The Misunderstanding About Native Americans And Americans

different cultural values, ethnic backgrounds, as well as the physical appearances. Although it is 21st century, the racism problem still happened everywhere. “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” by Sherman Alexie is a story about a man who is a native American. He goes to 7-11 to buy a Creamsicle when it is three in the morning. However, as he enters the store, the cashier is frightened of him because of his dark skin. Afterwards, he teases the cashier as he checks out, playing on the man’s

talked about Native Americans. I don’t know so much about this culture. However, I was shocked when I learn that many Native Americans overcome with despair. Also, how this caused limited education, unemployment, and suicide. Learning about Native Americans culture make me wants to read more about this culture. I totally agree with the book that to understand the problem started we must understand the culture. I learn how Native Americans culture are different. The historical story about religions

Native Americans centered their lives on nature, on the land, and on their tribes. They were a horticultural group, very talented at farming. They lived off the land, cared for it, and believed that if they did good by it, it would be good to them. The Natives had an organized political system, with the tribal chief at the head. They looked after their tribe members, took care of one another, and were, in a sense, an extended family. Their “government”, if it can be considered such, was representative

Mascots: An honor or an insult? The idea of using Native American names and images in sports has been a topic of public controversy in the United States since the 1960’s. Sports mascots that continue to promote racial, cultural, or bias slurs should be changed so that racial discrimination can be stopped and everyone can be treated equally/fairly. In today’s society, there is no room for racism or stereotypes especially in sports; an activity that is supposed to bring people together to support

1. Describe how each of the following native populations created distinct and complex societies by adapting to and transforming their diverse environments. A. American Southwest The people on this land were called the Anasazi. They developed an area called Chaco canyon. This was built of logs and adobe. But after a long drought, the Anasazi abandoned Chaco Canyon. Then the decedents of the Anasazi were the ones who built the cliff dwellings. B. Great Basin The great basin had a land of great environmental

When looking at the history of white Americans encroaching on native land, it is often easy for us to forget that Native Americans had allies that worked to prevent any further loss of land at the hands of white Americans. Fortunately, newspaper editorials allow us to recognize those who worked diligently to raise awareness about and prevent the removal of Native Americans, specifically Cherokees in this case, from their own territories. Although newspapers give us the ability to understand varying

v=qIIjqG_QIVY Being Native American: the struggles and the benefits The video presented the interview of many young Native Americans about their struggles and the benefits of being Native Americans. All of the young Native Americans in the interview love and are proud of their cultures. They all went and lived in schools that were outside the communities to get higher education. However, when they came back to their own communities, they had hard times to adapt to their own original cultures (Native Americans)

The Unjustified Removal of Native Americans In The United States "I don 't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves."- John Wayne. Even though John Wayne was greatly mistaken, he is entitled to his opinion. There are also others like John Wayne who feels this way towards Native Americans. However I am not one of those people who agree with John Wayne. The

but so do African Americans. The hate experienced by both races leads, inevitably, to the distorted view of oneself. In conclusion, the connections between “The School Days of an Indian Girl” and Du Bois’s double consciousness is strong. The young girl develops a lack of self-image because she is torn between two worlds. However, she is forced to conform to one identity throughout the story. Opposed to Du Bois’s belief that one can become both an African American and an American over time. Even with

The author of the book, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures, Anne Fadiman exhibits a story about the collision between two cultures and the way things affected the character’s lives. The main character, Lia, is found grasped in a dilemma within her family’s culture and the American lifestyle. Since a baby, Lia suffered form epileptic seizures, which were viewed as a positive trait for the Hmong community; those people who