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What has been the role of oral tadition in native american history?
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The role of oral tradition has been vital in Native American history. Native Americans had no writing system so the only way to pass down history and folk lore was through the tradition of oral story telling.
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The overall pattern of the history of Native Americans in America since Europeans have arrived has been?
a long-running pattern of whites removing Native Americans from their land, their lifestyle, and killing them.
Where do you look to find native american arrow heads in Texas?
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Why was the civil war the most destructive war in american history?
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What was the bloodiest war in American history?
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Did Sacajawea appear on a US dollar bill?
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How is Pocahontas and George Washington the same?
They are both native american, they are remembered in American History, and there names have never been forgotten.
How might the Thanksgiving celebration of 1621 have been described in a Native American history book?
A description of the first Thanksgiving of 1621 might have been reverses of each other in Native American and Pilgrim history books. The Pilgrims would have written about the different appearance, attire, attitudes, behavior, customs, foods, and preferences of their Indian guests. The Native American book would have focused on the same things about their Pilgrim hosts.
Is there scientific evidence about the American Indians?
The only answer I know is that Native Americans have been passed down stories of American history. They have been told of their ancestors and that they were here in America first and they were told what it was like.
If English colonial society and Native American societies in the south were matrilineal do you believe that our history of fighting against and pushing away Native Americans would have been different?
answer is this:YOUR A NOOB AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
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History of wedding vase?
The wedding vase is used by many Native American tribes, and has been for centuries. Traditionally, water would be drunk from the vase by both the bride and groom during the wedding ceremony. Now, the vase is predominantly a ceremonial gift in the Native American tradition and it's used often in ceremony.
Why do think most native American groups did not form large empires like the Aztec and Inca did?
Some did, so you have that idea wrong. It is just that American history books doesn't cover Native American history entirely and only gives the student bits and pieces. This reflects some the of European view of history and delegates Native Americans into second class citizens. A good example of this is the story of the Jamestown colony. When the settlers arrived in the New World there was more than 14,000 Native Americans in an empire called Tsenacomoco. The chief of the empire was Powhatan and it covered 8,000 square miles. His sphere of influence stretched from the Potomac to Cape Henry ( find a map to see this empire). This is just one example of Native American history that has been ignored or changed. There are several books you can read that will give you a better feel for this history. Get Black Elk Speaks,Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee, and learn about how Red Cloud governed his people. There is also a bit of history that is never mentioned and that is the largest mass hanging in US history in 1861 at Ft. Laramie and it had to do with what happened to the Dakota Sioux.
Why do you think most native American group did not form large empires like the Aztec and the Inca did?
Some did, so you have that idea wrong. It is just that American history books doesn't cover Native American history entirely and only gives the student bits and pieces. This reflects some the of European view of history and delegates Native Americans into second class citizens. A good example of this is the story of the Jamestown colony. When the settlers arrived in the New World there was more than 14,000 Native Americans in an empire called Tsenacomoco. The chief of the empire was Powhatan and it covered 8,000 square miles. His sphere of influence stretched from the Potomac to Cape Henry ( find a map to see this empire). This is just one example of Native American history that has been ignored or changed. There are several books you can read that will give you a better feel for this history. Get Black Elk Speaks,Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee, and learn about how Red Cloud governed his people. There is also a bit of history that is never mentioned and that is the largest mass hanging in US history in 1861 at Ft. Laramie and it had to do with what happened to the Dakota Sioux.
Why do you think most Native American groups did not form large empires like the Aztec and Inca did?
Some did, so you have that idea wrong. It is just that American history books doesn't cover Native American history entirely and only gives the student bits and pieces. This reflects some the of European view of history and delegates Native Americans into second class citizens. A good example of this is the story of the Jamestown colony. When the settlers arrived in the New World there was more than 14,000 Native Americans in an empire called Tsenacomoco. The chief of the empire was Powhatan and it covered 8,000 square miles. His sphere of influence stretched from the Potomac to Cape Henry ( find a map to see this empire). This is just one example of Native American history that has been ignored or changed. There are several books you can read that will give you a better feel for this history. Get Black Elk Speaks,Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee, and learn about how Red Cloud governed his people. There is also a bit of history that is never mentioned and that is the largest mass hanging in US history in 1861 at Ft. Laramie and it had to do with what happened to the Dakota Sioux.
Why do think most Native American groups did not form large empires like the Aztec and the Inca did?
Some did, so you have that idea wrong. It is just that American history books doesn't cover Native American history entirely and only gives the student bits and pieces. This reflects some the of European view of history and delegates Native Americans into second class citizens. A good example of this is the story of the Jamestown colony. When the settlers arrived in the New World there was more than 14,000 Native Americans in an empire called Tsenacomoco. The chief of the empire was Powhatan and it covered 8,000 square miles. His sphere of influence stretched from the Potomac to Cape Henry ( find a map to see this empire). This is just one example of Native American history that has been ignored or changed. There are several books you can read that will give you a better feel for this history. Get Black Elk Speaks,Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee, and learn about how Red Cloud governed his people. There is also a bit of history that is never mentioned and that is the largest mass hanging in US history in 1861 at Ft. Laramie and it had to do with what happened to the Dakota Sioux.
Why do you think most native American groups did not form large empires like the Inca and the Aztec did?
Some did, so you have that idea wrong. It is just that American history books doesn't cover Native American history entirely and only gives the student bits and pieces. This reflects some the of European view of history and delegates Native Americans into second class citizens. A good example of this is the story of the Jamestown colony. When the settlers arrived in the New World there was more than 14,000 Native Americans in an empire called Tsenacomoco. The chief of the empire was Powhatan and it covered 8,000 square miles. His sphere of influence stretched from the Potomac to Cape Henry ( find a map to see this empire). This is just one example of Native American history that has been ignored or changed. There are several books you can read that will give you a better feel for this history. Get Black Elk Speaks,Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee, and learn about how Red Cloud governed his people. There is also a bit of history that is never mentioned and that is the largest mass hanging in US history in 1861 at Ft. Laramie and it had to do with what happened to the Dakota Sioux.
