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    As seen throughout the assigned readings and videos from this semester, for many cultures and religions, the death of an individual is not quite the end. There are still many things done after the death, from preserving the body to never even mentioning that deceased individual’s name again. Life styles tend to influence death styles. Religious beliefs are the primary way to understand how societies frame the explanation, grief management and societal impact of the loss of an individual. In the case

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    Candelyn Kitchens Courtney Luman English Ⅱ 15 November 2016 Oklahoma Land Run Oklahoma was once referred to as the “Unassigned Lands” (Fugate,138). This land was land inside Indian Territory that had not been claimed by one of the tribes (Hoig). Whites believed they were entitled to this land and wanted to get the statement across that America is a “white man’s country” (Dorman, 38). Immediately after Benjamin Harrison, the United States of America’s president at the time, announced the land

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    grenville dodge a hero of the union army took control as the chief engineer of the company (history.com). The union started to move north in 1866. Native american began to attack the workers including member of the sioux, arapaho, and cheyenne tribes (history.com). In 1865 charles crooker began to hire chinese laborers (history.com). About 50,000 chinese immigrants were living on the west coast (history.com). Chinese people were referred as inferiors due to racism (history.com). Both

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    the scalps of my ancestors” and “Human hearts beat under our skins. “People should wake up and see that this is offending people and understand their history and the reason why they want it changed ”A 70-year old who belongs to the Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee tribes said: ‘Our experience is completely the opposite of the Annenberg poll and this one. I just reject the whole thing.’” States article Dailymail.The name needs to be changed in order to show them and their culture respect, agree with

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    Territory changed drastically between 1865 and 1889, because of the “Second Trail of Tears”, the unrest of the Southern Plains tribes of western Indian Territory, and the impact of U.S. Polices on Indian Territory. The Indian Nations lost nearly half their land due to the Reconstruction treaties of 1866, which required the land lost to be used for resettlement of more Indian tribes. Indian populations within Indian Territory did not change much from 1865 to 1900, but the non- Indian populations soon

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    Soldiers from other tribes, including the Cheyenne, Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, and Yankton Sioux also were enlisted to communicate as code talkers. Previous to their arrival in France, the Germans had broken every American code, resulting in the deaths of many soldiers. However, the Germans never broke the Indians’ “code,” and these soldiers became affectionately known as “code talkers.” Later in the article, the author explains that for many years, the work of these tribes in the war was classified

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    The Sioux Nation is still around today, and they are still faced with similar challenges in life due to the lack of help from the government on the reservations. Ninety-seven percent of the population lives far below the U.S. federal poverty line with a median household income ranging between $2,600 and $3,500 per year. In the book Saga of the Sioux, the author discusses the different conflicts and themes the Native Americans dealt with over the years because of the westward expansion. In the nonfiction

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    due to the majority of native tribes allying with the British during the revolution. Once again giving the Americans another reason to detest the native Americans. Native Americans reached their breaking point when it finally came a time where the Americans to spread west during the manifest destiny period. This devastated and destroyed most native American tribes with only a few strong few tribes holding out in the Dakotas and Montana. After

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    the land was poor. The United States Government pushed the Native Americans to the coast. At first, they gave the Native Americans the Great Plains then realized that they could use it. The United States held a meeting with the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Sioux, and Crow tribes. They signed treaties with the Native Americans saying that if they moved they would give them more land that they could keep, they broke all of these treaties which angered the Native Americans. In 1830 Mexico closed its borders

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    Some of the reasons not only included physical mistreatment but also an ethical mistreatment of the Native Americans. European Colonists not only brought with them many different diseases that would later aid in the genocide of many Native American tribes, but also a mindset in which they felt superior to there Native neighbors. This feeling of superiority led to an outbreak of violence and many different civil wars. Due to the Native American and the Colonists irreconcilable

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