A Christian Nation Through The Eyes Of A Son Of Indian Immigrants

According to John Heckewelder Indians believe that everything has been made by the Lord for the benefit of human beings. He says that they believe every men have share in things created by Lord including rivers, seas, mountain etc. their religious beliefs are concerned with the supreme universal family and everyone is eligible to be served. They show hospitality and fulfill essentials of the people in need. In regard to property they believe that no one is the owner of specific thing. Lord made everything for all human beings so anyone can use anything because it has been created by the Lord.

Sherman Alexie, in “Indian Education” tells his experiences in school on the reservation. Some of his teachers did not treat him very good and did not try to understand him. In his ninth grade year he collapsed. A teacher assumed that he had been drinking just because he was Native American. The teacher said, “What’s that boy been drinking? I know all about these Indian kids. They start drinking real young.” Sherman Alexie didn’t listen to the negatives in school. He persevered and became valedictorian of his school.

The 1960’s and 70’s were a turbulent time in the United States, as many minority groups took to the streets to voice their displeasure with policies that affected them. During this time period a large movement for civil rights, including Native American’s, would seek to find their voices, as largely urbanized groups sought ways in which they could reconnect with their tribe and their cultural history. In their book, Like A Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee, Paul Chaat Smith, and Robert Allen Warrior take an extensive look at the events leading up to the three of the largest civil rights movements carried out by Native Americans. Beginning with the takeover of Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay by Indians of All Tribes in 1969; the authors tell in a vivid fashion of the Bay Area activism and Clyde Warrior 's National Indian Youth Council, Vine Deloria Jr.’s leadership of the National Congress of Indians, the Trail of Broken Treaties and the Bureau of Indian Affairs takeover, the Wounded Knee Occupation and the rise of the American Indian Movement.

When examining early American history it is commonplace, besides in higher academia, to avoid the nuances of native and colonizer relations. The narrative becomes one of defeat wherein the only interaction to occur is one of native American’s constant loss to white colonizers. It is not to say that the European colonizers didn’t commit genocide, destroy the land and fabric of countless cultures, but rather when looking at history it is important to take a bottom’s up approach to storytelling. We must examine in what ways the native Americans fought English colonization, not just through war, but also through the legal system that was established after the area was colonized.

All things considered, we believe that ones culture may or may not inform the way he or she views others and the world around them. Some people do let their culture inform the way he or she views others and the world around them as shown in the story "An Indian Fathers Plea" by Robert Lake. Though many people do not let their culture inform the way he or she views others and the world around them as shown in the story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker with Dee straying from how she was raised. Yet those are just a few people who do or don't let their culture inform them about the world or others. Everyone is different and people should understand that yes some people do use their culture for information about things, but many people this days

A society in which every denomination and religious following can live together in harmony is something that, if thought about over 100 years ago, would seem like a joke. Baptists, puritans, Anglicans, Lutherans, all came seeking to recreate themselves in a land that was still taking shape. Those that came to this new world, felt a certain disconnect whether it be at home, work, or in many cases religion. America, or this new world, seemed, rather appeared to be the perfect haven for those seeking a new start.

Confrontations and conflicts between White American and Native American during the late eighteen hundreds become increasingly one sided. From ritual practices and beliefs to land ownership and government policy; Native Americans and there white contour parts differed greatly. Between 1865 to 1900 the "White man" and Native American relationships in western United States could be characterized as a horrible and miss leading rampage of white man destroying foreign customs and peoples. In 1862 Congress had granted western settlers their two greatest wishes, the Home Stead Act, promising ownership of 160 acre tract of public land to a citizen or head of a family who had resided on/ or

It has been said time and time again that actions define man, but how can one begin to reify such an abstract concept, when actions alone are merely only a facet of the definition of what it means to be human. Nature does not uphold limitations during our existence, as such it is unnatural for one human to limit the freedom of another. To be human also means to have the ability and possibility to learn, experience, digest, and create. As social creatures, it also means to empathize and to love. Finally, and maybe most importantly to fight, for ourselves, for our beliefs, and to protect the exploited and oppressed. Both William Apess, in his essay titled "An Indians Looking-Glass for the White Man”, and Benjamin Banneker’s letter to Thomas Jefferson,

Sherman Alexie’s novel Flight explores the Native American spirit quest of a half Indian foster child. Alexie brilliantly invites readers into the mind of a cynical fifteen-year-old who calls himself Zits. Zits uses humor, violence, and shock value to cope with how he has been treated by his absent father and the foster system. Zits’ uses his vocabulary as a defense mechanism which reveals how comfortable he feels in various situations. The following paragraphs analyze how Zits’ speech patterns provide insight to how he feels about certain characters and situations.

Another issue facing today’s Americans is the idea of “Christian privilege”. I do not deny that there are some privileges to being a Christian, but I also feel strongly about showing both sides of the proverbial coin. There are also notable “non-Christian privileges”. By non-Christian, I am encompassing Muslim, atheist, and most other religions, as this is my

on his students, like Plato, for any detailed knowledge of his methods or ways of thinking. One of the early dialogues

For centuries, laws were concealed by Christianity. Indian tribes, found in America, was believed to be "heathens", for they were the remaining who did "not paying homage to God" (Miller 5). The parochial "found it necessary to deny any other sect "or freedom (Miller 5). The only way to lest being "defiled and corrupted by wrong ways" of the Indian Tribes was to persecute them. The parochial was contrived of highly ranked church figure's executive decisions such as the persecution of "these heathens" (Miller 5). The families of these grand societal people were closely viewed, because their judgment was credible in church and other establishments. During this time, anything "dark and threatening" such as the Indian tribes and witchcraft

Religions have been around for many thousands of years. Catholicism is one of the largest religions in the world. India is a country in Asia, and is a little bigger than Texas, but has over 2 billion people. A 2001 survey showed there to a little over “24 million Christians” in India (Christianity). This topic was appealing to me because I had lived in a boarding school in India from fourth grade to sixth grade. I had seen the effects of this religion on the people and how they reacted towards change. I had seen how people adapted to the religion and how people put down the religion turning to other religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. I can relate to these people because

If the United States were to adopt a Communist government, it would be a better country. If Americans were to dispose of religion, they would be content people. If Richard Wright were to complete an assignment regarding the context of his novel, Native Son, the aforementioned arguments would be his focus. Wright, like all Marxists, believes that religion is “the opiate of the masses,” providing a surreal dream world with negative side effects. The representation of organized religion in Native Son supports Wright’s highly atheistic, Communistic views and his aspirations for the United States. By negatively using conventional religious symbols, such as the cross, prayer, God,

Meanwhile the articles “Multicultural community organizing: a strategy for change”by Gutierrez, Lorraine and “Multiculturalism and "American" religion: the case of Hindu Indian Americans” by Kurien, Prema relates to each other on the perspective of the voices of those within the multicultural community and what the disadvantages are living in a society that has not completely conformed to different cultures and religions. For example in "American" religion: the case of Hindu Indian Americans” Kurien touched bases on how Hindus were treated so unfairly that it was time for them to speak up so they wrote a letter to the president at time saying “ Hindus are very much a part of our nation…….. Hindus are a peace-loving people. We never