Academic papers on Native Indian Studies

Native American Leadership and the Struggle to Preserve Political and Cultural Autonomy: Pontiac, Tecumseh and Handsome Lake
A 6 page overview of the different Native American approaches launched in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in response to white invasion into Indian lands. The author emphasizes the contrast which existed between these three great leaders. ...
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Thomas King's 'Green Grass, Running Water'
8 pages in length. The purpose and importance of the trickster in Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water is to parody the conventional
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New Testament & Colonialism
A 3 page research paper that examines how the Puritans' interpretation of the New Testament influence early American colonialism and the castigation of Native Americans as "other." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Early European/Native American Interactions: From Columbus to Cortez, and Aztec Impressions
A 4 page overview of the early interactions between Europeans and Native Americans. The author identifies the overriding goal of Spanish colonization as greed and relates the fact that that goal determined the manner the Spanish regarded and...
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The League of Five Nations
A 4 page overview of the formation and ultimate dissolution of the Iroquois League. This League lasted almost a century and gave the Native Americans a cohesive voice in one of the most turbulent times of history. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Mayans And Incas: Cultural Description And Impact Upon America
4 pages in length. The writer discusses political, religious and cultural aspects of Mayan and Incan history. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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HOUSE MADE OF DAWN
This 15 page paper analyzes Momaday's House of Dawn for messages about imperialism and postcolonial stresses of hybridity among the Native Americans. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Native American Pow Wow
A 7 page review of the sights and events found at a contemporary pow wow. The author relates the cultural significance of the pow wow, along with information on its origin. Some say the pow wow dates to prehistory while other say is a relatively...
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Cultural Differences and Similarities: The Aztec, Inca and Spanish
A 3 page comparison of the cultures of each of these three groups. The time of the Spanish conquest of the New World was a difficult one for all concerned. Cultural differences accounted for the majority of the turmoil which erupted. The Inca and...
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Socio-political Order of Native America: Relationship Between the Individual and the Community
A 3 page overview of the importance of the relationship between individual and community as it existed among traditional Native American groups. Using the Iroquois as an example, the author contends that traditional Native American culture...
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Native American Casinos: An Interesting Impact on the U.S, Economic System
A 4 page consideration of the economic impacts of Native American gambling casinos. Using the example of the Mississippi Choctaw the author illustrates that not only have the Choctaw prospered from their casino, so has the U.S. economic system. ...
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The Circumstances Leading Up to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
A 14 page discussion of the many injustices which were dealt to Native Americans in the early history of this country. Assimilation policies, particularly those involving the taking of Native children and placing them in boarding schools or in...
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"A Spirited Resistance: The North American Indian Struggle for Unity, 1745-1815"
A 5 page review of the Book by author Gregory Evans Dowd. The author of this paper emphasizes the point that while many Native American leaders had hope of effecting a final victory over the whites that had invaded their lands, the "militant...
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The Games and Myth of the Maya
A 7 page overview of the importance of Maya game and myth. The author contends that game and myth alike provide incredible insight into social customs, history, religion, spirit concerns and numerous other aspects of the people from whom it is...
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Native American & Euro-American Values
A 3 page research paper that contrasts and compares Native American values with European-descended American values. The writer focuses, in particular, on the manner in which these two groups differ in regards to the way they perceive land....
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