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…, the Arawak disappearing from the islands. The Aztecs and the Mayas of Mexico and Guatemala were also conquered, and their numbers also declined. On the islands, black Africans were brought to replace Indian workers. In Mexico and Central America the populations…

…(Steffen 42). By late fall, the party reached the Knife River Indian Villages near present day Washburn, North Dakota. There they built Fort Nandan and spent a productive winter gathering information about the Indian tribes and the lands to the west. Also…

…In Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony, the gender roles of three women are significant to the development of Tayo as being half-white and half-Indian. These three women are Tayo's birth mother, Auntie, and Old Grandma. His mother left him when he was four…

…the personality and traits of the character. There is so much more to grasp, when you can see the way a character is acting and the manner in which they speak. For example: Mrs. Callendar was extremely snooty toward the Indians. She was quick to patronize whenever…

…An Indian fighter and triumphant general of the war of 1812, Andrew Jackson was the people’ man. He was their hero. The first president to have risen from common roots, he was celebrated and lionized. His name was put on to the suffrage of white…

…of Salish Indians, whom the captains called Flatheads. They stayed there with the Indians the next couple of days to trade. They acquired thirteen new Appaloosa Horses, including three colts, for seven worn out horses. The Salish Indians shared berries…

…, carried messages between wagon trains, traded with the travelers, and even helped some travelers cross Indian land. Most of the encounters with the Native Americans were simple business transactions. Travelers traded clothing, rifles, and tobacco products…

…Peyote the Religion Chal the main character was born into a time and place where his culture was being destroyed. His blood is not pure Osage, mixed with white, but the Indian blood is powerful inside him. The blood that runs through him takes…

…on the ranges. Before the Civil War, small herds of Texas cattle were driven by the cowboys to New Orleans, some as far west as California, and some to the north over the Shawnee Trail. This trail passed through Dallas and near the Indian Territory, ending…

…the first Amerindian people tepee! *Why did I choose this project? Well, I chose this particular project because of 3 reasons. One, because of me having Blackfoot, and Cherokee Indian in my blood, I wanted to learn more about that part of my heritage. Two…