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The Indians and the Railroad, 2002.
A look at the impact of the railroad on the lives of the Northern Californian Indians.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 31.95
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This paper will discuss the way the railroad changed the way of life for the Indians of Northern California. The effects of the railroad from the builders perspective will be analyzed as well.
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Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World., 2008.
A Critique of Jack Weatherford's "Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World."
1,495 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 34.95
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The paper discusses that the term 'Indian giver' has come to be a synonym for someone who gives something, only to take it back. The paper further explains that it was the Indians who were forced to give to the Europeans--their knowledge about farming and fishing in the Americas and ultimately their land. The paper discusses that in Jack Weatherford's book, "Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World," the exchange between Europeans and Native Americans was an unequal one, with Europeans taking of the positive benefits of the New World, while the Indians were doing all of the giving. The paper concludes that unwittingly, the Indians found themselves the recipient of the evils of European civilization, like slavery, and a disrespectful attitude to the land.
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"According to Weatherford, the early post-Columbian contact of the Europeans with the native populace actually enabled the Industrial Revolution to change Europe, and ultimately the world. "Had Europe and America not come together through Columbus or some other connection, the industrial revolution would never have happened in the way we know it," because Europeans would never have gained access to the metals of the New World, or to Indian mines (Weatherford 57). This contact also generated the money economy of Europe and fueled a shift to a European economy based upon real, hard, convertible currency. Metal-based currency also was critical in fueling industrialism and world trade. By beginning the book with tales of South American encounters with Europe, which were particularly brutal and unequal from the beginning of the Indian-European relationship, Weatherford initiates a tragic tone, explaining how enslaved South American Indians mining gold and silver in Potosi supplied the precious metals for most of the European coins that generated wealth for the Old World at the expense of the liberty of the New World."
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Child Welfare among the Pacific Northwest Indians, 2008.
A discussion of how understanding the child-rearing practices of the Pacific Northwest Indians and Alaskan Native Indians is important in providing the best welfare service to their children.
1,590 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 36.95
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This paper discusses cultural competence within the context of the Pacific Northwest Indians and the Alaskan Native American. The paper describes family and community approaches to child welfare practice and also looks at social and (to a lesser extent) racial constructs in these societies. Finally, the paper at various times touches upon the lessons that a careful study of Pacific Northwest culture can offer to a child welfare agent eager to do the right thing.
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"About the Coeur d'Alene tribe somewhat less is known but it is known that kinship was bilaterally based and that the same terms were used to address a cousin from the mother's side of the family as from the father's side of the family (Frey, n.d.). Whether or not this sort of practice is still in place is hard to determine (the evidence is scant) but, to the extent that any members of the Coeur d'Alene still cling to the "old ways", it is advisable that child welfare representatives respect the fact that Coeur d'Alene families are extended and close-knit and that a child's well-being is everyone's concern."
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Miami Indians, 2002.
An examination of the importance and contributions of the Miami Indians, particularly to Ohio.
2,503 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 53.95
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This paper discusses the Miami Indians, the existence of whom were recorded by French explorers and missionaries as far back as the early seventeenth century. In particular it examines how The Miami Indians in Ohio were defeated by white encroachment on their lands and the government policies of western expansion. It analyzes how their influence in Ohio was significant although not as profound as that of Tecumseh and the Shawnees. It looks at how their major contributions were in agriculture and preparing decorative skins. It evaluates how although the Miami Indians were traditionally a society of warriors, they were unable to successfully combat the overwhelming strength and policies of U.S. Government forces and ended up defeated and diminished as was the history of all Native Americans.
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"The Miami were known as the tattooed or naked Indians. They were lighter in color and shorter than other Illinois tribe. In spite of the severe weather of the Great Lakes region, they wore skins, leggings, and moccasins during the winter. During the summer, they wore only breechcloth and moccasins, which exposed intricate tattooing on their skin. Men wore unornamented skins most of the time. Fringed, beaded, and quilled clothing were worn for festive occasions. Women usually were lightly tattooed on the cheeks or chin. White men could never duplicate the skill of preparing skins, making the Miamis skins much more desirable. As trading continued, the Miami women used brooches and glass beads to add prestige to their clothing. They developed techniques to get striking effects such as skillful applique and nickel-silver decoration (Murdoch, 21). But even the finest of these skins was discarded by Miamis whenever they could secure European cloth (Anson, 20)."
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Modern Indians and Traditions, 2008.
A discussion of how Indians have maintained their traditions in various ways.
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 36.95
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This paper discusses how Indian nations have attempted to maintain oral Indian traditions in various ways. The paper explains that the value of understanding the diversity and collective of the Indian culture is paramount to understanding the way in which modern Indians have resisted losing their native cultures. The paper also looks at how the language issue is addressed in nearly every Indian education system through a bilingual or submersion technique. The paper then points out that Reservations also serve as a center for the expression of ceremonies, dances, beliefs and customs.
