"Blue Winds Dancing," written by Tom Whitecloud, is a short story about a young man's struggle to exist in both a civilized and uncivilized America. ... When the young Native American travels to Wisconsin via train hopping, his act is seen as rather uncivilized; more modern and contemporary ways of travel would be by car not train hopping, and yet, he committed this "uncivilized" act as he does not want to conform with the ideals of society and civilization. ... When he travels from his natural and "uncivilized" world to that of a more modern and "civilized...

• Word Count: 1006
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography

Medicine has changed a lot since the seventeenth century and this paper will show how early Americans struggled to counter wide-spread diseases and common illnesses that are not considered a problem in our modern society. ... They used many forms of medicine such as herbs, like the colonists, but they also used traditional dances and sweat lodges as a form of medicine. ... They also played a part in discovering insulin and modern day birth control. ...

• Word Count: 810
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Indians typically held all rituals outdoors, whether it was a community dance or a private sojourn for a quest. ... "Modern day Native Americans may incorporate ancient death rituals, handed down from their ancestors, in a modern day funeral service....

• Word Count: 737
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography

Grand Avenue is an honest glimpse into the lives of modern, urban Native Americans. ... In the beginning of Grand Avenue the audience sees Justine drunk and dancing at a party, and then having sex in the back of a car. ...

• Word Count: 879
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

1.) The Film draws you into the Lakota lifestyle and makes you feel sympathetic toward the Native Americans by having them speak in their native language. This made them appear as if they were ordinary people like a person from today's world. Also the film showed how they interacted with each other ...

• Word Count: 830
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School