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"Lakota Woman" and "Black Boy", 2002.
A discussion of "Lakota Woman" by Mary Crow Dog & Richard Erdoes and "Black Boy (American Hunger): A Record of Childhood and Youth" by Richard Wright.
1,580 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper looks at two different autobiographies written by Sioux activist Mary Crow Dog and African-American writer Richard Wright. This paper shows the many similarities between the oppressive conditions endured by their people and the initiatives they used in the struggle for equality.
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"The histories of oppressed minorities in the United States have all begun very differently, but throughout the twentieth century they have developed as many similarities as differences. African Americans, for example, were brought to America against their will and forced into slavery where they were encouraged to increase in number because they were considered valuable 'property' essential to the economy of the Southern states. Native Americans, on the other hand, were forced off their own lands, robbed of their traditional means of survival, and systematically murdered any time they occupied lands the European Americans wanted."
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"Lakota Woman", 2004.
Summary and review of Mary Crow Dog's book about the struggle of Native American women in the 20th century.
3,068 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 46.95
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This paper is about the book, "Lakota Woman" by Mary Crow Dog. The paper looks at how Mary Crow Dog's account of the struggles of Native American women is not only about the struggles of traditional Native American women, but of Native American women, in general, as well. The paper summarizes Mary Crow Dog's description of how Native American women were treated within their tribes, the treatment of the Native American population by the U.S. government, the history of the Lakota people, and Mary Crow Dog's account of her own life.
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"The differentiated gender roles required women to be sexually submissive to their counterparts at a given whim. Rapes on reservations were and still are a big scandal. Mary talks about her desire for commitment in sexual relationships, unfortunately the men wanted no part of her philosophy. "If you didn't cooperate then they were no longer interested in you as a person" (Crow Dog 68). The men went from woman to woman without thought of remaining loyal to one special someone. The Lakota men appear mean, yet magnificent at the same time. They were incredibly brave in defending Sioux women against the outside world but within Sioux culture they treated themselves as all-powerful and ignored the autonomy of women."
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Lakota Sioux Vision Quest, 2002.
Discussion of the Lakota Sioux Vision Quest and its significance to the Lakota religion.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 41.95
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One of the most important rites in the Lakota religion is the vision quest. This paper goes on to elaborate on this area of the Lakota religion.
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"The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota Story", 2006.
This paper examines the biography "The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota Story" written by Joseph M. Marshall.
1,005 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 18.95
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The writer of this paper explores the journey of the main character in Joseph M. Marshall's biography "The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota Story" as one of immense conflict and personal change. This paper compares the main character of Crazy Horse to Jesus Christ. The paper discusses how Jesus was betrayed by those who were close to him just as Crazy Horse was.
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"The final scene shows Crazy Horse putting up one last fight against those who have been out to get him for so long. They are trying one last time to get him to surrender himself, but he refuses. Surrendering to the white men would be a rejection of all the morals that he upheld throughout his life. This would mean that he would not die as a hero but as an anti-hero. He would be giving up all that he stood for and would forsake those who followed him."
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Buddhist, Christian & Lakota Native America Rituals, 1999.
Examines impact of language & oral & written culture on religious practices. Analyzes texts, theology, linguistics, authority, belief systems and myth.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 13 sources, £ 41.95
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"The purpose of this research is to examine ways in which the difference between oral and written culture affects the ritual life, with reference to the religious traditions of Christianity and Buddhism, as well as the religion of the Lakota/Teton Native American tradition. The plan of the research will be to set forth the cultural context in which the anthropology of religion predicated of a linguistic tradition marked by written and unwritten modes of communication may be discerned, and then to discuss how the linguistic shape that a culture assumes may have an impact on the ritual practices of Buddhist, Christian, and Native American cultures.
That there is a connection between the shape of cultural development and the language of a given culture has long been acknowledged by the scholarly community. As Wells puts it: .."
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"Lakota Woman" by Mary Crow Dog and " Black Boy" by Richard Wright, 2000.
A comparison of the depictions of personal and social racism in the biographies by a Sioux activist and a black author.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, £ 24.95
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The histories of oppressed minorities in the United States have all begun very differently, but throughout the twentieth century they have developed as many similarities as differences. African Americans, for example, were brought to America against their will and forced into slavery where they were encouraged to increase in number because they were considered valuable 'property' essential to the economy of the Southern states.
