In her conclusion she also states that it is not appropriate for Indian remains to be used for future research, and that this problem has been going on for to long. She wishes for the reburying of her ancestors, so they could be given a chance to rest. 3. What evidence does Harjo present to refute the claim that housing skeletal remains of Native Americans in museums is necessary for medical research and may benefit living Indians? Harjo presents the observation of a Dr. Emery A. Johnson, as evidence to refute the claim that housing skeletal remains of Native
They are entirely self-governed, self-directed. They treat [enter into treaties], or refuse to treat, at their pleasure […].” (333) This statement gives us insight into how the government at that time felt about Indian sovereignty. Wirt clearly states that Indian nations are sovereign and they should be “selfgoverned” and “self-directed.” With this idea of sovereignty in mind, the United States entered into many treaties with the Indian Nations. According to Ward Churchill, there were “371 formal treaties [that were] entered into by the U.S. government with the
Under this, the remaining land was made available to settlers and orphans under the age of eighteen and other single people less than eighteen received 40 acres. Moreover, under this act, heads of families and single people over eighteen years were given allotments of 160 acres. The reason for doing this was to protect the native Indians from getting swindled. Another answer to what was the purpose of the Dawes Act is that this act aimed at a gendered training, involving farming and agriculture for men and homemaking for Indian women. All this was also an apparent attempt to civilize the Native Americans.
02.04 Assignment-Belinda Slack For this assessment, you may write either a letter to a friend or family member back home or a guide about immigration for people hoping to come to the United States, to explain what the process will be like. Your letter or guide should be written from the point of view of an Asian or European immigrant in the early 1900s. Letter If you choose to write a letter, be sure to consider the following in your response: • Where are you from? • Why did you leave your homeland? • How was your journey to the United States?
In the Iroquois you are permitted to marry your parallel cousin, but you may marry your cross cousin. In other words it’s basically like saying that you cannot marry your first cousin. You are however allowed to marry you second, third cousin and so on. Here is a sample of the chart I got from the text (Nowak, 2010)
Default decision-maker lists, although different from state to state, tend to identify and rank relatives similarly. The lists can be grouped into three categories with respect to same-sex partners: 1) same-sex partners are explicitly listed along with spouses as the first choice of surrogate decision maker, 2) "special friend" is listed as a final category, but is only chosen after all other categories of biological and legally recognized family have been exhausted, and 3) no provision at all is made for same-sex partners. This matters because in many states, the hospital is shielded from liability only if they choose a surrogate decision maker from the state-designated
That was my first time saw a real life Indians here. But why are the Indians live there? I know Indians supposed to be the first people in America, but why are their populations so little? What is the history behind all this? In Jane Tompkins essay “Indians’ : Textualism, Morality, and the Problem of History” she exploring the problems she encountered while doing historical research about Indians.
They could have also spent more time on brainstorming different alternatives like adding one team at a time instead of introducing four new teams to the West all at once. The model next requires one to examine the pros and cons of the alternatives (Hums & Maclean, 2009). In this case there is really only one pro, the additional teams could be successful and the league will make money. There is also only one con; the new markets may not enjoy professional outdoor lacrosse as much as the league had anticipated. The next steps are to make the decision and then evaluate the decision that had been made (Hums & Maclean, 2009).
The federal government's responsibility is the legal agreement made by the United States government to the Indian tribes when the Indian lands had given away to the United States government. This agreement can be found in federal law, treaties, judicial opinions, international doctrine, and executive orders. It could be divided by three general promises: protection of the Indian's trust lands: assurance of tribal individual-governance; and foundation of central social, medical, and educational assistances for the Native American past tribe members. These obligations have not been followed through by the United States government. The federal.
Latrell A. Phillips History of Education: EDU 324 Assimilation/Acculturation of Native Americans Instructor: Jennifer Allen February 18, 2012 Assimilation is very similar to acculturation. Assimilation is basically when one culture (minority) take on the dominant traits of another culture (larger group). Characteristics such as language, customs, ethnicity and self-identity is loss when assimilation. Acculturation is the exchange of cultural features that results when groups come into continuous firsthand contact; the original cultural patterns of either or both groups may be altered, but the groups remain distinct. The United States set forth the movement to transform Native American culture to European-American culture