... began in which groundless fears, 2 prejudices, and misunderstandings have led to tragedy. The main problem was a belief that the non-Indian cultures, values, religions, life styles, abilities, and achievements were more advanced and of a higher order than those of the Indians. And so it followed that the Indians were ... was tragic (Mason, et al.). The modern world has yet to utilize fully the gifts of the American Indians. Some medicines and foods are just a few of the things used today that are Native American in origin. Old World doctors had various potions, plasters, odd forms of sur...

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... to reservations. Many factors could have caused this rapid genocide. There were social, biological, spiritual, and moral differences between the two converging cultures that caused one to overcome another. Studying Native American literature can help us see how these dissimilarities, and what lead to the downfall of the red-man. There is one theory of "social Darwinism" that may account for the ... understood that everyone was treated fairly. It was not uncommon for men to have more than one wife, such as in The Problem of Old Harjo. In this story, Harjo, a Native American with two wive...

• Word Count: 1994
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... interacted with each other and all of their spiritual beliefs. Clans linked varied groups within a tribe. Instead of living with just their own clan, Native Americans dwelled together in a village with a few different clans. Another big part of Native American's society was their kinship. They believed that kinship lasted forever, while they accepted divorce. Kinship was the basis for armed conflict, yet the ... amount of warfare remained very low in North America. Men and women both played parts in a Native American tribe. The women did field work, along with raising the children and g...

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... tradition, not in written form. As a result, traditions are often updated and changed as a result of dreams and visions. Afterlife: In general, Native religions have no precise belief about life after death. Some believe in reincarnation, with a person being reborn either as a human or animal after death. ... feeling akin to coming "home". Shamanism is currently undergoing an immense revival, involving people from many countries and various walks of life. The popularization of American Indian teachings and cultural heritage is only a small chapter in this overall saga. In fact, the so-c...

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... religions, held different values, and allocated different responsibilities among the sexes. Therefore, the women in these cultures had their gender constructed differently, yet in each it was the woman who played the domestic role. The creation stories in each of these societies reflect how little or much women were valued. In most of the Native American ... and a daughter. The daughter became the mother of the great nations of the Iroquois (Kerber and De Hart 30). So even though the Native women performed similar tasks to those of European and African women, they were highly valued and h...

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... the German immigrants settled the majority of them belonged to the Christan religion. In all, Germans were the largest immigrant group to include sizeable numbers of all three major Western religions (Catholic, Protestant and Jew). In the beginning over 100,000 Germans migrated to the English colonies in North America. Most of them settled in Pennsylvania. While others settled in New ... York, Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. Despite the devotion Germans had to their homeland, German settlers adapted rapidly to the American culture. For example, the Germans were active in...

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• Grade Level: High School