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Native Americans and the Environment

            Northern and Southern New England Tribes had to quickly learn how to adjust to the environments that surrounded them. They had to learn how to grow, hunt, fish and be prepared for anything to come their way. English settlers had to thoughts on the natives. The natives were either envied by the English settlers and were seen as people free from the corruption of civilization or seen as a bunch of inhumane people that are just taking up space or landscape. The Northern and southern tribes may have been far from perfect but if the English settlers would have just taken the time they may have learned something from these people. The environments in which the two tribes lived in would change every season just like they do in today's world. With that came preparation and flexibility of the two tribes. Just like we have today a "mobile home" so did the tribes except for the fact they had no motor and no wheels. The tribes would .
             build a house out of wood frames covered in grass mats or bark that could be easily taken apart and moved within a couple hours. They also had things underground called "Pit-barns" which made it easy to store food so that it could be retrieved when it was needed. Tools and other property were made to be easily carried or could be made again easily so they were left behind. It all was about the habitats when it came to how often these tribes would have to pick up and go since the Indians didn't really like to stay put for too long anyways. .
             The Northern tribe dealt with colder weather, scarce food situations, and were known as hunting and gathering Indians. Once spring was among the North it was time to move to the coastal areas. Here they would catch many different fish for food and then move more inland in mid-September to the smaller creeks. From May to September the Indians had no worries when it came to food. There was plenty of fish and plenty of other animals to be hunted.


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1. Changes in the Land by William Cronon

... introduce in detail the difference in how the Native Americans and English colonists lived on the land. He introduces one of the ways the Native Americans manipulated their environment with their "woodland burning ". The Native Americans used this method of setting fire to the forest as a way to allow an ample amount of sunlight in order to ensure the growth and blossoming of species such as birch, white pine, and various shrubs that the Native Americans Needed. (30) Ironically, the colonists would ... 35-37, Cronon elaborates on the differing strategies in food storage and "production ...

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2. Hostility in the New World

... had not been able to bully into serving them and who seemed to have the land figured out while the Englishmen were struggling. Adding strain to the relationship were the several cultural differences between the two groups. The three essential world views which clashed horribly between the Native Americans and the English settlers were the view of man's relationship to his environment, the concept of property, and the notion of personal identity. These are fundamental values which ... unsurprisingly caused hostility between the two groups when neither were willing to compromise their val...

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3. The Impact of Illegal Immigrants in America

... have enough employed staff working. It is difficult for immigrants to work in the agriculture industry in their native country as fertilizers and machinery to cut crops are expensive to maintain whereas they can do the same exact job in the United States and get paid. By cutting crops and maintaining their land in their native country, they'll be losing more profits than gaining. Many agriculture industries ... they can earn enough money to support their families back home. Thus, immigrants can provide cheap labor and work undesirable jobs so that business owners are able to keep their ...

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4. Narratives of Native Americans

... for a full two hundred years prior to the start of the Western migration (144). Tate's study shows that they were quite the opposite. In many instances the American travelers required the aid of Native Americans to overcome the natural hazards of the environment such as rivers and mountains. There were numerous occasions when Indians protected and aided the wagon trains (104). There were many instances when Native Americans would risk their lives in order to ... save drowning Americans (72,79). A more tragic example occurred during the events of the Donner party rescue. Two Native Ameri...

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5. Native Americans - Respecting Their Role in American History

... spoke our language imperfectly, and therefore were neither fit for hunters nor warriors nor hunters. They were totally good for nothing." "The Chief states what happened to their men but should didn't present the audience with specific reasoning as to when the men might have to use the necessary skill sets in their environment. All the Native Americans really did was protect their ... own. Not kill just because they wanted to scare the Americans. "If the Custer Battle was a massacre, what was Wounded Knee?" Maybe the Americans weren't as good as everyone ... says that they are. Hey may...

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6. The Dark Side of America

... world in 1492. This is one of the most commonly inaccurate facts taught throughout the entire history of the United States. However, when he began to overthrow the already settled land, numerous of Native Americans were murdered, mistreated, and forced into slavery by the white men. While many of the new settlers killed countless Native Americans and their family, they also killed the environment and the water supply around the grounds that they settled on. This proved ... problematic for the new settlers as well as the remaining Native Americans. Christopher Columbus had set out on his...

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7. God and the Great Spirit

... similar ways. The Native Americans and early European settlers had different opinions on how closely related Spirit was to the earthly plane and this major difference echoes in their different rituals, beliefs, and practices. Ultimately, it was this disagreement that led to the destruction of countless Native American tribes and promoted the proliferation of European settlers in the takeover of America. In order to commune with the spiritual plane, both the Native Americans and the early European settlers ... a sense) towards America brought whatever universal concepts of religion the v...

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8. Native American Lifestyles

... from the outside world and the sense of rural ness are both highly illustrated, mostly because that is reality for almost all Indians. Also, they are sure to use every part of the environment because nothing should go to waste or be spared. The movie, Smoke Signals, shows the important tradition of storytelling from generation to generation among Native Americans, and also the well-known fry bread. The Native American traditions in the aspect ... of death, new life, and celebrations are also accurately portrayed in the movie. The traditional stompdance in the story Deer Woman, by Paula ...

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9. The Kenniwick man case

... Asia to North America he could allow us to take a deeper look into the historic times. Kennewick Mans study could lead to more information on how the climate, environment, and people of the Northwest lived in general. Checking out Kennewick man could also benefit the Native Americans, maybe enriching the knowledge they hold on their ancestors. The research on Kennewick man would be endless, letting America know more about there ... ancent relatives. In conclusion, it is apparent that the study of Science should be granted Kennewick Man ... ...

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10. Problems Faced by Native American Indians

... support themselves without any interference. To begin, one of the problems expressed in the book, is the living conditions of the Native Americans, this a huge problem because majority Native Americans live in low quality houses, this are major problem because it has a huge impact on the family and the community. In the Meriam Report it states that "The Native Americans are easily sickened because they are closer together." this is a problem because if ... the article goes over how teenage Native Americans have a very high suicide rate. Based off of these fact there is not enough family...

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