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…The first type of settlements were pueblos, towns. In what is now the southwestern United States, many Indian villages became the sites of Spanish towns. A pueblo usually had a center plaza surrounded by homes, a church, and perhaps some businesses…

…a white person and such advanced weapons before. Until Sept. of 1492, a white man had never walked these lands, so when the Natives first sited these people they looked at them as gods. To these "gods", the Indians would give items such as gold, spears, cotton…

…- Hill, 2006). To be an Indian in Canada is not just a cultural identity but also a legal category. The Canadian State, rather than aboriginal communities themselves, has, through the Indian Act of Canada, historically legislated who is an Indian. One…

…The light in the forest By Conrad Richter The story is about a half Indian boy half white boy who is stolen from the whites at a very young age he is brought up to love Indian ways and has to dear friends that are his cousins half arrow…

…with “CASINO” written in huge bold letters telling motorists that they could win the thousand-dollar jackpot, pulling almost every automobile over to lose a wallet of money. Many people and local property owners discourage the operations of Indian Gaming Facilities…

…“BLACK LEGEND” William of Orange once stated, “Spain committed such horrible excesses that all the barbarities, cruelties, and tyrannies ever perpetrated before are only games in comparison to what happened to the poor Indians…

…views of early American literature and history. The Journal of the First Voyage probably had the most impact on me. It showed the Indians and colonists as having a very peaceful interaction with each other. I must admit I never had a picture in my mind…

…for an epic poem glorifying a white settlement. It was designed as propaganda, in order to justify the settlers’ hate towards the Indians. Vanderlyn used to many different painting techniques in order to prove to the world that the Indians were savage and barbaric…

…Throughout Jackson's two terms as President, Jackson used his power unjustly. As a man from the Frontier State of Tennessee and a leader in the Indian wars, Jackson loathed the Native Americans. Keeping with consistency, Jackson found a way to use his…

…in a not unusual struggle. The action between the Pope in Rome and two of Europe’s most aggressive temporal powers went on for years. For nearly two centuries, under the protection of the Spanish king, the Jesuits baptized Indians and set up missions…