Well the early Americans thought that they were better than the American Indians, from religion, to race, to their whole lifestyle. ... First is Thomas Jefferson's view as the early American coming into the Indians native land. ... the seeds of extinction" for Native American culture were sown under Jefferson. ... Jefferson had known and been interested in Native Americans all of his life. ... He had always been interested in Indian folklore and the origins of Native Americans. ...

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The Native Americans who live today are a small fraction of their population in the mid-fifteenth century. ... Spaniards were constantly in America spreading religion or seeking gold and glory. ... Here the Natives would learn of the catholic religion, the Spanish laws and lifestyles. ... Many Native American groups then are lost cultures today and much of it was because of the Europeans. ... Today hardly any Native Americans remain due to their continued opposition through the twentieth century. ...

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Native American Voices The book of Genesis V.S. ... The Spiritual legacy The Native Americans have had great riches in human and spiritual resources. ... During the early contacts between the Europeans and the Native Americans, the Europeans found the Indians either a brutal uncivilized savage or as a naive child. ... This concept of the vertical axis explains the sacredness of the number seven to the Indians, and it is interesting to note that their interpretation is identical to that found in other major religions. ... The American Indian heritage will claim its rightful place among th...

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The Indians" religion differed greatly from that of the Europeans. ... To a Native American, his family, village and clan were the most important group. ... The Native American's didn't believe in land ownership, but instead thought of the earth as something that they could "borrow" in order to survive. ... When coming to the Americas, they were basically looking to do three things: serve their king, spread their religion, and get rich. ... In my opinion, it would have been a much happier assembly of the two worlds if England had arrived first, because they would have been friend...

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The groups include women, African-Americans, and Native-Americans. ... In the 19th century, Native-Americans had to fight for their power, rights, and land. ... Indian wars broke out between European settlers and Native-Americans. ... Along with women and the Native-Americans, there was yet another group struggling for their rights. ... The Native-Americans did not end up much better than the slaves at first. ...

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I Heard the Owl Call My Name, a novel by Margaret Craven is a very interesting look into the lives of the Native Americans who live in the Canadian wilderness. ... After conducting the short service, the tribal elders conducted their own memorial in their native tongue. ... The study of primitive religion in Religion 130, followed closely with the described rituals of the Indians. ... Mark asks Chief Eddy about some of the native language and Mark tries his best to understand. ... On the other hand, Craven uses a lot of native language and boating terms. ...

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Westward Expansion The Affect on Native Americans Writer and historian Noel Ignatiev posed the question, "What is the role of westward expansion in American culture?" ... However, from the perspective of the black slaves or Native Americans, the story of our heritage and the subsequent expansion west is much less than heroic. ... The label "Civilized Tribes," came from those tribes that adopted Anglo-American practices like farming, education, Christian religion and slave holding. ... By the turn of the 20th century the Native Americans had reached their lowest population in history.7 ...

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Fur trade was one of the ways that the Americans made their money. ... Jefferson has a specific instruction for Lewis and Clark when they were to run into an Indian tribe. " In all your intercourse with the natives treat them in the most friendly and conciliatory manner which their own conduct will admit; commercial dispositions of the U.S of our wish to be neighborly, friendly and useful to them." ( Barth, 21) The reason Jefferson told Lewis to treat them as people and not savages is because Jefferson felt that the men would be showing the Indians that Americans will treat the native Indian...

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At the trail of tears native Americans were persecuted against heavily. ... This day started with all the same good intentions of those today but ended with only a few Native Americans signing the treaty which allowing for the removal of all Indian peoples to the west of the Mississippi River. ( Brill, The Trail of tears: The Cherokee journey from home.) ... The supplies that were given had been rejected by the Americans. ... The Americans decided they needed more land. ... Americans moved into Arkansas They ignored the treaties. ...

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Europeans settled in North America, claiming land that was never theirs to claim. ... He began to spread his new religion. The religion spread quickly and soon had many followers. ... After Tecumseh's return, he joined the British against the Americans in the War of 1812. ... These examples show that the Native American's were not a race that could easily be taken over. ...

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Native Americans differed from Puritans in every way possible, from the color of their skin to the style of their clothing. ... Due to their strict devotion to their religion and God, they condemned anything that was linked to the devil. ...

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At the trail of tears native Americans were persecuted against heavily. ... This day started with all the same good intentions of those today but ended with only a few Native Americans signing the treaty which allowing for the removal of all Indian peoples to the west of the Mississippi River. ( Brill, The Trail of tears: The Cherokee journey from home.) ... The Americans decided they needed more land. ... At the trail of tears native Americans were persecuted against heavily. ... This day started with all the same good intentions of those today but ended with only a few Native Americans signi...

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• Has Bibliography
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Before the English arrived in the New world and began creating colonies, the American Indians lived in harmony and peace with natures. ... Hence, American Indians suffrages and nightmares began. ... As a result many Indians fall deeper into poverty, hopelessness, and it brought more confusion between the Native American and that of Euroamerican to the Indian. ... Also, Indians prisoner cannot keep their hair long because of their religion belief (Lowy: 11/8). ... A final form, cultural genocide, it explains how Indians' languages, religions, values, and cultures was lost or dr...

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The Plight of The North American Indians The history and culture of the American Indian is sadly misrepresented because of culture biases and inaccurate reports. ... America has much to learn about the heritage of our American Indians. ... America has much to learn about the heritage of our American Indians. ... The impact of the Europeans on the American Indians is beyond description. ... As a result of trade the North American Indians again were the losers. ...

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The American Pageant pages 25-65 I. The Planting of English America 1. ... Disease and armed conquest had ravaged the native people of the New World. ... Virginia company's charter guaranteed overseas settlers the same rights as native Englishmen. ... Other Native Americans were forced out of their ancestral lands. ...

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