Richard Henry Pratt

Fictitious First Contact In 1994 the film Star Trek: First Contact introduced a new threat to the United Federation of Planets – the Borg collective. The Borg is a cybernetic humanoid species with a single purpose, namely the accumulation of technology, rather than wealth, political expansion or social status. The Borg purpose is achieved through forced assimilation, a process which transforms individuals and technology into Borg humanoids, enhancing – and simultaneously controlling – individual

Prophet who participated in the resistance to American expansion. Tenskwatawa influence had spread very quickly so he established the core of his new faith in the center of Prophetstown in the Indiana territory. Tenskwatawa was able to convince William Henry Harrison (the Indiana territory governor) that his movement was friendly to the

Gabriella Rodriguez Lan History 21 History 21 Take-Home Midterm 1. Boarding schools for native americans began in 1860 on the Yakima reservation in the state of Washington. Herbert Welsh and Henry Pancoast created the boarding school, the goal of the boarding schools were to assimilate Indian tribes into mainstream of “the american way of life”. They thought using education would be their best tool to succeed this goal. They wanted the indian people to learn the importance of private property

Tribal sovereignty is a highly debated concept and an important aspect of Native American society. It refers to a tribe’s power to govern itself, manage its membership, and regulate tribal relations. As Joanna Barker stated, “Sovereignty carries the awful stench of colonization.” Tribal sovereignty must be traced to the beginning of colonization in North America. Colonizing nations asserted sovereignty over indigenous people and took away their independent status. The term “tribal sovereignty” carries

My rhetorical analysis evolves around the life changing assimilation of a Native American young man named Luther Standing Bear, and his views on why Indian Education Should Not Destroy Indian Culture. By breaking down the assimilation process and looking at the way it transformed the life of the Indian people, you will have the opportunity to take a look at the life of an Indian from Luther Bear’s perspective. After evaluating his viewpoint, you will be able to choose if you side with his opinion

to have more power, land the Native Americans lived on, and when they refused to move a war was started following the trail of tears and reservation systems. This image demonstrates the large changes implemented by progressive reformers like Richard Henry Pratt as seen by the drastic difference in the appearance of the little boy. Muckrakers like Ida Tarbell and Jacob Riis push for a change through progressive reforms as seen by their published works that brought awareness to the many issues that

The Chiricahua named Chihuahua has a different opinion of their new home. Comparing their new home with that of their Fort Marion home He has this to say about it “We didn’t know what misery was until they dumped us in those swamps” Once again it would seem that the U.S. Government thought they knew what was best and were willing to do little the fact that it wasn’t. After being at this new site for only two years the Chiricahua were being decimated at an alarming rate of 25% mortality. After the

long history of philanthropy initiatives, awards, and recognitions however, this doesn’t erase his history of discrimination and prejudice. The Oxford English Dictionary's first recorded utterance of the word racism was by a man named Richard Henry Pratt in 1902. Pratt was critiquing the ideology against the indecencies of racial segregation. “Segregating any class

The Dawes Act of 1887 was one of the biggest debates in history after the Civil War. The plan was meant to help American Indians, but it had many flaws and downfalls that it hurt them more than it helped. The act, proposed by Senator Henry Dawes in 1887, granted plots of land of different sizes, depending on family rank and age, to Native Americans. It also made it possible for any Native American born in the United States a path to citizenship. It stated that all the Native Americans had to do was

Not only does this story explain why the crow is black, why it caws and why people don’t eat them, but also gives the origin of fire and explains the seasons. Morally the story shows the value of selfless acts. I also think that the fact that the animals are portrayed similarly to people (able to talk, worry, and act for the sake of others) allowed for the developed respect for the land and empathy for people as well as animals (Lenni Lenape Tribe, 2012). It is important to note here that it is very