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…, by the conquering Spanish. Immediately upon discovering and colonizing the New World a widespread debate arose in regards to the usage and treatment of the native Indians. This debate was primarily focused on how to classify the Indians. Many people believed…

…Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a fully documented account of the annihilation of the American Indians in the late 1800s ending at the Battle of Wounded Knee. Brown brings to light a story of torture…

…and attempted to establish a law practice in Bombay, with little success. Two years later an Indian firm with interests in South Africa retained him as legal adviser in its office in Durban. Arriving in Durban, Gandhi found himself treated as a member of an inferior…

…with the Indians. As the Indian's land was taken the government began to concentrate them into reservations. Some Indians still opposed this, and more fights broke out with each gold discovery in the West. In one instance, Chief Black Kettle had an armistice…

…Book Review: Ecology of New England In his book, Changes in the Land, William Cronon explores the relationship between the Europeans and the indigenous Indian populations and the local ecologies in the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries…

…The Cherokee Nation The Cherokee nation was one of the bigger Indian tribes. The Cherokee called themselves the Ani-Yun' wiya which means leading or principal people. They originally lived in what is now Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina…

…the old man held for himself. "When the elder introduced it, Jim translated his words:" (69). The English language also had another major effect on the village, dealing with the people. The first indian Mark Brian meets is named Jim Wallace, and later he…

…from Bombay to England so he could study law. He became a lawyer and sailed for South Africa to become a lawyer for an Indian firm, after that he extensively helped fight for Indian rights. The first group that was formed to rid India of foreign rule…

…the Catholic doctrines among the native population there. The Catholic Church and the Spanish monarch, however, looked upon the native population in the New World as souls to be saved. They did not consider or treat the Indians as equals. The implanting…

…population there. The Catholic Church and the Spanish monarch, however, looked upon the native population in the New World as souls to be saved. They did not consider or treat the Indians as equals. The implanting of Christianity in the New World…