I Am A Native Of North America Analysis

The story Freedom Walkers talks about how racism was bad back then and how African Americans were treated poorly i feel like why would someone treat somebody bad just because of the color or nationality it’s rude how people talk about you just because that’s how you look. Also in the story it talked about how African Americans had to be in the back and whites in the front now to me that is cruel and anybody should sit where they wanna sit not where someone else wanted them to sit. In the story it stated that black people had to take a test but whites didn’t and even if the blacks were so smart and intelligent it didn’t matter they didn’t pass because the white people rigged the test so that they wouldn’t pass if you have the ability to be

In my own family, many of the traditions we continue to celebrate and do would not have been passed on if it was not for the closeness of our family. My mother can make many native foods from growing up around her grandmother such as traditional Creek Fry bread; things that I know I will one day pass on to my children. I can still remember my great grandmother teaching my sister and I how to do traditional basket weaving, a tradition still taught in classes at the Creek Nation today. "Basket-weaving is one of the oldest known Native American crafts" and shows the diversity of tribes as the different styles of basket-weaving are still present today (Lollman). If families did not pass on our heritage, many of our native songs and dances performed at powwows would not be around to see or reenact today. Ultimately all of the traditions we have today would not be here if it was not for the families passing their knowledge and memories down.

The autobiography of Nate Shaw while hard to read due to what I would call old southern slang was interesting but saddening as well. Emancipation was intended to give the black man his freedom, but this was not accomplished with the mere passing of a law. It would take many years and many lives lost before progress would be made that would make a difference.

Heritage can help to us to understand how humble we are. Every person has a different heritage. It all depends on our religion or of our ancestors. For me my heritage is very important because I know where I come from and also to pass all my traditions down to my sons, or the new members that came into my family. Culture is the one my parents have given me and so on because to them it was passed on by my grandparents and my great-grandparents. It is very important for each generation to know where you come from and that is something that is for the next generation

The first statement is to maintain, protect, and nurture our culture and spiritual and historic values. Traditions are the main thing that keep their culture alive. That is why the stories are encouraged to be passed on and the education of the tribe needs

Going from an average slave to one of the most famous African Americans in history this is the story of Harriet Tubman. She took a stand against one of the most dangerous things to happen in United States history. So next time you hear something about her just ask yourself would you have done the same thing for hundreds of

As a result of many deaths traditions tend to get lost in the bad times of these deaths. A lot of cultural knowledge is lost since most adults and elders are leaving the world. Some traditions like making a proper funeral is important since they strongly believed in that sort of stuff. In most of the American Indian cultures, healing was a part of their religious ceremonies. When they failed to cure the European diseases there was a lot of faith in the traditional Indian spiritual ways was lost. Lots of Native Americans started to lose faith in what they believed in their whole life. Some Indians began to rethink and they said it must be the power of their religion that saved most of them.

Although this may be true to an extent, our culture moulds us into respectable and responsible human beings. Traditions link us to the past generations of our family and give us a better understanding of our culture in general. As easy as it seems at times, to ignore where you come from and change who you are, it takes a proud person to be proud of their culture and therefore find their place.

The significance of oral tradition and folklore in history is the history behind every folklore they didn 't just wake up one day with the idea they were made throughout time

Cultural traditions represent a conceptual piece of our culture; tradition is passed down from generation to generation which brings families and communities together for holidays, birthdays, and many other celebrations; sharing a tradition with different people give them an insight of how others live. As Lisa Rathje mentioned in her article Shaping Community, she stated: “The role of tradition in fostering one’s own cultural identity and in strengthening the networks of our many communities is demonstrated throughout Making It Better”(Shaping Community, Pg.3). Without tradition within a culture, society wouldn’t be able to separate themselves from the norms. Society wouldn’t be able to identify themselves and show people how they are different

what traditions would we like to carry with us into the future? For example, I have two cultures, but can I only choose one of them? I don,t know because, we don,t know anything about what is going to happen in our future. Anyway, I think I am going to keep both cultures because I love the Norway culture and the Pakistani culture. So it is very difficult for me to choose one of them.

This topic is about the believes and the traditions. It’s important to know the beliefs and the traditions of who ever came before us because then we can all be different from different people.

Traditions are really important in my family it brings us all together in a fun way. One of my families many traditions is on the Fourth of July we have a big party for my mom’s side of the family. We get together and we have hot dogs, burgers,and chips. We play volleyball, kickball ,and talk till it’s dark then set off fireworks.

Oral tradition is important for the growth of a community because without it, certain knowledge about past happenings or events would be lost. Without the oral tradition, culture would be less exhaustive. People would walk around with only knowing the life they live that exact day. Their knowledge of the culture they live in would be less profound.

This is my relation and reflection on to of the text I have read.First I want to answer the question what could happen if we ignore the past?Also the question Why is important to know beliefs and traditions?So when you read this I will be answering all of those questions in my writing.