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Native Americans and the Colonists, 2007.
This paper explores the differences in belief systems of the Native Americans and European colonists.
1,736 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper describes the differing beliefs and outlooks of the Native Americans versus the European Colonists in the early 1600s. This author evaluates their differing views on such topics as technology, religion, the environment, women's rights, and slavery. The paper gives an honest appraisal of both sides' views and prejudices about the other. The author concludes that these base differences between the two sets of peoples, the Europeans and the Native Americans, were what sparked the distrust held by both nations that endured for hundreds of years.
From the Paper
"The European colonists and the Native Americans of North American had very different views on nearly everything they encountered in their lives. Living in vastly different cultures lead both groups to generally have two extremely different outlooks on four main topics; religious beliefs, the environment, social relations, and slavery, differences which the colonists used this to their advantage when conquering the peoples of the New World."
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The Paxton Boys, 2007.
A detailed look at the "Paxton Boys" incident from an economic, political, religious, cultural and racial perspective.
6,096 words (approx. 24.4 pages), 22 sources, MLA, $ 143.95
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This paper attempts to explain what happened during the "Paxton Boys" massacre and march on Philadelphia in 1763. It touches on religious issues like Quakers versus Presbyterians, economic issues like poor versus wealthy, racial issues like whites versus Indians, and political issues like the frontier versus the politicians in Philadelphia.
From the Paper
"During the early morning hours of December 14, 1763, a group of men (approximately fifty) from Paxton, Lebanon, and Hanover Counties (Pennsylvania) brutally attacked a group of Moravian Indians at Conestoga Manor in Lancaster. This group of men have since been known by the infamous title of "The Paxton Boys." The attack was not carried out during the passion of the moment, but instead, was pre-meditated and planned for quite some time. When these frontiersmen arrived at Conestoga Manor they did not find a large group of Indians as first suspected. Rather, they found a group of six--three men, two women, and a child (Vaughan, "Philadelphia Under Siege"). In a savage fashion all six of the Indians, including the two women and the child, were scalped. "
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Beth Cuthand's "Post-Oka Kinda Woman", 2007.
This paper discusses Beth Cuthand's poem "Post-Oka Kinda Woman" from "An Anthology of Canadian Native Literature in English".
1,520 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper explains that Beth Cuthand's "Post-Oka Kinda Woman"
appears to be about the rather insignificant-looking action of a Native woman walking down the street; however, the subject is really the issue of the Oka crisis, which began on March 11, 1990 and lasted until September 26, 1990. The author points out that, through its prosody, tone, characterization and diction, this poem challenges preconceived notions about Native people. The paper concludes that Cuthand's poem disputes the idea that the Oka crisis is not really over and suggests that the Mohawk nation will continue to fight for their rights over the land.
From the Paper
"Prosody in "Post-Oka Kinda Woman" mixes feet within the poem. By not employing 'perfect' metre with every line doing da-dum or dum-da, the metre Cuthand chose reflects the meaning, mood and emotional colour of the words and images. Line one begins with tetrameter, line while two switches to pentameter and line three has hexameter. The changing metre slows down the reader by line three, emphasizing the importance of the words, "victimization, reparation". Although lines four to six ease in the metre by changing to pentameter, line three slows the reader down."
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Peyotism, 2004.
This paper discusses the history of the use of peyote for religious rituals among the Navajo Indians.
2,460 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper describes explicitly, based on Edward F. Anderson's book "Peyote: The Divine Cactus", a Navajo religious ceremony which uses peyote to communicate with God. The author points out that peyote had an influence on other tribes for over 400 years but did not impact the Navajo until the late 18th century. The paper relates that, although the peyote ceremony is one of the emblematic signs of Native American religion, opponents of peyote are apprehensive towards these ceremonies and have made efforts to control the use of peyote among Native Americans.
From the Paper
"As the orange-red sun slowly sinks in the horizon, members of a peyote cult enter through the door of a hogan (a pentagon shaped hut in which Native Americans live) designed for their ceremony. The door faces the descending sun and is to the opposite of three men (the Road Man, Drummer Man, and Cedar Man) who are sitting in front of a raised crescent moon of earth. This raised crescent serves as an altar which has a peyote button resting on sagebrush. More members arrive and sit around the altar in a circle. When all the ceremonial devices are properly placed, the fire man, who is sitting east to the entrance, gathers hot coals and arranges them in the form of a "V" with the apex facing the Road Man."
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Dan Aadland's "Women and Warriors of the Plains", 2006.
A summary, analysis and critique of Dan Aadlan's book, "Women and Warriors of the Plains".
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper provides a book report of "Women and Warriors of the Plains", by Dan Aadland. The review looks at the general themes raised in Aadland's text as they focus upon the life of Plains Indians in the American Midwest during the early decades of the twentieth century. The paper also touches upon the life of early twentieth century photographer Julia E. Tuell, the woman to whom Aaland is indebted for the photographs in his book.
