The Trials and Contributions of the Native Americans

Choctow have a creation story that has been passed down from generation to generation,

it’s about a Raven that was so lonely. One day he paced back and forth on the sandy

beach, feeling quite dejected. Except for the trees, the moon, the sun, water, and a few

animals, the world was empty. His heart wished for more. Suddenly a large clam pushed

through the sand making an eerie bubbling sound. Raven watched and listened intently

as the clam slowly opened up. He was surprised and happy to see tiny people emerging

from the shell. All were talking, smiling, and shaking the sand off of their tiny bodies.

Men, women, and children spread around the island. Raven was pleased and proud with

his work. He sang a beautiful song of great joy and greeting. He had brought the

first people to the world (Thomas, et al. 30).

Studies done by archeologists, biologists, geneticists, linguistics, and physicists

offer compelling evidence that Native Americans descended from people that emigrated

from Asia. Remains of a butchered mastodon found ne

Native Americans were turning more and more to the whites farming methods and to the

All that the Native Americans are asking for is a better future. Russell Means is fond of saying, “the Indians are dying from too much sympathy; what they want is respect.” He is also committed to the creed of Nez Perce Chief Joseph; “Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to talk, think and act for myself – and I will obey every law or submit to the penalty” (Means, Russell).

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