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"Some Indian nations retained their oral traditions and handed down the seeds of this information to the later generations through a largely oral tradition. So, against all odds there are still Indians who understand their heritage and many modern movements have doggedly attempted to retell and transmit tradition to later generations and to others who are interested in this revival of heritage. The traditions of the past include many varied languages, beliefs, ceremonies, dances and customs. Each nation has made attempts to rekindle the expression of their cultures."
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Traditional Healing in Native Canadian Indians, 2006.
An overview of the medical and social problems faced by Native Indians and suggestions of how to deal with some of these problems.
2,004 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 44.95
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The paper briefly explains the history of Canadian Indians. The writer details the pattern of death and the main diseases that affect the Canadian Indians, including lifestyle related diseases, infectious diseases and the increased number of violent deaths. The paper discusses the high rate of drug abuse, and suicides found in this group of people. The writer explains that most articles written about these issues suggest the need to increase income, education and social opportunities for Indian youth and adolescents. In conclusion, the writer states that the Indian communities have adapted and integrated both traditional and western approaches to fit their own unique sociocultural needs.
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"Native Aboriginal also have an increased risk for diabetes. This is probably because their original diet was low in simple carbohydrates and over the centuries, their bodies adapted to this regime. Diabetes is 4-8 times more common in Canadian Indians compared to the general Canadian population. In some Indian communities, up to half of all adults have diabetes. Indian Elders suffer from higher rates of complications from diabetes. Unfortunately, the individuals least open to the regimen of western medicine are Indian elders, making proper treatment of their diabetes more difficult. They are not able to return to the original diet of their ancestors and often die early of complications. "Also there are numerous challenges facing these same individuals, families, and communities in their struggle to reduce the harm due to substance use/abuse. Among Indian and Native people, special challenges include whether or not, and, if so, how to adapt treatment or prevention programs for use in their own communities. Another challenge is how to draw upon and incorporate cultural values, skills, and knowledge into this struggle. In addition, how to reconcile certain cultural practices, such as the ceremonial use of tobacco and peyote, with messages about harmful substance use continues to be a challenge as well. Others include how to develop self-sustaining programs once private, state, or federal support for their start-up has ended. For instance, the Wheel Council uses traditional arts like storytelling as a means to heal social problems such as racism, drug addiction, violence, economic injustice, health crises, child abuse and neglect."
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The oppression of American Indians, 1989.
An examination of the nineteenth century exploitation by whites of American Indians. The theft of their lands, reservations and destruction of their Indian heritage.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, £ 33.95
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" From the Micmac in the Northeast to the Hopi in the Southwest, from the Chinook in the Northwest to the Seminole in the Southeast, the North American continent was filled with Indian tribes when white men first set foot on the shores that would become the United States. For the most part the new white settlers found the Indians to be friendly and willing to trade with them and allow them to share their lands. This friendship would not continue, however, as the white populations grew and exploited the Indian. Much of North America was rich in natural resources which the white men wanted. They also wanted the lands that would provide homes and farms for the constant flow of immigrants that were to arrive.
For the most part the United States government and wealthy easterners were responsible for the Indians losing their land."
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"Ten Little Indians", 2005.
An analysis of the theme of diverted desire in "Ten Little Indians" by Sherman Alexie.
944 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 23.95
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This paper examines the short story collection, "Ten Little Indians," by Sherman Alexie, in which the guests are mysteriously eliminated, one by one, in bloody and ingenious fashions. It looks at how Sherman Alexie's tales attempt to eliminate stereotypes about Indians, one by one, and how, in this collection of short stories, which itself is ironic in its structure because it contains nine rather than ten stories of thwarted individuals, sex, and sexuality that is always displaced rather than directed towards its original object of desire.
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"Desire, and feeling passion in a world where desire only seems to lead to futility, because the society denies the identity of even the most successful Indian, causes Indian people to divert their desires into other, often ineffective ways. Jackson Jackson turns to gambling and drink, his uncle to murder. The scholarly heroine of the library set tale, entitled "The Search Engine," turns to books and literature, for the "huge number of books confirmed how much magic she'd been denied for most of her life, and now she hungrily wanted to read every book on every shelf. An impossible task, to be sure, Herculean in its exaggeration, but Corliss wanted to read herself to death," in a fashion that suggests this spinster has diverted her sexual desires into words and literature with a ferocious appetite."
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The Blackfeet Indians, 2005.
This paper is an overview of the Blackfeet Indians.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 44.95
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This paper presents the history and culture of the Blackfeet Indians, including tribal law and family codes. The author points out their culture, history and language. The paper uses theories of family systems therapy to view the culture of the Blackfeet Indians.