From the Paper
"Dan Aadland's Women and Warriors of the Plains is a revealing look at what life was like for the Cheyennes of Montana, the Sac and Fox of Oklahoma, and the Lakota tribe living on the reservations of South Dakota. In particular, Aadland describes the photography and captures the reminiscences of Julia Tuell, a woman who devoted a significant part of her life to recording the native people of the American Midwest at a time when they were still inscrutable to most whites. The following paper will explore Aadland's book and provide a summary of its content. More importantly, the following paper will provide an analysis and critique of the book with some emphasis being placed upon the extent to which Aadland's fawning treatment of Tuell's photography occasionally distracts from what should be the real focus of the book."
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Native American films, 2006.
A review of Native American film history and its influence on the American film industry.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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This film study brings forth a brief history of Native American filmmaking in the last one hundred years. According to the paper, the early teens of the 20th century brought forth James Young Deer, but after World War I, white Americans in power soon sought to diminish the role of Native Americans in leadership positions, such as director. The slow and often racist agenda for native Americans took a secondary role to western that exploited Indians as obstacles for Manifest Destiny.
From the Paper
"This film study will analyze the Native American film history and how it had influenced the major film industry of America. For the past one hundred years, Native Americans have played a part in helping to shape the creation of screenplays, directorial approaches, and other elements in the American filmmaking process. By learning of the various directors and actors in this genre, one can realize the major impact Native Americans had on Hollywood. In essence, this study will bring forth an analysis of the history of Native American filmmaking, and its influences on American filmmaking within the past one hundred years. The first half of the 20th century was a difficult tie for Native Americans, as they were mostly left out of filmmaking within the major industry markets."
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The Cherokee Tribes and Warfare, 2006.
A review of the Native American Cherokee tribe's war strategy.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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A discussion regarding how in recent years, mainstream society has "re-discovered" Native Americans after a period of forgetfulness. Needless to say, one of the more prominent of all the Native North American peoples has been the Cherokee - perhaps because few other native tribes (at least to this writer's knowledge) have enjoyed the territorial, geographic reach of the Cherokee nation - a nation with tribes in the Virginias, the Carolinas, and the Southern United States. This paper looks at America's Cherokee tribes and explores the manner in which their approach to warfare since the arrival of the "white man".
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Native Americans and Western Expansion, 2006.
A discussion regarding Native Americans, Western expansion and government involvement.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses how when When American pioneers crossed the Mississippi River more than a century-and-a-half ago and began to settle in the Southern Plains, they encountered the Comanches, who dominated this region in the mid-nineteenth-century because they were one of the first Native American tribes to acquire horses from the Spanish and one of the few to breed them to any extent. The paper further discusses that because Comanche horsemen had become so highly skilled, they set the pattern of equestrian nomadism that was so characteristic of the Plains Indians in the nineteenth century, and made possible the pervasive buffalo culture of most Native American tribes.
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Immigrants and United States Military Service, 2006.
A discussion regarding the issue of immigrants and the US military.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 5 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the issue of immigration, a subject of contention since European settlers stepped foot on the soil of North American shores. Currently, immigration is at the forefront of the American news, particularly in terms of the role of the illegal immigrant in society. However, many Americans are unclear as to where even legal immigrants "fit" in American society. The paper further discusses how even in today's society, the general public lacks clear understanding of what non-naturalized immigrants can or should do in terms of the military, whether at home or overseas. If immigration is not new to this country, neither are immigrants in the military.
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Native Communities, 2006.
This paper discusses health issues for indigenous peoples around the world, explaining that, in issues related to health, they are one of the most vulnerable populations.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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Even though there are more than 300 million indigenous people around the world, indigenous populations are among the most vulnerable in the world. This paper explains that the main health issue for indigenous people is promoting their participation in decisions related to health. The paper looks at how health for indigenous peoples must take the entire context of their communities into account and the geographic, economic, social and cultural conditions for these people.
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Buffalo Bill, 2006.
This literary study analyzes the similarities and differences in the descriptions of Buffalo Bill in "Black Elk Speaks" by Black Elk and "Green Grass, Running Water" by Thomas King.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses Thomas King's novel "Green Grass, Running Water" and how it offers a modern socio economic view of Buffalo Bill as an exploiter of Native Americans. The paper compares King's view of Buffalo Bill to that of Black Elk's view in "Black Elk Speaks" which presents a picture of the historical Buffalo Bill that is more humane in how he remembers his adventures with the traveling Wild West show.
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"By understanding the intertextual references that King makes within his more modern depiction of Buffalo Bill, one can see how he is similar to Black Elk's explanations of how this famous western character interacted with Native Americans. In contrast, the Black Elk helps forge this intertextual message in portraying the reality of Indians in connection with the historical Buffalo Bill in opposition to King's modern view of Indians. In essence, a compare and contrast of these two narratives will be examined to discover how Buffalo Bill is represented in both modern and historical perspectives."
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North American Indians, 2006.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper looks at issues of native North American Indians in the context of imagery and stereotyping. This paper addresses the reasons for why they are stereotyped and how. The paper further discusses the issues of mascots.
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"What is an Indian? If we got our answers purely from mainstream and especially American media, we might believe they all live in tipis, smoke peace pipes and fight cowboys. Other stereotypes include the alcoholic Indian, the Indian as shaman, and the ecologically advanced and aware Native American (Minerd 2000). People create and maintain stereotypes for specific purposes and reasons. Although the problems with racism and stereotyping are numerous and all degrading, the most difficult and disabling issue is the theft of a modern identity and a place in the present world and society."
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