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…prime minister of several small native states. Gandhi was married when he was only 13 years old. When he was 19 he defied custom by going abroad to study. He studied law at University College in London. Fellow students snubbed him because he was an Indian…

…of Gandhi, this was what he was fighting against. Gandhi was an Indian lawyer educated in the United Kingdom. He was on his way to South Africa to be legal advisor to a firm down there. Upon arrival, he was treated in such a manner that is unthinkable…

…loving and equal, and men actually had a new found respect for the women of their lives. Native American women also played a key role in the war. Before the war, the Indian women were much more respected than they English women. The Indian women played…

…Custer was commanding the expedition and he was on a mission to force Sioux and Cheyenne Indians off of the plains and back to their reservations. Gold had been found in the Black Hills and the white men wanted the land and gold for themselves. On June 25…

…? Jamestown, which was led by Governor John White, landed on Roanoke Island between April and late July 1587 and was a royal grantee of Sir Walter Raleigh. Jamestown was a small, self-supporting community that was suppose to be protected by the Chesapeake Indians…

…in the west, inhabiting the area of Detroit. The British at Detroit served the needs of Indians well with blankets, bullets and whiskey; therefore 10000 Indians were attached to, or under influence of the British. American officials tried to persuade Indians…

…? Jamestown, which was led by Governor John White, landed on Roanoke Island between April and late July 1587 and was a royal grantee of Sir Walter Raleigh. Jamestown was a small, self-supporting community that was suppose to be protected by the Chesapeake Indians…

…Last of the Mohicans is set in 1757 in the third year of a war in North America over land and territory. Mostly, the war is between the English and the French, but each side has taken up Indian allies to assist them. The main story in the Last…

…. The Indians tried to blend and live up to the expectations of the Americans, and through that process, they lost parts of their culture. When the allotment program ended in 1934, John Collier devised a policy known as the Indian Reorganization Act. Collier's idea…

…. In addition, the issue of gaming itself is an occasional source of conflict among tribe members, conflict that in the past has erupted into violence between other people. This conflict involves concern over the impact gaming might have upon Indians. Some people…