Bad Indians Analysis

In American Indian Stories, University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London edition, the author, Zitkala-Sa, tries to tell stories that depicted life growing up on a reservation. Her stories showed how Native Americans reacted to the white man’s ways of running the land and changing the life of Indians. “Zitkala-Sa was one of the early Indian writers to record tribal legends and tales from oral tradition” (back cover) is a great way to show that the author’s stories were based upon actual events in her life as a Dakota Sioux Indian. This essay will describe and analyze Native American life as described by Zitkala-Sa’s American Indian Stories, it will relate to Native Americans and their interactions with American societies, it will

“Indians are like the weather.” With his opening words Vine Deloria Jr. sets up the basis for the rest of his witty yet substantial manifesto, Custer Died for Your Sins. The book, which describes the struggles and misrepresentation of the American Indian people in 1960s American culture, is written in a style that changes from ironic and humorous satire to serious notions, then back again. Through energetic dialogue that engages the reader in a clever and articulate presentation, Deloria advocates the dismissal of old stereotypes and shows a viewpoint that allows the general public to gain a deeper understanding of what it is to be an American Indian.

In this story, the writer Colin Calloway has completed a powerful work of choosing and performing a collection of addresses, words, documents, and designs that show force stories about the simple Indians in the 1800 's. His intro simply has exactly the correct level of knowledge and connects primary issues and events to the papers given in the book. In summary, a standard of how an intro should be made.

Deborah Miranda’s Bad Indians utilizes a unique blend of writing styles to piece together a clearer and more distinct view on the Mission system, Gold Rush, and settlement of California. Through this revolutionary collection of writing, we receive a detailed account of the treatment that California Indians had to endure during the Missionization era and are able to draw our own conclusions in regard to whether the missions were a positive or negative aspect of California history. Although Miranda’s ancestors suffered and survived horrible conditions, she, in my opinion, does not villainize the Mission system, but rather displays the facts as they are, therein allowing us to reach our own conclusions in relations to this history. Because there

Many cultural groups are entitled to maintain their traditional attitudes, values, and especially languages; the lack of educational achievement and improvement is sometimes caused by the problem of a different

Language has clearly become a powerful force in many countries where different communities actually want to split apart on the sole basis on the language they speak. An article about Spain’s language diversity explains how people feel so passionate about their native languages that the country had to create autonomous regions for each of the major languages, and people are still fighting to have their language become the dominant dialect (Berdichevsky 276). This is also seen repeatedly in America’s history where immigrants to the country struggle to keep their languages alive. These immigrants realize the important role that language plays in keeping a community together, and many immigrants from the same country will choose to live by each other in America and are resentful when they are forced to learn English. My own great-grandparents chose to live in an Italian neighborhood in Ohio when they first came from Italy so that their culture would not be lost. This allowed my grandma to learn Italian as well as English, and even though she was going to an English school she was still taught the morals of her culture because she was able to talk with the older Italian people who did not speak English. My grandma says that this has helped her throughout life because even though she lives in America she says, “I respect my Italian heritage,” and that it has helped “build my confidence” (12 April 2003).

I was born during the 1920’s in Southern Alberta Canada and Montana. My tribe and I lived there most of our lives. We are known as the Blackfeet tribe. When I was born my real name was “Pitamakan” and was given the nickname “Brown Weasel Woman”. My father was a very important warrior in the tribe and taught my how to fish and hunt by age 12. My mother was against the idea of me doing the things boys learn but, my father helped me learn. He eventually taught me how shoot my own buffalo. Later in my life, our camp was attacked by the Assiniboine and my father’s horse was shot down. I knew I had to save my father’s life so, I ran back on the field where I could get killed and saved his life. We celebrated my victory by singing the Victory Song

I think that you should not keep trying to tell Richard that the Indians are our allies. You should first try to confirm that the Indians are your allies, then tell Richard that they are helping you. One generalization why I agree that the Indians are allies because it could've been another tribe that attacked you. One reason why that they are trying to help you is because they gave you food and showed you their battle skills/combat moves. Another reason I think that the Indians are helping you is that they wouldn’t show you their battle moves if they are going to attack you. They also showed you around Virginia and how to fish and hunt. One reason why I think that the Indians might of attacked you is that they seem a little bit tricky. One

Our subject is an African American female. The historical roots of the African American family are in Africa and as a result the family can trace its origin to a distinct culture and society.

This reference looks at different stories that touch on Indians and the advancement of tribal law.

In chapters 8-10 in Tilley’s book Seeing Indians, the first page of this reading starts with a quote

How does religion affect people’s everyday lives when living under Islamic rule? In Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis, she discusses living in Iran after the Shah’s exile and when the new Islamic regime is implemented. Religion, primarily Islam, plays a significant role in the novel, and not only affects how people perform their religious acts, but also how they behave publicly. Religion has forced changes upon characters in the book and has made their interactions with each other mostly centered around their beliefs. Throughout the book, there is ample evidence of how religion has defined characters. Specific evidence is depicted through Satrapi’s growing rebellion, Marji, and her family feeling pressured to lie to the police and people around them, and citizens beginning to give up on religion and everything they believed in prior to the revolution.

Today we often read a book or YouTube a video to learn something new or to entertain ourselves but during the fifteenth century, technology did not exist and paper was considered a luxury. The Native Americans used to entertain themselves by passing around stories orally, called Indian folktales. The Native American folktales have different themes that portray different life lessons. The life lessons that will be covered in this essay will be having self discipline, knowing that every good thing comes to an end, and with every mistake there is a consequence.

8. What differences and similarities are there between the Indian and American families, between corresponding members of the two families (for example, Mama and Mrs. Potter), and between the their communities?

I had never given much thought to my family and its place in history before. Sure, I had heard small anecdotes about relatives in the past, but I was too young to fully understand and appreciate their importance. Now, after having the opportunity to further educate myself, I am able to understand my rich family history in the context of the twentieth century. Additionally, learning about the events that my relatives witnessed and faced allows me to appreciate the constructs I was born into at the turn of the twentieth century, and the sense of stability I have experienced throughout my life. I now know that not long ago my ancestors left Russia to come to the United States for more opportunities, and that my great grandfather helped support his family through the Great Depression and bravely fought in World War Two. Also, I learned more about my grandparents and their first hand accounts and the roles they played during twentieth century events like the Cold War and Vietnam War. The separate roles and stories come together to tell a grand narrative that explains how and why my family reached its place in history today.