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…HISTORY OF CACTI AS HUMAN ALLIES The white man goes into his church house and talks about Jesus,- The Indian goes into his tepee and talks to Jesus. " J. S. Slotkin The Indians once believed, and still do, that Peyote is a God…

…many negative effects of this imperialism the Indian public rebelled against the mightiest kingdom in the world of that time and successfully drove them out of their homeland. But the British did have some positive effect on India, although the negative…

…Indians at Waiilatpu (Morris). The Whitmans worked hard to make their a mission a success. Marcus led all the church services, put up a number of buildings (Burns and Ives), and served as a doctor to both the Cayuse and the whites in the area (Morris…

…In the early 1600's, the British Empire took control of the Indian government and forced the Indians to conform to their new laws. Ancient rich traditions and religions were thrown out and made illegal by ruthless British generals eager to make…

…wealthy. He soon learned of an Indian tale of an island called Bimini. On the Island There were supposedly lots if gold and pearls and a mystical fountain that could restore ones youth. Ponce de Leon asked for and received permission to conquer and settle…

…Hopi Pottery is a historic art that has been passed down through many generations. The Hopi Indians have lived in the same area of the Southwest (present day Arizona) even before the time of Columbus. The prehistoric ancestors of the Hopi Indians were…

…Crazy Horse When I think back of the stories that I have heard about howthe Native American Indians were driven from their land andforced to live on the reservations one particular event comes tomy mind. That event is the Battle of the Little Big Horn…

…good neighbors willing to help in their time of need. As the story goes, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth by “accident” and found the Indians who taught the Pilgrims how to plant and grow food. Because of the Indians generosity, the Pilgrims…

…. In thanks for God's many miracles that enabled them to survive and prosper. Later, an Indian named Squanto found the hungry and ill Americans, then he ran to his tribe and told them that there were some sick people on the shore so the Indian tribe brought food…

…Fistfight in Heaven,” wrote the screenplay for the movie “Smoke Signals.” Both the movie and the book portray problems that Indians had to deal with, and how they dealt with it. The book is far more complex than the movie, showing a wider variation of characters…