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"Family systems therapy and theory are based on the premise that a family constitutes a specific system in which interactions are shaped and formed by beliefs values and roles that are adopted or assumed by individual members. The Blackfeet of the Great Plains and their culture and history readily lend themselves to analysis from a family systems perspective. Culture continues to play an important role in family dynamics and in family systems therapy. As Schlossberger and Hecker note, family therapy as a field ..."
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California Indians, 2007.
This paper describes the history of the California Indians and the struggles they faced with colonizing Europeans.
2,310 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 50.95
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This paper presents a brief history of the Native Americans of California, focusing on their struggles with colonizing Europeans and their eventual loss of land and civil rights. The paper traces the history of Native Americans in the US back to their arrival in North America from Asia. Next the author describes their settlement and cultures in North America, and California specifically. The paper highlights the arrival of Europeans to Californian, describing the Native American's subsequent loss of loss of land, culture and autonomy. Special attention is paid to the effects of reservations on the Native American population.
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California Indians
Population Decline of California Indian
Figure-1: Native California [Census 2000]
Figure-2: Native California Population [Census 2000]
Indian Plight since Columbian Period
Paper includes maps and charts.
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"This exploitation continued well into the twentieth century and displacement of Native Indian from reserves continued with little or no compensation until the early twentieth century. The enlightened society of the twentieth century began to apply the laws which have been on the statutes for centuries to all Americans. Discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion and sex can not be legally justified anymore. This important factor now provides legal rights and new protection to Native Indians. "
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Asian Indians, 2006.
This paper discusses the presence of Asian Indians in the United States.
1,536 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 35.95
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In this article, the writer looks at the first immigration of Asian Indians to the United States. The writer then discusses the subject of education related to the Asian community over the years. Asian culture and the matter of parental control is also discussed. Further, the writer looks at cultural conflict and values of this community within the United States. In this paper, the writer discusses both first generation and second generation Asian Indians in the U.S.
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"When the 1965 Emigration Act abolished national origin quotas, large numbers of immigrants from Asia came to the United States, and it was at this time that Asian Indians became a rapidly expanding ethnic group in America. This new group of immigrants had high levels of education, were fluent in English, and were educated in distinctly European, particularly British, educational systems. According to data, Asian Indians entered the middle or upper-middle level of the occupational structure, and were able to structurally assimilate while simultaneously maintaining a great deal of cultural distinctiveness. Due to strong educational credentials and occupational skills, they were able to enter into the economic mainstream of American life, while fluent English skills and strong work ethics supported cultural adaptation."
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"Indians and English", 2006.
A book report on Karen Ordahl Kupperman's "Indians and English."
797 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper examines Karen Ordahl Kupperman's book "Indians and English." It discusses the book as it looks at the meeting between American Indians and English people in the first decades of contact and colonization. The paper particularly describes their attempts to understand and place each other's ways within their own familiar schemes of how human society is supposed to function.
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"Karen Ordahl Kupperman's Indians and English focuses on the first contact between the two titled groups. Rather than trying to show how either side attempted to rid the landscape of each other, Kupperman maintains that "...both [groups] naturally sought to incorporate these new people into their own systems..." and that doing so "...necessarily involved trying to figure out the nature of the others." (1) To prove her thesis, Kupperman uses largely primary sources to highlight specifically varying aspects of both English and native life that inevitably contended with each other."
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The Iroquois Indians, 2002.
An insight into the history and culture of the Iroquois Indians of Southern Canada.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper will discuss the Iroquois Indians, and the life they led before the conquest of the British in the area of Quebec, which they are from. By showing the way of life, including their dress; their religion, and the way of life they lived in this region, we can see a detailed description of Indian life, as it was traditionally for these first peoples. By realizing the impact that these first peoples had n the way of life I pre-colonial days in Canada, we can realize how the culture differed, and why they were so unique to the southern area of what is now Canada.
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Cheyenne Indians, 2005.
A brief history of the Cheyenne Indians.
1,913 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 43.95
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This paper describes the history, background and lifestyle of the Cheyenne Indians, their decimation by the American army, their relocation onto Indian reservations and their gradual revival after only 100 survivors remained.
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"Originally farmers, hunters, and gatherers in the land that is now central Minnesota, however, during the late 17th century, the Cheyenne were driven out of the area by the Sioux and Ojibwa tribes. Gradually they migrated westward and settled in the area that is now North Dakota, but were forced to move south when the Ojibwa destroyed their settlement in 1770. When the Cheyenne reached the Black Hills of South Dakota, they changed from farming and hunting and living in permanent villages to a nomadic life following the Buffalo herds. When the horse was introduced to this part of the country around 1750, the Cheyenne became one of the major tribes of the Western Plains and by 1830, they had divided into two main groups, the Northern Cheyenne and the Southern Cheyenne. The Northern band lived along the North Platte, Powder, and Yellowstone rivers in present-day South Dakota and Wyoming, and ranged into Montana and Nebraska, while the Southern band lived along the upper Arkansas River in what is now Colorado and Kansas, ranging into neighboring states."
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