Besides the killing of Jewish people in World War II Germany, two other chief acts of genocide, that some may not consider genocide at all, are the death of millions of Native Americans in North America and the neglect of aboriginals in Australia, both by European settlers. ... The government in Australia as well as in North America has also simply tried to get rid of the "aboriginal problem" by having people of native background conform to the ways of the Europeans in a variety of ways. ... Looking at this definition, although many say that the European settlers did not necessarily come s...

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Generally very little is known about the terrible genocide done to the Native Americans and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee teaches it. Unlike a lot of American literature, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee teaches what is not taught in the average history book. ... Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee gives a detailed account on the terrible genocide done to the Native Americans. ... Native American children had to sit and watch as their parents were being massacred and know that they were next. ... Summary Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is the story of the annihilation the Native Americans between 186...

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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. ... There were no written sacred writings or literature and would further be classified as a natural primitive religion. ... 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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Griswold), served as an example for colonial Latin American Literature. ... Columbus dubbed these and other peoples of the New World Indians', and unlike their North American counterparts (which are now more fairly and politically correct referred to as Native Americans) we still call them indigenous people. ... The second book analyzed for this comparative essay is Pillaging the Empire: Piracy in the Americas 1500-1750. ... The geographic setting Is set in both colonial America and their correspondent empires. ... The pirates were mainly runaway men that included criminals, refugees and...

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The Planting of English America 1. ... Disease and armed conquest had ravaged the native people of the New World. ... England flourished, literature evolved; led by Shakespeare. ... 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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• Grade Level: High School