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    examples of resource warfare in the animal kingdom. Macaque monkeys, who largely reside in Asia and the Middle East, live in tribes that have an inner hierarchy, similar to some human tribal societies. Oftentimes, if one macaque tribe finds an area that would be beneficial to inhabit, with plentiful food sources, but another macaque tribe is already inhabiting the area, the two tribes will then engage in a turf war in which one

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    The Cherokee attempted to civilize to mirror their American counter parts in an attempt to elude they’re absolute removal. The Cherokee had faith in government, but did not calculate greed, bigotry and biased opposition from those who were overseeing they’re livelihood. The Cherokee had always opposed those who took to emigration, but soon after force the Majority were unwelcomed in a new society. The tribe, cooperated with British forces in hopes of maintaining their ancestral land. The Cherokee

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    oral tradition the Ho-Chunk originated at the Red Banks by Green Bay. These Red Banks are assumed to be a sight on the Door Peninsula. Their language is related to the Chiwere branch of Siouan, which includes the Iowa, Oto, and Missouria tribes. These tribes acknowledge having broken off from the Ho-Chunk and moving to the West. The meaning behind their name though is quite fascinating. It can either mean “big voice” or “big fish”. In this sense the word “big” means ancestral or primordial.

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    The Cherokee Indians were native far before any British settler arrived to North America. Yet the Cherokee Indians were still kicked out of their homes even though they had lived there for many centuries before the Americans. This journey for the Native Americans was known as the Trail of Tears. In my paper I will go over the average day of a Native American before they were moved, why some tribes were removed in 1830, and the aftermath the Trail of Tears had on the Cherokee Indians. For all of the

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    Introduction The Cherokee, a very large tribe, lived in the region of the Smokey Appalachians Mountains. The Cherokee were forced to relocate to the Appalachian Mountains after they were defeated at war by the Delaware. The tribe was divided into seven clans. The tribe’s men were not allowed to marry within there tribes, this was a great taboo in the Cherokee society. The seven tribes inhabited North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Virginia and Georgia. Once the man married he left his tribe and went

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    Trail of Tears was a tragic event, but was unavoidable due to the circumstances of the time. Many factors preceding the Trail of Tears have been proven to be catalyst for the tragic event. The Trail of Tears was when the United States Army forced the Cherokee indians from their home and made them move west of the Mississippi. There were people who were for the Trail of Tears and those who were not. Some factors which made the Trail of Tears inevitable were the growing population of America, the attitude

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    Native Americans in USA

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    the many Indian tribes of the past, none have been more interesting than the Cherokee Indian Tribe. The Cherokee Indians were originally located in the southeast United States (“Native American Culture”). This area included: the western sides of the Carolinas, the northern parts of Georgia and Alabama, southwest Virginia, and the Cumberland Basin. The Cherokee Indians have amazing art, dance celebrations, and a very vast and unique religious and spiritual belief system. The Cherokee Indians are very

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    (Rothenberg, pg. 149-150). The Cherokee Indians have faced their share of hardship and oppression, from mistreatment to starvation; they have overcome the oppression from the white man to live a full and prosperous life. Within the Cherokee Indians, there exists a subgroup, the Cherokee woman. I am going to talk at length about this group. There exist some similarities and some differences between my perception and upbringing of being a white woman and the Cherokee woman in regards to culture, cultural

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    very significant part of American history, whether you think it is right or wrong, it was a huge impact on the United States America. This movement particularly involves the Cherokee Indians. The Cherokee were removed forcefully, but also violently from their cherished lands. This obviously had a tremendous effect on the Cherokee and would change their entire culture forever. Everything for this great country of the United States of American came at the expense of a lot of innocent people and the Trail

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    Imagine moving into a home that is infested with mice. Anyone would do anything to get rid of the mice to protect their newly bought home. That’s what the Newly formed American nation experienced when they paid for and fought for the land that they acquired. Now imagine random strangers coming into a house that has been passed down from generation to generation. The strangers start bullying the family and tell them to do things. Then the strangers start fighting with each other and one comes out

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