The Navajo are the largest Indian tribe in the United States. They live on the largest reservation in the U.S. which covers over three states on 17 million acres in the Four Corners area of the southwest. The states include Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and a small part of Colorado. The current population is at least 160,000 and projected to grow to a quarter of a million by the year 2000. Growth in commerce on the reservation promises to make the Navajo one of the wealthiest tribes in the country, but it does not seem that way.
The richest 10 percent of Mexicans receive 60 percent of the country's income. In contrast, the poorest 30 percent receive a little over 4 percent of it. At present, over 40 percent of Mexico's people are poor. Because of this uneven distribute of income many of Mexicans illegally cross the border to the American side to work and receive money for they send to they’re families back home. Mexico is most resourceful at oil and many different kinds of metal.
Humberstone’s population of 3,700 have left and it is now empty. The mining was successful for around 50 years, and made up the majority of income for the desert towns. However, the dangers of mining in deserts were highlighted in 2010 when a group of miners were trapped underground for months. The mining also destroys the desert environment and the empty villages now spoil the landscape. In Australia uranium mining is becoming increasingly important.
Discuss each of the following physical properties of minerals: crystal form, color, streak, luster, hardness, cleavage, fracture, and specific gravity. What is responsible for the physical properties of minerals? Crystal form – Shape is determined by internal structure of mineral & most aren’t perfect b/c they don’t have enough space to form properly. Color- Least reliable. Streak- Color of a mineral in powdered form.
For centuries, governments have had the power to identify what is a Native American. The significance of their authority is overwhelming, since never have any definitions been retrieved from a group of Native Americans, proving to be detrimental when attempting to find an identity. King describes two different but similar policies from the second half of the twentieth century: the U.S. Indian Arts and Crafts Act and the Canadian Bill C-31. These two documents changed the question governments have been asking from “‘Who is an Indian?”’ to “‘Whom will we allow to be an Indian?’” (King, 139). The first form of legislation only allowed “federally or state recognized” tribes or individuals to sell artifacts and label them “‘Indian made’” (King, 40).
(the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act) it is legal for Native Americans tribes to claim any remains over 500 years old as their ancestors, which included the Kennewick man. However, this law was somewhat trumped when DNA testing proved that the Kennewick man was not at all related to any Indians found in the Americas. We can, however, only make educated guesses as to what the Kennewick man's specific features looked like, I.E. the color and
Also to remove old or temporary fillings. The first dental handpiece was invented by the Mayans over one thousand years ago. They used stones made of jade, and was shaped as a long tube with the end sharpened. They would twirl it in between the palms to act as a drill. The Mayans used this mostly for religious beliefs by putting jewels in their teeth.
Zachary Anderson 44-915 The mind, body, and spirit of the Mexican-American is one that has inhabited the “true homeland.. the U.S. Southwest” (Anzaldua 1) for thousands of years. The culture that has developed on this land is one that has seen success, destruction, as well as oppression, but the identity of the inhabitants has never seen peace. As we explore this regional population as a whole, we find the literature and art of the Indian (Native) races, and the literature of the new age Mexican-American, however, very rarely do we find what is known as “Chicano Literature.” This culture, an identity with which hundreds of thousands Latinos align themselves with is a movement striving for acceptance, as well as recognition.
It is though understood by most researchers that the huge heads and a number of other sculptures represent their leaders. However, they have not yet found anything to document regarding leadership like the case with Maya society, which named the exact leaders and provide their respective reigning dates. Alternatively, archaeologists had to depend on the little information gathered to document the community’s social systems. This information provided indication of substantial centralization within the Olmec region, first at La Venta and then San Lorenzo. No other Olmec locations come close to these in terms the amount and superiority of structural designs and architecture.
Minoan Religion Describe the main features of religion in Minoan society. Since archeology aimed at the Minoans has produced only ruins and remains of their culture, people studying them can only guess at what their religious practices might have been. The world for the Minoans seems immersed with the divine; all objects in the world seem to have been charged with religious meaning. The Minoans particularly worshipped goddesses, trees, pillars, and animals. The priesthood appear to have been almost entirely if not totally female, although there is little evidence that the palace kings had some religious functions as well.