Native American History And History

Studies suggest that over 20% of Americans experiencing anxiety and mood disorders have problems with substance abuse. The case study reveals that a 23 year-old Native American has been experiencing massive anxiety and mood disorders. Evaluation of the patient’s medical history and lifestyle further reveals an intake of marijuana and alcohol. Based on the patient’s history, his family is positive of lifestyle illnesses such as alcoholism, diabetes, and hypertension (Gibbs & Chapman-Novakofski, 2012). A critical analysis of the phenomenon is essential towards enhancing individuals’ knowledge on how to cope with ailments from negative lifestyles.

Culture, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary is stated as “The integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief and behavior that dpends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations. The customary beliefs, social forms and material traits of a racial, religious or social group. The set shared attitudes, values, goals and practices that characterizes an institution or organization. The set of values, conventions or social practices associated with a particular field, activity or societal characteristic.” Of these four definitions, I shall be focusing on the second one to discuss what makes up the culture of American Indians.The culture of the various tribes that made up the Native Americans is one of close knit families, highlyspiritual peoples and living together as one with the land they lived on. They believed in spirits, worshiping and honoring them. Some settled into single locations while others were nomadic, but all had a focus on working with the land around them. Because there are so many varying tribes that make up Native

Native American, or American Indians, have a rich culture comprised of struggle, strife and success. For this paper, i will discuss the Native American Culture and it's history.

Every country and nation has they own special festivals and music, and Native American is no exception. First, the native music related many aspects such as ritual, life and work. They like to combine music with dance, and the Native American music always created rich percussion instruments. For example, the hand drum, log drum, water drum and rattle, etc. Powwow is an important festival and ritual for the Native American, and it is a symbol for the tradition culture of Native Indians. Powwow, is a social gathering by the Native American tribes, and they singing and dancing. Powwow is not only a method that the Native American expresses the enthusiasm of the life and peace, but also enhances the sense of identity and cohesion. Hence,

After the arrival of the Spanish into the New World,the Native Americans lives changed drastically during the 15-16th hundreds. It brought major changes,politically,socially,and economically. The Natives were obviously vulnerable and submissive towards the Spanish.These events that I’m going to talk about shaped and changed the lives of many of Native Americans.It's the most unforgettable history of all times because it was the most unbelievable story.

Our history is written by the winners of the bloody, and merciless battles that shaped our country. The hate that has slaughtered thousands of people, is also the hate that has made our country the beautiful tragedy it is today. We all know the history of how Christopher Columbus came to the native land, named the people here indians because he thought he was in the Indi mountains and brought disease and colonists to the land to make it part of spain.

Indian remains were used as souvenirs in past events. American viewed the remains as a prize to show their strength as a nation. They showed the body parts of Indians as one would do in a museum. However, the body parts weren’t retrieved in a moral way, but rather taken from graves. This violation happens in America, when Indian graves were disturbed with soon after the Europeans arrived in the country. If this act took place shortly after arriving, then you could come to the conclusion that the Europeans did this sort of act before, and it wasn’t a moral dilemma for them. Later, the graves of tribe leaders were dug up in the center of the United States. The remains of these Indian leaders were put on exhibit. The disruption of Native Indians

James K. Polk offered Mexico 30 million dollars for the land, but Mexico turned it down. Polk then moves troops into a disputed zone between the Rio Grande and the Nueces Riverto. Mexico still upset about Texas, responds by sending troops out and it results in the loss of 12 U.S. soldiers. Polk uses this and gets Congress to sign off on a war and in the course of two years proceeds to defeat Mexico. It ends with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed February 1848, which essentially was the submission of all land north of the Rio Grande to the U.S. The U.S. erased Mexico’s debt to them, which was about 3 million dollars and proceeded to give Mexico 15 million dollars for the land now acquired. This land would later be known as Texas (who

In the beginning the settlers created the heavens and the earth. For, America was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the continent. Or was it? Why is it that people automatically assume that America started when the settlers arrived, and that there was nothing before? Sure we can read the cute Native American mythology, but aside from that we don’t talk about America before the settlers. Would you like to hear more about the settlers, how America was before they arrived, and are you willing to learn of the holocaust that our history books aren’t willing to tell us about? Good, then keep reading.

Seeking tradition and spirituality has always been prime through the course of this life. Believing and finding truths of the spirt realm’s unknown gives comfort while living. With so many people coming and settling in America, there begins to be a shift of different religions and spiritual practices emerging. America's founders established a civilization that would embrace the differences that countless cultures would bring to the United States. But here lies the challenges with this concept. It has been hard even in the late 1800s when the Native Americans did not want to conform to new Christianity; it created a rift that is still president here today with not only the natives but different cultures and ethnic backgrounds. In an article

The Native American people were a humble and self-sustaining race that was taken advantage of and exploited for their generosities. You will see that the Europeans will maneuver and essentially take a land inhabited by Native Americans by a series of actions that took place in the late 1400s to the late 1770s. Europeans will display acts of what seem to be kindness but is just a an act that in turn will weaken the Native American people.

Native Americans did not write down or record their history, so we have to find out about their past in other ways. They used games, myths, dance, and impersonation to teach the children of their history and ways of life. Their storytelling was filled with family, heritage and stories of the earth.

Native Americans are the original inhabitants of the West, and have played an important role in Western history and continue to do so in today’s society. Their role has changed many times over, both good and not so good, and most of the time it was not in their favor. The Indians were descendants of ancient hunters that migrated from Asia to America thousands of years ago, and the differences between the Natives and Europeans are monumental. From the Natives lack of individual ownership of land to their religious belief that human beings shared a kinship with all other living things, one can see that the clash between these two cultures was inevitable. But, nonetheless, Native Americans had an enormous impact on the history of America.

While reading the text given for this week’s journals, I felt like the discoveries that were made hundreds of years ago that society has put into history books, has actually failed all together. These readings have been giving me the urge to email my high school history teachers and ask them why they didn’t shed more light on the all perspectives of every documented and textbook-worthy moment in history? I’ve always believed in perspective, but I guess I haven’t had a real dose of it, in terms of history until now.

We have been tracking on this expedition for four months now, and we have found friendship in the natives. In fact, many of them are helping us, and, dare I essential to our expedition. There have been a few altercations, but they all have been easily resolved. For example, in September, we came across the Teton Sioux tribe. They are nomadic and warlike, even so, we were going to treat them in the friendliest manner possible.