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The Native American Fancy Shawl Regalia Why is being a fancy dancer such a big deal? This is the dance of the Native American Fancy Shawl. This dance interests a lot of people because many people do not believe that Natives exist, never have seen one dance, or even a fancy dancer dance before. “ This style of dance is the newest style of Native American dance there is.” In the early 1920’s,  Native American women started to dance the Fancy Shawl dance which was very uncommon. In the 1950’s, women

Today when American society and others societies around the world thinks about a Native American man, the images that comes up ranges from the figure of the Crazy Horse indian warrior man-a strong and aggressive man that when everything seems to be lost rides his horse over the hill and saves the day(Shook)-to the image of the Sitting Bull chief-a hero, a soldier and one of the best leaders of all time in Native American history, who lived his life fighting for the rights of his people and died

domestic violence committed on tribal lands. This right was a critical one to obtain. According to a 2010 national survey, Native American women living on tribal lands experience significantly high rates of interracial violence (Rosay). However, until the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) introduced Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction (SDVCJ), Native women’s legal options were severely limited. The implementation of SDVCJ has allowed 18 tribes to prosecute Non-Indian

securing a lot of land in the Midwest. Over the years Americans started to push and settle the new land, but when Manifest Destiny was preached throughout America expansion skyrocketed. People thought that God wanted them to go out, settle and work the land, and spread Christianity. This resulted in an increase of rights for women and profit for white men but also increased slave-permitting territory, caused the the mass movement of native Americans, and the almost stealing of land from the Mexicans

Every fall, Americans are excited by the return of cooler weather, changing leaves, seasonal lattes, and the endless possibilities for Halloween costume choices. Whether it be for attending a party, going trick or treating, or just handing out candy, a majority of Americans choose to dress up and celebrate the holiday. Choosing a Halloween costume used to be an untroubled task, yet it has become an increasingly difficult decision in recent years. In times of an “easily offended society,” choosing

Native American Ceramics In this essay, Native American ceramics have been selected to demonstrate how the classical forms have impressed our factual knowledge of Native Americans, moreover, how the classical forms have influenced the modern pottery that is produced today. Also, this essay will vaguely explore how the artist’s culture have shaped their ceramics. Seeing that fired clay is one of the only substances known to man whose consistent shape does not alter over time, researchers can apply

Causes of Progressive Native American Gender Roles During initial interactions with Native Americans, early European Americans often saw scenes such as Indian men sitting around their camps smoking, gambling, or cleaning their weapons while women harvested crops, cooked and created household items (Calloway 8). It was an understandable assumption for the transient observer then, that in Native American society men held an immense amount of power while women obeyed. However, beneath the patriarchal

1) OUTLINE: I. Topic sentence. Manifest destiny and westward expansion was a tremendous key component to the growth of the nation economically because of the impact it had on native americans, women empowerment, and expanding the population of the country. II. Significance of topic. Americans looked towards the western lands as an opportunity for large amounts of free land, for growth of industry, and pursue the manifest destiny. III. List of evidence related to topic. The railways

The Native Americans and Europeans had many influences that affected their outlook when they first encountered one another. These influences have different stories and views that pertain to the origin of life and how the earth was created. For example the Native Americans had stories that were passed down from generations that would be reshaped in different tellings. On the contrary the European Christians obtained their stories from books that had been written in earlier years such as the bible

drinking among Native Americans/ Native Alaskan populations has taken a toll within this particular group of people. Alcohol was initially introduced to the Native American culture by white settlers who had arrived from Europe. Soon after the settler’s arrival, alcohol became a commodity used for trade with Indians for their crops. Alcohol prior to this introduction was not widely used but, this however made alcohol prevalent with Native people and it soon became customary among Native tribes. Alcohol