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however it is too late to ask ourselves questions like that. This essay will look at two court cases described in Walter Echo-Hawk’s book, In the Courts of the Conqueror, a book that details ten of the most negatively impactful court cases in Unites States history regarding the treatment of Native Americans and how they are still being impacted to this very day by the rulings of those cases.…

and with white settlers encroaching into the sacred land in the Black Hills in search of gold. Seven thousand Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho assembled in the summer of 1876 on the banks of the Little Bighorn River, (King, 2016). During this time the Secretary of War, J.D. Cameron reported to the U.S. Senate and President in 1876, “The true Policy, in my judgment, is to send troops against them in the winter, the sooner the better, and whip them into subjection. They richly merit punishment for…

Native Americans have had an estimated 1.5 billion acres of land taken from them by the United States (The Invasion of America). Nearly every tribe’s land has been greatly reduced by white settlers, whether by forceful removal or sneaky laws and enactments. Losing so much land can be devastating to a nation. The location of a nation can determine the natural resources that can be used, the size and population, and the territorial jurisdiction. Land not only provides economic opportunity, but is…

for themselves. The allotment bill ensured that the Indians would be provided enough land to survive on. Supporters of the allotment pointed out how the natives didn’t use all the land they were given, but only a small portion. Although Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz said that “the Indians, with their possessions, will cease to stand in the way of the development of the…

An influential nurse I have chosen to research is Clara Barton. Clara Barton is one of many influential nurses of the past that has shown great bravery and sacrifice in hard times. I am sure we as working professionals can only hope to make such an impact the way she has. I’d like to discuss who Clara Barton was prior to her start in nursing, her many accomplishments, and what she had become known for. Clara Barton was born Clarissa Harlowe Barton in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1821. The youngest…

1. participatory democracy Process that gives importance to the large participation of voters. 2. constituencies an assortment of voters in a specific location who choose a delegate to a legislative branch 3. Federalists One of the first political parties to come into being (for America). From the mid 1790s to 1816, Federalist held the majority, and the party itself would endure until the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the central government until 1801…

Union Report In the belly of the country lies the United Mine Workers of America. This union currently has over 800,000 members and has been representing miners for over 125 years. The United Mine Workers of America was created as a way to protect miners, specifically in the coal mining field. However, today the United Mine Workers of America has blossomed from representing the mining industry to manufacturing, health care and the Navajo Nation (United Mine Workers of America, 2017). While…

number of loggerhead sea turtles in the waters of the United States than any other species of sea turtle. As mentioned by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (1978), the National Marine Fisheries Service determined that the loggerhead sea turtle is made up of nine Distinct Population Segments (DPSs) and filed four DPSs as threatened and five DPSs as endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. The United States ESA of 1973 establishes policies and guidelines…

terrorism. Lawyers also claim the executive order follows the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows the President to “ban any alien or class of aliens” from the country. However, politicians on the opposing side point out the Immigration Act states the President cannot prevent someone from obtaining their visa based on “the person’s race, sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence.” The Immigration Ban would violate the Immigration Act along with the Religious Freedom…

It also states that if the vice president can’t do his job that the president will appoint someone as vice president for the time being. Until the president writes to the president pro tempore and the speaker of the house that he can’t do his job, the vice president…