Christians follow certain rituals throughout the year to remind themselves of the great cosmological battle they are in-between " that of Good and Evil. ... In their cosmology, they were in the godly realm of Paradise, kicked out, and must now live on earth in efforts to prove themselves worthy again by the time of their death. The Native Americans on the other hand, believe that the spirit world is more closely related to the earth than the early European settlers. ... Their cosmology did not dictate a world where spirits were primarily a part of a different world as was in the European...

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The Native Americans value women and see them as being an extension of mother earth and Mother Nature. ... The one thing that they are supposed to be is a good wife and mother. ... Unlike many other cultures women are cherishes and seen as beautiful objects connected with mother earth, a very important part of existence. ... They believe that women are one with Mother Earth and cherish the fact that women have that privilege. ... All cultures have different aspects whether good or bad that make up their traditions and gender roles and no one is to say which is right are wrong. ...

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The Navajo are one of the largest indigenous tribes of North America. They are commonly referred to as Native Americans or Indians in American culture but the Navajo tribe call themselves Dineh, which means "the people". "The Dineh have a strong tradition of oneness with the land, and fully believe ...

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They acknowledged the power of Mother Earth and the mutual obligation between hunters and hunted as coequals. ... Let's have no blankets to sit on, but feel the ground with our bodies, the earth, and the yielding shrubs. ... Now even though Sanchez killed an animal of the environment he goes on to say, "It was good to destroy rattlers that came to live near mean. ...

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Respect for the earth was also something highly practiced by the Native people, giving back to the land every time they took something from it. They made sure to use every part of a hunted animal for either food or clothing and took very good care of the land by only taking what they needed when it came to gathering food for their families. ... At the first, this may have sounded like a good idea; Indians would have their own land to live a traditional lifestyle and be able to use it however they pleased. ...

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It seems that when Cortes is describing the Native Americans in his letter to King Charles I of Spain he almost sounds disgusted, like they are scum of the earth. ... Cortes thought nothing good of the Natives he thought their beliefs were wrong. ... After reading chapter one, Wheeler, does a good job depicting the separate events that took place. ...

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The clan story of the Ck'o'yo, the gambler tricking the people into "neglecting their care of the corn fields and their devotion to the corn mother" (Irmer p2) fools the people with promises of ease and good things, is an obvious parallel to the lure of "white" society with its promises of pleasure and good times; but for both groups it ultimately leads to their own destruction because of the Mother's condemnation through drought and in today's society with the condemnation of drugs, alcohol and loss of community culture. ... Kingsolver shows us the importance of ...

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Waterlily is a magnificent story that teaches us how to respect one another and all of the life on earth. ... "); 6) Proposal to the slayer; and 7) Outcome ("...there is no more powerful agent for ensuring good will and smothering the flame of hate...

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Originally celebrated in 1792, Columbus Day was made a national holiday by President Benjamin Harrison, who asked that the day be celebrated on the 400th anniversary of the event. Columbus Day has been celebrated annually on the second Monday of every October since 1920. This day was created in an ...

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In this paper are two views from the opposing sides, both arguing from their good thoughts to their bad. ... On the contrary, stated Jefferson, the Indian "meets death with more deliberation" than any other race on earth; "his friendships are strong and faithful to the uttermost extremity." ...

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Feelings Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a full account on the annihilation of the American Indian from the 1860's to the 1890's. I like the book for its information but I did not enjoy reading it. I appreciated the story from the perspective of the American Indian. From reading Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee I learned things that cannot and will not tell you in the history books. Dee Brown tells the story of torture and atrocity not well told in American history. ...

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• Grade Level: High School