Academic papers on Native Indian Studies

"No Idle Past: Uses Of History In The 1830 Indian Removal Debates"
A 4 page review of the Fall 2000 article by Jason Meyers summarizing the political discord surrounding the Trail of Tears, the nineteenth century forced removal of the Cherokee people from their traditional land in the state of Georgia. No...
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Native American Communication
An 8 page paper discussing Native Americans' communication through songs, dance, art, clothing, hair styles, face paintings, totems" and other means. Drum calls and smoke signals also were used by Plains groups, where there were no forests to...
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Ward Churchill's "Perversions of Justice"
A 6 page paper which explains and analyzes Ward Churchill's "Perversions of Justice." Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Interaction Between European American And Native American Cultures
4 pages in length. Given the proper circumstances, traditional Native American cultures could never have co-existed alongside European American cultures, inasmuch as neither one even remotely upheld the same attributes. The Native Americans lived...
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The Black Hills: The Oglala Sioux Land Claim
A 3 page consideration of the contras that has existed between the Oglala Sioux's regard for the Black Hills and the U.S. government's regard for the region. The Black Hills of South Dakota are a sacred place for the Oglala Sioux. They are also...
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"Thrown Among Strangers" by Douglas Monroy
A 3 page paper which examines the Chumash Indian Revolt of 1824 as seen through Douglas Monroy's work "Thrown Among Strangers." No additional sources cited.
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Indian Gaming
This 4 page paper argues that while Indian gaming has been successful on two reservations, most tribes gain little from it. It should be restructured. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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The Tipi of the Plains Indians
A 4 page description of the versatile and ingenious home of the Plains Indian. The author describes design, erection, and meaning. The tipi, of course, is just one element of the material culture of Plains lifeways. It is an element that is...
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"First Americans": A Review of One Chapter of Brian Fagan's "People of the Earth"
A 3 page consideration of the numerous questions that exist regarding the arrival of the America's first peoples. Fagan considers how, when, and why Native American first came here. No additional sources are listed.
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Pow Wow Paiute Style!
A 5 page description of the North American Pow Wow. The author recounts memories from a pow wow on the Bib Pine Reservation in California. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Economic and Cultural Transformation Among the Morongo and Viejas Tribes
A 4 page discussion of the benefits gaming has reaped for these Native Americans. The author contend that gaming is critical in self determination for these people. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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"What You Pawn I Will Redeem"
A 4 page analysis of the short story by Sherman Alexie. This story portrays the impacts of white America on Native American welfare through the eyes of a homeless alcoholic Indian living on the streets of Spokane Washington. It details his quest...
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Northwest Native Americans
A 5 page paper discussing change in historical perspective regarding the fate of Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest, specifically the Kalapuya. History, of course, quite often chose to ignore any follow-up to the many treaties that were...
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The Nez Perce
A 7 page overview of the impacts endured by the Nez Perce at the hands of the white encroachers to their lands. Starting with the initial contact made with the Nez Perce made by the Lewis and Clark expedition, this paper ends with Chief Joseph's...
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Charles Mann
A 3 page review of Charles Mann
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