Seminole

An important aspect after any tragedy, is how the survivors and the public remember the event. At time after a tragedy, memorials are built to honor and remember victims of the devastation. The Trail of Tears Association (TOTA) is a nonprofit organization that, “…support the creation, development, and interpretation of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail,” (Trail of Tears Association, 2016). The organization also works closely with the National Park Service in order promote protection of…

American Imperialism started to find their way in the Westward Expansion where Native Americans struggled trying to have control over their land. Once America has taken over, they felt that it was the right thing to do by building a better government and new nation. That is where the Dual Political System comes in. The Americans believe that building a dual political system based on race, gender, and class is a right way for a better and working government. It is there to protect the people’s…

America. In the 1830s the majority of the Native Americans were forcefully removed from their lands into a reserved unorganized territory. The Native Americans walked very long distances in horrible conditions towards present day Oklahoma. The Seminoles in Florida were the only tribe that had limited success resisting the move west, and even then they were forced to give up their land three years later. In the 1840s Great Britain and the United States both claimed Oregon and had agreed to share…

Race in the American Political System: The Jacksonian Paradox When the Declaration of Independence was drafted, the statement ‘all men are created equal’ was not a blanket statement that supported the equality of all mankind; rather it was a proclamation referring to the natural rights and freedoms of franchised voters, in other words, white property-owning males. Written about a decade later, the Constitution operated under the same basic assumption. Initially, this left other white males,…

The civil rights movement was a very popular movement to give African Americans equal access to and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship. (Davis, J. E, 2014). Some key figures include but are not limited to: Martin Luther King Jr. King, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Mary Mcleod Bethune, and A. Philip Randolph. On December 1, 1955, the modern civil rights movement began when Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, was arrested for refusing to move to the back of the bus…

In all sports, both creative and uncreative mascots give fans a symbol to rally behind. How often is this symbol inappropriate or inconsiderate? Due to the dominance of white culture in this country, certain age-old traditions seem to escape critique during the discussion of what is racist. One of these traditions is the incorporation of mascots into sports events. Opting for fierce or intimidating images, teams often use insensitive depictions of minorities, especially Native Americans. There…

People do not see the negativity in having sports team names like the Seminole, Cherokee, Redskins, etc., but the native peoples see something else. Picking out one name to call an intensely diverse group of people is nearly impossible. Your identity is who you are, and it is extremely offensive to be called otherwise. The…

Bigfoot Is it Real or Myth? Imagine that we are walking in the forest but all of a sudden we notice something strange that is out of the norm. According to the book called "Tribal Beliefs About Bigfoot", Researcher Todd Verna illustrates, "One story that comes to mind is an account written in Theodore Roosevelt's 1893 book, The Wilderness Hunter. He writes about a horrifying experience told to him by a friend known simply as "Bauman." Bauman and a fellow hunter were near the Salmon River in…

Slavery also expanded rapidly and necessary to clear the forests and drain the swamps in the south to cultivate new lands for cotton crops. Native Americans were affected by this expansion, and the Indian removal act of 1830 led to the Cherokee, Seminole, choco taco, creek, and Chickasaw being moved to Indian territory in OK. The Cherokee also utilized slaves in OK, and the economy they created there resulted in 7,000 slaves by 1860, from 700,000 to 4 million. Some areas in the south did not…

Respect of Native American Heritage As with all controversial topics, the debate over the usage of Indian logos and mascots is not a black and white issue, though some may try to argue it as such. Instead, it is difficult to determine a perfect answer to the question: should Indian logos and mascots be used in modern America? My answer to that question is yes and no, depending on three variables. Fundamentally, the choice must be left up to schools and organizations that have the option of…