includes the horrific diseases which were introduced to the Native Americans through the Europeans. The Native Americans of the New World lacked the necessary antibodies to fight off the foreign diseases of the European explorers, and as a result, numerous Native American communities were decimated. The most potent of these…

Prior to the arrival of Columbus to the United States the land was primarily occupied by the native tribes. Columbus labeled them as the Indians as a result of his settlement on America instead of India for which he set sail for. The United States harbored various cultures, beliefs, cuisines, languages, dwellings, clothing, and much more from the diversity of each tribe. Studying about the everyday lifestyle of these tribes was of particular interest to me as they pioneered utilitarian ways of…

decided to fabricate two indigenous people from a supposedly lost tribe that was apparently “overlooked” for several centuries.They dressed up in “traditional” clothing concealed their faces and locked themselves in a cage. Outside the box were tour guides who gave fake backstories and shut down any type of questions that would potentially break the art piece/experiment. Going so far as to have a donation box that would cause…

the American Dream. The American Dream is something that many strive after and set their goals based on this dream. It is the dream of freedom, opportunity and equality. However, some believe that this dream is a myth. They argue that this dream does not exist and is just false hope instigated by dreamers. I believe that the American Dream is a reality that allows people to pursue and achieve whatever they can dream, but it still has flaws…

Native Americans are still to this day facing the struggle of finding their way into relevance in western academia, a battle that descends from the systematic racism, imperialistic colonialism, assimilative and even outright genocidal history of Western invasion of the Americas. Native Americans are completely capable of making important contributions at the academic level but face resistance along this path. This is especially apparent in the branch of philosophy. In the western world,…

Sociological Investigation Number Two I strongly agree that the European Americans committed genocide against the Native Americans. The characteristics of the violence faced by Native Americans fits many facets of the definition of genocide. According to Article Six of the Rome Statutes, genocide consists of attempting to kill members of a group, causing serious bodily harm, trying to bring about a group’s destruction, preventing births, and forcibly relocating a group. For an event to be…