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    The Dawes General Allotment Act was made to create the great symbol of the United States just hours after the Declaration of Independence was written. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson began preparing to a one of a kind, national seal. The seal went through three stages of designs in early 1782 before the fourth was chosen in 1782. A second and third committee made designs for the seal along with Charles Thompson. The first three designs played a part in the fourth design that combined

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    Uncivilized Throughout the course of history there are have been many stereotypes regarding Indigenous peoples. One of the most significant stereotypes regarding Native Americans is that they are “uncivilized” humans, or to some even, subhuman. To the European explorers and settlers Civilization was classified as being Christian and following the Christian way of life. Anything else that was worshiped besides God was deemed demonic and evil. Another crucial point of being civilized, was following

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    A history of struggle and isolation from the rest of society has led to the deterioration of Native American cultures and customs and to their rising levels of unemployment, poverty, and crime on reservations. The United States government has had a major role in the coming about of the struggles that persist for Native Americans to this day. As crime and poverty grip the Sioux tribe, they will continue to lose their traditional culture and move farther from who they once were as a people. I will

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    B.H. Roberts quotes Lieutenant-Colonel P. St. George Cooke: “The Lieutenant-Colonel commanding congratulates the Battalion on their safe arrival on the shores of the Pacific ocean, and the conclusion of their march of over two thousand miles. History will be searched in vain for an equal march of infantry.”1 Roberts goes on to say that “the only other historical marches that are comparable with the Mormon Battalions’ march are Xenophon’s and Doniphan’s, the former in ancient, the latter in modern

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    In a novel by Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, important issues are brought to light, such as poverty, racism, alienation, and more, with little to no sugar coating. It is a one of a kind novel due to the vivid descriptions and sense of humor that give a first-person perspective on the life of a teenage Indian struggling through life and pushing past all odds in search of success. This book focuses on a small isolated reservation in Wellpinit Washington. As it brings

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    Native American Racism

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    Native American racism has long been going on in the United States and is still prevalent to this day. The actions on the part of the people and government of the United States against the Native Americans has had a lasting effect on Native Americans. From the beginnings of the the United States, the U.S. government has pushed Native Americans off of their land to make way for white settlers and manifest destiny. The reservations that Native Americans were pushed onto have some of the lowest living

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    condemnation of Mrs. Jackson's books to say they are sentimental. That is merely a statement of their limitation” (281, Nevins). In order appeal to white audiences, Jackson isolates Ramona and Alessandro from their Native American identities. Richard Henry Pratt states that “all the Indian there is in the race should be dead. Kill the Indian in him, and save the man” (Senier, 375). This terrifying idea is somewhat exemplified in Ramona. Despite Helen Hunt Jackson’s best intentions, Native American identity

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    schools for Native American students. According to writer, Walter C. Fleming the first boarding school was founded on October 6, 1879 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania known as, Carlisle Indian Industrial School (Fleming, 2003). The founder, Captain Richard Henry Pratt, believed the pure goal for implementing the boarding school was to “Kill the Indian and save the man,” and that is exactly what they did (Fleming, 2003). America has taken actions and made legislation that doesn’t take in effect the values

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