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    After the exile of the Northern Israelite Kingdom in 721 B.C.E, the only remaining tribe of the original 12 tribes was the tribe of Judah. When the kingdom of Judah was then exiled again in 586 B.C.E., the people became known as “yehudim” or Jews. The name “Judah” in Hebrew literally translates to “praise.” The name originates from Leah, Judah’s mother, praising…

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    appreciation for my tribe. For all of the people that gave up hours of their time just to help me. I knew it wasn’t fair, but I was glad that they were doing it. Without them, I would most likely be dead in the forest right now. I tried not to think about what would’ve happened to me if they didn’t find me. Eight months later I was released from the hospital. The elders of the tribe came and saw me my very last day there and asked me why I ran away. I told that I didn’t belong in the tribe. That…

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    Ute Tribe Culture

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    Ute Tribe The Ute tribe are Native Americans living in the Great Basin region of the United States of America. The Ute tribes live in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. “Ute’ is a shortened version of “Eutah” or “Yutah” with a Spanish origin meaning people of the mountains. According to tribal history, the Ute people have lived in this area since the beginning of time.The Ute tribal membership is currently 2,970 and over half of the members live on the Reservation. The Utes have their own…

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    The history of the Ute Indians gives them a unique identity compare to the other Great Basin Tribes. The Ute Indians are one of the oldest residents of Colorado along side the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians. The Utes refer themselves as “Nauche” meaning “The People”. The areas where the Ute Indians called home were the vast mountain, desert and the high plains regions. Many of the Southwest Indian Tribes are related linguistically. The Utes language is part of the Southern Numic branches and…

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    Standoff At Oka Analysis

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    A nation 's identity not only represents the physical boundaries of the country but also the citizens living within the boundaries. Hesford and Brueggemann explore how the identity of a nation can be portrayed in memorials within "National Gazes: Witnessing Nations", whereas Adam J. Green focuses on investigating the complexities of identity within Canada and the United States through editorial cartoons in his essay "Mapping North America". In Ryan Edwardson 's essay "The Many Lives of Captain…

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    a cold winter, but the bear provided plentiful food(even conjuring acorns and other nuts from nothing), took the man with him to the spirit councils, and taught him the ways of the bear. As spring came, the bear told the hunter that men from his tribe would come kill him. “No no no, they will not harm you”, he assured him, “They will take you home with them. You must cover my blood with leaves, and when they take you away look back; you will see something.” Soon the day came. Men and their…

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    The book of Nehemiah was authored by Ezra between 445 and 420 B.C. It records the events of the Jews returning to Jerusalem and rebuilding the wall that once stood strong and protected them from their enemies. Nehemiah started out as the king of Persia’s cup bearer and was eventually commissioned as a governor. Before entering into the leadership of Nehemiah the Jewish people had been exiled for over seventy years, Jerusalem had been completely destroyed, and the temple had been burned in 586 B…

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    Cabeza De Vaca Analysis

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    de Vaca’s and Mary Rowlandson’s situation makes one realize they have very different backgrounds. Cabeza de Vaca was an explorer who lived as a captive among various native Indian tribes for many years before escaping to Spanish settlements in Mexico. While Cabeza de Vaca wandered lost and miserable from tribe to tribe in search of his fellow Spaniards, he witnessed the customs and struggles of Indian life. Cabeza de Vaca opened his narrative, The Malhado Way of Life, with an open-minded…

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    was what the Blackfoot tribe did in their daily lives. In the Blackfoot language, which was based of the Algonquian language, they called themselves Siksika meaning "Those with Black Moccasins." Originally the nomadic American tribe migrated from the Great Lakes to live in the plains region including Montana, Idaho, and even Alberta, Canada. The Blackfoot tribe was split into three smaller tribes the Blood tribe, the Peigan tribe, and the North Peigan. The Blackfoot tribe had important spiritual…

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    One is that of Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers and the other is that of a recorded journal of Conrad Weiser the German interpreter for the Iroquois and great friend of Canasatego. The written source of Benjamin Franklin is taken directly from the minutes of each meeting involved with the Lancaster Treaty. The source details each component of the meeting from the details of gifts being presented to both the leaders of the tribes as well as the governors of the…

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