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Native American Adoptions, 2004.
Looks at the arguments against cross-racial adoptions.
897 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper looks at the controversy of cross-racial adoptions. In particular, the paper looks at the arguments posed by Native Americans that oppose the adoption of Native American children by Caucasians.
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"The issue of cross-racial adoptions, where parents of one race adopt a child from another race, has been controversial for some time. Both African-Americans and Native Americans point to abuses in the history of the United States. They often feel that Caucasian parents should not raise children of their race. The difficulty is that there are more children of color to be adopted than there are parents of the same race ready, able and willing to adopt them."
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Tribal Lands, 2004.
A look at the fight that Native-Americans have to put up regarding ownership of natural resources on their lands.
987 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper is based on the importance of conserving the tribal lands and how much pressure is on some tribal lands to give up their natural resources. This paper then covers the reasons why it is important to conserve the tribal lands and what culture and heritage the lands carry forward.
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"The legacy of Native Americans is one of the most important heritages of American history and culture. Native Americans have traditionally had a land-based culture. Their land is their prime resource and fulfills a further objective of promoting their heritage and culture. Therefore, the importance of conserving the sites of traditional value for these tribes is of utmost importance. By protecting these sites, one can conserve the cultural, spiritual as well as the economical status of the Native Americans."
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Tribal Lands and Their Resources, 2004.
An analysis of the topic of Native-American tribal lands and the fight for their natural resources.
1,096 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper examines how much pressure is on some tribes to give up their natural resources. It explains that tribal lands across America are covered with a wealth of natural resources, and because of this, tribal lands have always been vulnerable to attack from outsiders and the federal government. It explains that if the resources are valuable enough, they are worth fighting for. It discusses how many Native American tribes have had to fight hard for their rights and the rights to their own natural resources.
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"In Idaho, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's ancient tribal lands were overrun with silver mines in the nineteenth century, and when the mines played out, all that remained was the environmental damage, as this writer notes. "Over a one-hundred year period, the mining industry in northern Idaho's Silver Valley wiped out most natural life in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin by dumping seventy-two million tons of mining waste into the Coeur d'Alene watershed (Althouse, 2001, p. 721). In 1991, the tribe began their own restoration project, and also filed a lawsuit against several mining companies which resulted in the largest ever natural resource damage suit in U.S. history. The Coeur d'Alene are also fighting about who controls the waters and the water quality of Lake Coeur d'Alene, and they were awarded control in 2000 by the courts (Althouse, 2001, p. 721)."
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William McKee Evans' "To Die Game", 2004.
Summary and review of William McKee Evans's book, "To Die Game: The Story of The Lowry Band, Indian Guerrillas of Reconstruction".
940 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 33.95
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This paper begins by presenting the academic background that qualifies him to write such a book as the "To Die Game". Next, background on the subject of the book, the Lowry Gang, is described and a brief summary of the book presented. The paper also looks at the main thesis of the book, which is concerned with the Lumbee?s fight against white suppression.
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"William McKee Evans? book, To Die Game, is a worthwhile piece of scholarly literature. The book, fully entitled To Die Game: The Story of The Lowry Band, Indian Guerrillas of Reconstruction, tells the story of the Lowry family, the ancestors of today?s Lumbee Indians. Evans? accounting suggests that the Lowry gang?s acts of violence were justifiable revenge against the brutal actions of the Ku Klux Klan and the Confederate Army. Ultimately, the author?s substantial academic credentials and extensive scholarly research result in a thorough and worthwhile account of the lives of the Lowry Band."
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Myths of the Spanish Conquest, 2004.
Examines several of the myths associated with the Spanish conquest of the "New World".
817 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper explores and negates many of the myths associated with the Spanish conquest of America. The paper points out that the allegations of Cortez's military genius and technological superiority over the Native Americans are unfounded, and, contrary to popular legend, the actual conquest of the native Indians was a long and arduous process and not a rapid and simple achievement; the concept of Spanish superiority over native Indians directly challenges what is known to be true about the native Indians' advanced and sophisticated societies.
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"The suggestion that the Conquest was achieved rapidly by defeating the native Indian armies with a small group of Spaniards acting alone is also a myth. Such tales of the Conquest, according to the Spaniards, completely disguises the incomplete nature of this event and throws a dark shadow over the roles played by the Native Indians and the free and enslaved West Africans. It is also a myth and a widespread misconception that the Conquest reduced the Native Indians of the "New World" to the point of extinction. In truth, these peoples, via diverse and profound means, displayed enormous resilience, adaptability, and vitality and even turned the impact of the Conquest into opportunity instead of disaster."
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The Miami Indians, 2003.
Examines the importance and contributions of the tribe.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, $ 79.95
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Discusses the warrior people and most powerful Indian tribe in Ohio, the early history of the Miami, why they became a migratory people, Chief Little Turtle and his defeat of two American armies, and the retaliation by U.S. government.
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"The existence of the Miami Indians was recorded by French explorers and missionaries as far back as the early seventeenth century. In 1700 the Miami moved into Maumee Valley. They were migratory people and were part of a ..."
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The Cherokee Community, 2003.
Discusses changes in the kinship system.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 14 sources, $ 47.95
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Describes traditional community, matrilineal social structure, and the underlying causes of transformation of the values and practices of kinship system from the end of the 19th century. Explores the role of Europeans and the federal government.
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"The topic of this paper is the changes in the kinship system of the Cherokee community. In order to understand the significance of the status of the kinship system of the Cherokee Indian tribe during the period from the end of the 19th century to today, ..."
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