American Indian Immigration

The United States experienced major waves of Immigrants during the War time and the 1800’s and early 1900’s. 25,000 Asian Immigrants went to California for a gold rush and migrated there by the 1850’s. A lot of Immigration had to do with slaves and such. During the 1890’s Central, and Eastern Europe came to America, so did the Italians and Jews. The start of Immigration was different from today’s time. Back then people who migrated to the United States was easy.

Furthermore, South-Asian American presence began to flourish in America within the 1800s, and today South Asians are one of the fastest growing immigrant groups in the United States ("An Introduction To South Asian American History").The countries: India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, and Afghanistan constitute the South Asian region. Although today Asian American communities are fast growing, they have endured many struggles

Over time many factors have been a part of molding the immigration policy that we know and hold true to. Not just one argument caused the view we see threw when pondering immigration, but many have settled their opinions into our policy. One of the many arguments used was the argument against the Chinese and how they were so-called dangerous. Horace Davis states, “The experience of other nations who have permitted Chinese immigration and showed you that wherever it has been allowed the same unvarying features mark their presence, and that after centuries of contact with other people in the islands of the East Indies their race peculiarities are just distinct as they are today in California; so that our only hope lies in a law restricting their

During the period between 1850 and 1900, there were conflicting ideas toward Native Americans. There were two contradictory impulses that were designed to fight “the Indian problem”; one desire was to commit violence upon Native Americans, including massacre, rape, and forced removal, and another was a paternalistic approach of forced assimilation. Many, including the Bureau of Indian Affairs, adopted an assimilation policy, especially through the creation of Native American boarding schools. Their policy was to “kill the Indian, save the man,” to eradicate all Indian cultures and force them into white American life. However, happening during the same time as this policy, many people had the goal of murdering Indians, examples including the

She explains her thesis by stating “Others who write stories of migration often talk of arrival at a new place as a loss of communal memory and the erosion of an original culture. I want to talk of arrival as a gain,” (360). The key points of the text include Mukherjee describing her transition between Calcutta and the United States, and what it means to be and American and how culture influences that aspect. The information in the text is significant; the people of America are a part of a melting pot, sometimes it is hard for them to find the distinction between American culture and their own. The information in Mukherjee’s story is clear and specific, unbiased, and is relevant to the purpose of the story. I believe Mukherjee has achieved her purpose of informing her audience about cultural differences; she presents certain strengths and weaknesses within the text.

The author believes the Indian New Deal will provide the Indians with new found benefits, many of which had been taken away from them by the government. The greatest benefit that the Indian New Deal would bring is the restoration of land. The Indians have been removed from their homes without a real excuse, and having their land back would be great. The New Deal would also prohibit the selling of land, making “Indian-owned land into tribal or community ownership”. With their land back the Indians would also free themselves from the suppression of their religious and social customs. This would all result in the benefit of self-government for the Indians with federal supervision, and if they prove being capable of self-government it could lead advancements in citizenship and their rights.

How Federal Indian policy impacted Native Americans, their economic independence, and their way of life during the latter half of the 1800s's. The white settlers wanted to conquer Indian Territory and railroads started into Indian lands. Ranchers, farmers, and more motivated disadvantaged Native Americans of their broken treaties and force them to move to a new territory. The reservation system and the government policy to Americanize Native Americans. Wardship and Reform, because the tribes moved to reservations to finding federal policies lacking to meet their needs. Of course by “changed their age-old cultural and subsistence practices and chained them to a life of poverty and isolation”. And to consider to destroy the reservation system

“No, I am not the guilty one here and should be called a criminal. The white race of American is the criminal for the destructions of our lands and my people.” Leonard Peltier is an imprisoned Native American who is considered by Amnesty International and the National Congress of American Indians, a “political prisoner” who should be “immediately and unconditionally released.” Leonard Peltier was a leading member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) an activist group and an organization, which seek to encourage and defend Native American Indian rights during a period of intense conflicts in the 1970s. On June 26, 1975, a confrontation involving AIM members and FBI agents occurred that led to the death of two federal officers Ronald Williams and Jack Coler. On June 1, 1977 Leonard Peltier was sentenced to two life terms for the deaths of two FBI agents. To this day, the Peltier case has been saturated in secrecy. Although he never denies he was there when the shooting happened, he always insists he never killed the FBI agents.

Caused the Indian population to move to the Indian Territories (Oklahoma). Indirectly caused almost 12.5% of the Indians to die while they were migrating to the West. Caused the Indians to lose their valuable lands and lose their houses,crops, and location that had a spiritual significance to them.The Indians were being pressured from both state and federal government which caused many conflicts with the Indians and started the Seminole war, and the Supreme court case of Nations vs Georgia, and Worcestor vs Georgia. This also caused many Christian missionaries to protest since many were teaching these Indians about the Christian religion. Allowed the Americans to obtain valuable Indian lands, and settle

From the time the first colonies were settled in America, relations between the Native American Indians and white settlers ranged from respected friends to hated enemies. Into the 1800s, Americans who were still in competition with the Indians for land and resources considered them to be uncivilized and barbaric. But many Americans admired the Indians and valued their contributions to American history and culture. These people hoped that with time the Indians could be peaceably assimilated into American society.

The American Indian Movement or “AIM” is a civil rights organization founded in 1968 to encourage determination among Native Americans and establish international recognition of their treaty rights. The movement was all about peace and standing up for civil rights in the Native Americans own way. Native Americans were not given adequate housing, people without electricity and plumbing. According to Bill Means, the money was not properly being used for healthcare and education for the Native Americans.

During their time rehabilitating there were some things to iron out, such as the struggles of fitting in, within both the short story and the forced assimilation of American Indians. While American Indians were in school teachers had wanted knowledge to be an Indian’s best weapon. Teachers thought that having the power of knowledge would help them get better jobs furthermore helping them adapt. Meanwhile at St. Lucy’s the girls were treated with rules gradually developing as the girls moved from stage to stage. Within each stage of the girl’s training there was a visible reaction for most girls, this gradual development would better prepare the girls for the outside world. Back with the American Indians, which had to get their haircut and

There alot of romanticized assumptions on this thread. There is no conclusive evidence that the colonists assimilated with the Native tribes. This evidence along with oral history is very problematic. First one would have to re examine known history as well as look through the understanding of both the tribes and the colonists.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 26.6 % of single race American Indians and Alaska Natives were living in poverty in 2015, the highest rate of any race group (American Indians By The Number). This statistic is even more surprising when informed the Indian Reservations are managed by the Federal Government. The Indian Removal Act, Federal Trust Doctrine and Reservation Period played a major role in current Native American economics. These historical policies were designed over 200 years ago to prevent Native American prosperity and they need to be eliminated.

Indian students, “American Indian respondents tended to view the Fighting Sioux nickname/logo as not honoring University of North Dakota or the Sioux people” (LaRocque, McDonald, Weatherly, & Ferraro, 2011 p. 3). This proves that there is a huge negative connotation associated with these school mascots and according to American Indians themselves, they are not pleased with the current situation. It is important to realize the majority of people claiming that they are honoring the American Indian tribes are not American Indians and should not have a say in the matter of honor.