The Coming Together Of Two Worlds The Encounter between the Europeans and Native Americans was one of mutual cultural that brought both several favorable and unfortunate outcomes to each other. These two different cultures exchanged many ideas that changed the ways they had once lived before. When these two different worlds collided they were both introduced to multiple crops and animals they had never seen‚ tasted‚ or even heard of. Numerous crops that grow around the world today came from the
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the majority of a population. Native Americans are seen as a minority in the United States because they have a different ethnic background than the majority of the population. Present day Native Americans face the hardships of poverty‚ and difficulties of financial stability. Numerous reservations are treated unfairly‚ and don’t meet educational requirements nor housing. The poverty filled environment on Indian reservations had a powerful influence on the Native Americans’ expectations of their future
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’Indigenous’ brings a lot to the table. It is used to describe such a diverse group of people that differ ethnically‚ culturally‚ and economically but are supposed to be looked upon as ’one’. But are we really ’one’? Australian Aboriginals and Native Americans have all seemed to make great strides toward equality in the past 200 years. After 200 years one would think that the people of Australia and America would be able to set aside their notions that people of different races are not really that
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their culture‚ traditions‚ and practices as inferior to those of Europeans. For example‚ their religions and cultures were considered inferior so they were Christianized and westernized‚ respectively. Traditionally‚ both the Sub-Saharan and Native American religions bear similar characteristics. For example‚ they both believe in the idea of a creator god with supporting‚ lesser gods. In addition‚ both cultures believe in animism and the importance of a burial‚ burial rites‚ and rituals. Also‚ within
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Most people first learn about Native Americans in their American history classes. They learn about the arrival of British settlers in the 17th century‚ and how they interacted violently‚ and sometimes non-violently‚ with the indigenous groups. Later on in the course‚ they learn about how President Andrew Jackson forcefully relocated the Cherokee Indians in the “Trail of Tears.” Rarely do classes broach the subject of pre-Columbian America‚ a time when the combined population of North and South
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The relationship between the puritan settlers and the native Americans changed overtime between 1620 and 1676. In 1620‚ when the first Puritan settlers arrived on the mayflower‚ the two groups were apprehensive to meet each other. When they first truly met‚ they made agreements with each other. One group of natives‚ the Wampanoags‚ had a strong bond with the settlers. The group effectively saved the pilgrims from starvation and other hostile tribes. The Pilgrims and the Wampanoags had a strong bond
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The 1800s were a difficult time for the Comanche tribe. As aspiring Americans moved westward under the premonition of Manifest Destiny‚ Plains Indians were faced with great tensions and pressures from the United States to cede their land for American benefit. Nowhere was this event more prevalent than in Texas‚ where an influx of white Americans settled following its annexation in 1845. This soon led to American encroachment upon the lands of numerous tribes‚ including the Comanche‚ leading to disputes
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remove the Native Americans from their territory in the South. This was also a chance for him to expand the American territory out more. When the Natives heard of this‚ they had thought of it to be threatening their territory where they live. Jackson had thought that he was doing the Native Americans a favor but the Natives had thought it to be an act of war. Jackson’s Native American removal policy was not beneficial to both American citizens and Native Americans only to the American citizens and
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Native Americans weren’t treated as well as you’d think even after the Civil War. Their land was still taken away. Their way of life was still frowned upon and discrimination was too real for many Native Americans. Going into World War I was hard for them because they still were not seen as citizens even in the 1900’s. They were not even allowed to be considered citizens if they weren’t up to the standards of being “civilized”. During the Civil War the Native Americans had to choose which side to
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distinctive nature of Native American land and the problems that come up within the realm of leasing land on Native American reservations for commercial use and development. Issues arise easily when dealing with this topic because of the necessary sensitivity used in working with different cultures‚ their values‚ their innate connection to the land‚ and more. It is important to further the economic premise of the United States while still respecting the needs of our native people‚ which is why this
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