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"The histories of oppressed minorities in the United States have all begun very differently, but throughout the twentieth century they have developed as many similarities as differences. African Americans, for example, were brought to America against their will and forced into slavery where they were encouraged to increase in number because they were considered valuable 'property' essential to the economy of the Southern states. Native Americans, on the other hand, were forced off their own lands, robbed of their traditional means of survival, and systematically murdered any time they occupied lands the European Americans wanted. By the twentieth century, however, slavery and the wars against the Indians were over and, perpetuating the dominant group's racism, laws were invented to keep both groups out of the mainstream and confined to poverty, illiteracy, and..."
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"Land of the Spotted Eagle" by Luther Standing Bear, 2001.
Analysis of Lakota Sioux, relations with white government & subjugation of Lakota culture.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, £ 20.95
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"In the book Land of the Spotted Eagle, Luther Standing Bear offers an analysis of his people, the Lakota Sioux, their relations with the government of the whites, and a strong sense of what it means to be part of a population whose land has been systematically stolen, whose culture and rituals have been denigrated, and whose future is in doubt.
Luther Standing Bear was raised in the traditional Sioux manner. He was away from the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation in South Dakota for sixteen years before returning in 1931, and soon after, he wrote this book. His absence gave him the point of view of both a tribal member and an outsider at one and the same time, for he could see where changes had been made and could compare the way his people lived on the reservation with the way people lived elsewhere. His outside experience coupled..."
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"Black Elk Speaks", 2002.
Review of the novel "Black Elk Speaks" from the perspective of Christianity with an emphasis on the influence Christianity has had on the Lakota Sioux.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 41.95
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The characters in John Neihardt's "Black Elk Speaks" cross a multitude of literary representations, symbols and metaphors. Although one can say that each of these characters or representations are unique to the Lakota Sioux, and indeed represent what is unique about Native American heritage in general, This paper will focus more on how these representations and characters reflect the Christian influence upon the Lakota Sioux. Throughout "Black Elk Speaks", many Christian parallels may be found and this paper will highlight several of them.
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"Dances With Wolves", 2002.
Shows how creativity was added to reality in the movie, "Dances With Wolves", which is about the Native-American Lakota tribe.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 27.95
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Writers often use the knowledge of a situation to form their novels, but, often, words are added to form a descriptive way of making the story interesting and appealing to the readers. This can be seen in the movie, "Dances With Wolves". The film is based on the social, economic, and racial background of the Lakota people; however, imagination and creativity add to the film and draw the interest of the viewer.
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"The Dobe Ju/'hoansi" and the "Rosebud Sioux", 2002.
A review of Richard Lee's The "Dobe Ju/'hoansi" and Elizabeth Grobsmith's "Lakota of the Rosebud" with an emphasis on the different cultural traits.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 22.95
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This essay examines Richard Lee's The "Dobe Ju/'hoansi" and Elizabeth Grobsmith's "Lakota of the Rosebud". We learn how the Dobe Ju/'hoansi are a tribe of fierce and independent people who live on the border between Namibia and Botswana. Lee focuses on several cultural traits among the Dobe Ju/'hoansi, especially their hunting techniques, sexuality and religion. Grobsmith, meanwhile, shows us the culture of the Rosebud Sioux Reservation and its people. We see many similar similarities and differences with the Dobe Ju/'hoansi.
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Economic and Emotional Truths, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the books "Observations on Marxism and the Lakota Tradition" by Frank Black Elk and "Those Dead Guys for a Hundred Years" by Jimmie Durham.
1,055 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 19.95
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This paper discusses how both the books "Observations on Marxism and the Lakota Tradition" by Frank Black Elk and "Those Dead Guys for a Hundred Years" by Jimmie Durham critically examine the historical Native American tradition in America from a contemporary Native American perspective. It examines how Frank Black Elk examines his heritage with a critical economic and political eye, as well as attempts to discuss his personal search for his identity as a Native American man today. Jimmie Durham, in contrast, is much more concerned with the social and psychological terms of historical and ethnic 'memory' of all Native Americans. It shows how Durham defines himself, not against an ideology or against European society, but in contrast to individuals whom he never know, yet he still sees as an intrinsic part of his past. It looks at how Durham attempts to reconstruct the lives of Native Americans from long past, while Elk is more concerned with reconstructing his own sense of self.
