Roswell, New Mexico

No Parole Today: Through the Looking Glass To imagine with the lifestyle of the individuals of the Navajo culture, one must empathize with them through their experiences. An ethnological approach to understanding identity would be to reflect upon the culture itself. Some may view the Navajo culture differently than others creating confrontation involving the values, tradition, and how they communicate. Laura Tohe’s, No Parole Today, finely illustrates part of a world that not many witnessed or…

as well as academic and poetry journals about her struggles growing up as a Native American woman. Her stories are an inspiration to all Native and non-Native alike. Born in 1953, she was raised on a farm on the Navajo reservation in Shiprock, New Mexico. The town was very small, only about a 16-mile radius, and growing up as a native she experienced everything from severe racism, criticism, and death. Tapahonso began writing poetry at the early age of about 8 years old, which was influenced…

ooking into Maria’s case, the Latina worker who was eliminated for promotion despite her long (10) years of being with the company while Alex, a fellow worker of Anglo origin, who has spent lesser time with the company was given the promotion instead. Infact Maria said her supervisor told her that she was not being promoted because he feared that their clients would have trouble understanding her accent. Maria also pointed out that she is not only the only Latina, she is the only person of color…

material enlarging hollows into alcoves. A final uplift caused the streams to down cut rapidly, removing sediment and creating canyons. If the bedrock is wetter, then older alcoves will form, deepen, and then collapse within the canyons walls, while new alcoves are being created. Headward erosions in the canyon, made a drainage pattern, which was really intense during the cooler and more humid climates. In present time, we have a much drier climate, which is causing the erosional process to move…

For my class, I chose the title “The Full Story of Native Americans.” There are many times in a history class or just in a general class where history has been changed or altered, and it leaves out the Native Americans, forcing the students to not receive the full story. I want to teach a class where this is not the case. My title explains to the students that they will get the entire story of Native Americans not just bits and pieces like many classes tend to give. According to Cynthia…

Chippewa Cree people are very strong and resilient. We have very strong beliefs and I hope that we can keep them around for a long time come. Chippewa Cree people have their own religion and language that makes who we are. Without it we would be like anyone else and we would not be able to call ourselves Chippewa Cree. Chippewa Cree have very strong beliefs and to me they mean a lot. We would be lost and would not know our way in this life. When the Rocky Boy became a reservation the Christian…

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”, said an Indian chief named Emerson. In the three Native American stories; “The Coyote”, “The Buffalo and Corn”, and “The False Face”, are Native American legends and myths. In which there are many similarities and differences. In the Native American stories; “The First False Face”, “The Buffalo and Corn” and “The Coyote” have many similarities. The first similarity is that they are…

Analysis of the Navajo, the Pashtuns, and Saudi Arabia The distant past is full of riddles without answers. There are many religions and worldviews, each with legends, myths, prejudices and ideals. Every culture owned secrets that were available only to those who belonged to the group and did not allow outsiders to become part of that culture. Today, many of these cultures and civilizations are extinct, without little or no evidence of their existence. However, the cultures that still remain…

also benefit from knowing Spanish from a young age. Communication is the key to this world. When the toddler becomes an adult, he or she will be able to communicate with Spanish and English speakers anywhere he or she goes. The best time to learn a new language is when a person is learning how to…

Compared to other Native American tribes, the Navajos were considered geographically assessable. They were new comers to the “four corners” region, which is where Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado currently meet. The Navajos basically thrived in the South West. By the 15th century, there were two hundred and twenty thousand Navajo inhabitants on twenty-five thousand square miles of land. The people relied on horticulture, which consisted of hunting and gathering, and sheep herding played…