Taos Pueblo

While on this expedition, Onate’s second in command, Don Juan de Zaldivar Onate and ten other soldiers were killed by the Pueblo Indians. Wanting revenge for the death of his second in command, Onate wrote instructions on how to punish the entire Pueblo tribe. His plan was to capture all the Pueblo Indians, burn down their homes and kill all the men of fighting age. To make sure the rest of the tribe understood who was in charge and complied with their orders

Dao is about balance and harmony. It's about avoiding the extremes. There would have to have been Daoist assassins, according to the rules set by the Dao, if there were no assassins, then the Dao would be unbalanced. Since Dao is about balance and harmony, one cannot exist without the other. If there are life givers, then there would have to be life takers. Daoism teaches that the universe is a balance of opposites: male and female, light and dark, low and high. In each case, opposing forces should

The cause of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 has brought up a substantial amount of controversy between historians. Several historians took the preserved historical documents and gathered information from oral history to try and piece together the reason why the Pueblos revolted to begin with. Some historians point to religion as the sole cause, while others say it required the right leader, and still others point to the racial segregation and mixture of the Pueblos and Spanish blood as the cause of the

of Isleta Pueblo in the 19th Century exhibit was reflected everything that was covered in anthropology class, such as the influence of imperialism taking over Native American culture and society. “This exhibition, organized by the Pueblo of Isleta, tells the story of life on the Isleta Indian Reservation in the 19th century and its lasting effects on life today.” The Smithsonian press release explain that “In 1881, the railroad companies forcibly took land in the center of Isleta Pueblo in the Rio

La discriminación en nuestra sociedad mexicana A lo largo de la historia de nuestro país, generaciones de pueblos indígenas han sufrido algún tipo de abuso, injusticia, atropello, maltrato o segregación. Este trato de desigualdad ha sido a consecuencia de su físico y del color de su piel. Analizar la discriminación existente actual en nuestro país, nos permite entender que ésta puede llegar a afectar, limitar, y deteriorar interna y económicamente al ser humano, ya que es un elemento que genera

The Nature of Daoism Daoism is an ancient Chinese philosophy, which was later converted into a religion, that was founded by Laozi. Its basic teaching is that earth, heaven, and people should follow the Dao, or “the way of nature,” in other words, living in harmony. Daoism is a polytheistic religion meaning that there are many gods, or deities. Chinese society was shaped by Daoism because it changed people’s perspective on life. They viewed life as accepting and humble, and they focused on bettering

The Kikongo word nommo means “makes things live as what they are: man or tree or animal” and “word” (Kingsolver 209). Adah explains that it’s as if something isn’t worth anything until it is named. Like a life isn’t anything until there is a name to it. It differentiates people. Therefore, it helps Adah understand that she isn’t the same as her twin sister, even if they are twins. They came from the same mother, egg, and stomach. However, that doesn’t make them the same. They’re individual humans

was most definitely hellish by description, but had a certain form of beauty not seen anywhere else. This beauty was the driving force that attracted the seasoned frontiersman and explorer to the small town of Taos, New Mexico. It was here he built his permanent home (Weiser). The town of Taos was small in size but big in heart. Each citizen did their part, causing the tiny community

East Asian culture brought to us three distinct and enlightening religions, Daoism, Confucianism, and Shinto. These religions are all very different and unique they have very unique ties that bind. Daoism and Confucianism were both brought into fruition during the Shang dynasty around 1600 to 1046 BCE in China (1) while Shinto is an ancient religion to which we do not have a defined date of conception. The most forward similarities Daoism, Confucianism, and Shinto share are State Cult, and ancestor

“The Last Conquistador” “The Last Conquistador” is a film that accurately represents how our society and government works. While the rich are sometimes ignorant, they are powerful leaving those in poverty with little to no power. While the Acoma Pueblo American community knew of a different side to Juan de Oñate, the rich knew only of his greatest accomplishments. Juan De Oñate was the “…conquistador who established the colony of New Mexico for Spain. During his despotic governorship, he vainly