The Tightrope of Power Native Americans in both the US and Canada have been forced by "Americans" to assimilate into society. In the movie the Tightrope of Power, the Mohawk tribe of Canada are discovering ways to fight back. ... Although American educational policy has been more destructive to Native American culture at some points than others, its overall effect has been to dilute Native American culture almost beyond recognition with European values and beliefs. ... The Mohawk tribe wants to be included in society along with the French in Quebec and the English of Canada. ... The Accord...

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He or she will either be valued as a pay off, or assimilated into Native or French Culture. ... As Cotton Mather intimated to Reverend Williams in correspondence, "You are carried into the land of the Canadians for your good."1 Children, on the other hand were more often left in the care of the Natives. ... Puritans never would think of such a sophisticated or gentle culture, definitely not from these "savages". ... Puritan conceptions of Native life never reflected the reality of their quite developed culture. ... Whether it be flourished with pretty and noble words, or supported by the ...

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Nations and tribes that settled in the plains developed a horse riding culture, while the nations and tribes that settled in the North East and Southeast developed fishing cultures. Tribes and nations that settled in the cold regions of the Northwest Canada and Subarctic locations, developed ice and cold cultures such as ice fishing, and seal farming. ... After the war, the Indians gave the new country a new identity, distinct from the British culture. ... The age of 'Manifest Destiny' came to be associated with reservation camps we see today in huge parts of the US and Canada. ......

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(Bailey) This impression upon the Native American people in the New World, although not optimistic, shaped and limited cultures for thousands of years. ... From California and Florida to Tierra del Fuego, the Spanish empire influenced a large array of cultures and formed the defining ways of their existences. ... Instead of finding this route, Hudson discovered parts of the Americas and present-day Canada. ... The French also established settlements in the Mississippi Valley, present-day Canada, and along the Gulf coast. ...

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Clovis culture consisted of big game hunters with mongoloid features who created distinct spear points capable of piercing armor. ... Most migration occurs laterally because weather variance is less dramatic and in the short time of 1,000 years (50 generations), cultures would not have been able to adapt from the cold climate to the temperate regions so quickly. ... But a fifth DNA lineage, most commonly found in Canada's Ojiba people, cannot be linked to any Asian Affiliation: however, it does turn up in Europeans. ...

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The collision between the two cultures and ways of life ultimately resulted a noticeable change within the environment. ... For example, "Bird migrations made their biggest contribution to Indian food supplies in April, May, September, and October when Canada geese, brants, mourning doves, and miscellaneous ducks passed though" (Cronon 40). ...

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