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…Jodi didn’t trust the American identity because she feared that people in the orphanage tried to take away her own Indian heritage. Thus, she didn’t let anyone touch her. Jodi’s parents got a divorce and abandoned her and her little brother. By losing…

…of the Indians and Africans by the Europeans was completely unjustifiable. While the Indians and Africans were less technologically advanced and the Europeans were uneducated, in this particular field, nothing can compensate for the actions of the Europeans…

…There have been a great many miracle workers in the known history of this world, but Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most proficient. His great love for people provided an easy way for him to gain trust and bring peace and independence to all Indians…

…soaring through the air adds to naturalness of the film. This movie gave me a greater feeling on Indians customs and beliefs. Along his way westward Jeremiah had killed some Indians that murdered a woman’s husband and children. He met up with a tribe…

…. This example is somewhat justified within the general attitude seen in HL directed towards the indian community, being one of contempt and hatred. Except for a select few (hope, everell, mr fletcher) the attitude towards the indian communtity can be exemplified…

…used to from living in Spain, and others were simply to live better. The Spaniards imposed many political, economical, and social institutions in the New World never heard of before by the Indians, and many feudal customs and systems that they brought…

…of European conquest in his piece entitled, "Peru's Indian Peoples and the Challenge of Spanish Conquest". When the conquistadors first arrived, there appears to have been a mutual attraction and dependency between the Spaniards and indigenous peoples. Stern cites…

…applied to bilingual education started as early as 1967, when Congress passed the Bilingual Education Act in 1967. Bilingual education was virtually unknown in schools serving minorities, especially American Indians. With few exceptions, these schools…

…. Whereas the above mentioned words indicate that certain things still exist the use of rather modern words like “kettle”, “mink-traps”, “kerchief”, or ”shawl” indicate the influence of modernity in the life of especially younger Indians who have been confronted…

…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 Indian in the late 1800s ending at the Battle of Wounded Knee. Brown brings to light a story of torture and atrocity…