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"In contrast, the Native American author Jimmie Durham views his past and his connection with Native American heroes in a far more unbroken fashion. He views his connection with the dead and even the defeated as a living tradition, rather than the dead Native Americans as part of the past. "For us, history is always personal. (I remember the Trail of Tears and Sequoia's efforts as though I had been there.) History is directly involved with our families and our generations; tied with sacred white cotton string to the sweet and intense memories of our brother or sister is the desperate and intense hope of each generation to change this history." (Durham 171-2). Durham views his identity as a Native American, despite the currently marginal status of his people, as a viable source of identification. He portrays the supposed split between the culture of the living and the dead as simply yet another manifestation of white ideology and anathema to Native American culture."
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The Life of Black Elk, 2002.
A look into the life of Black Elk (1863-1950) - a Native American religious leader of the Oglala Lakota band of the Sioux tribe.
1,878 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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By examining the life of Black Elk, this paper provides a brief historical tour of the life of a typical Native American being confronted with the advancing white pioneers attempting to move Westward. It explores the events of various battles that took place between the pioneers and the Native Americans and the involvement that Black Elk had in each of these. It focuses specifically on the saga of the Sioux tribe.
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"According to the Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia (2002), Black Elk (1863-1950) was a Native American religious leader of the Oglala Lakota band of the Sioux tribe. Black Elk, who at the age of 17 had a vision of the Lakota people rising up and freeing their lands from the white settlers, tried to find ways of reconciling his people's traditions with Christianity and the encroaching reality of white dominance. This vision was a famous one among the Sioux in which the Powers of the World told Black Elk of a "fearful road, a road of troubles and of war. On this road you shall walk, and from it you shall have the power to destroy a people's foes" (Neihardt, p. 29). Reality, unfortunately, would prove to be quite different. The whites were eventually successful in obliterating the Native Americans' way of life and subjugating the peoples."
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Wounded Knee, 1997.
Analyzes 1890 massacre of Lakota Sioux by U.S. Army troops in South Dakota. Legal, historical, cultural, racial, military, spiritual & ethical aspects; leadership, motivations, conflicting accounts, Ghost Dance and cover-up.
1,057 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 15 sources, £ 70.95
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" On a winter day at the end of December of 1890, U.S. Army troops confronted a band of Lakota Sioux near Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Abruptly, shooting broke out. By the time it ended, some 30 soldiers and as many as 300 Lakota were dead, a majority of the latter women and children.
Such was the battle--or massacre--of Wounded Knee, the last significant episode of the nineteenth-century Indian Wars, and the last ghost of an effort by American Indians to assert their independence in a traditional context. For some years thereafter, several thousand Army troops--then a substantial fraction of the U.S. Army--remained stationed near Indian reservations to suppress any potential uprisings. Even in the opening years of the twentieth century, when the Army was called upon to garrison the Philippines in the aftermath of the Spanish.."
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Raindrop Technique, 2007.
This paper looks at essential oils for beautiful skin and the raindrop technique.
3,556 words (approx. 14.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 51.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the raindrop technique of applying essential oils was developed in the 1980s by D. Gary Young. The writer explains that he based his research on the use of essential oils as antimicrobial agents, inspired by information that he learned from Lakota Elder, Black Elk. The writer explains that the raindrop technique continues to grow in popularity on a global basis. Further, the writer looks at the uses of essential oils and then examines the raindrop technique. The writer concludes that the most important factor to consider when one wishes to enter into any type of healing practice is that each and every client is different, as they all have different sensitivities and needs.
Outline:
History and Overview of the Raindrop Technique
Steps Involved in the Raindrop Technique
Essential Oils and Their Uses
Results and Discussion
Works Cited
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"After this experience, Young decided to study herbology, natural medicine, and acupuncture, among others. He pursued his research across the globe and was eventually able to walk ability to walk again. Even though he could walk, it was painful. This pain was the key that led him to discover essential oils. Within a very short time, Young was able to eliminate this pain that had been his for nearly 13 years. From this time forward, Young devoted his life to the study of essential oils. This study eventually led him to embark on a worldwide search for information."
"During the mid-1980s, Young traveled the world investigating traditional and modern uses of essential oils. Young was able to perfect every phase of oil production and began producing his own high quality essential oils. In 1993, he bought his own farm for the production of lavender, peppermint, lemon balm, clary sage, and other herbs of use. In 1995, he was invited to speak at a United Nations conference about organic farming."
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