Reintroduction of the Gray Wolf
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This 8 page paper examines how gray wolves became endangered in the first place, what is being done to help them recover and the part Native Americans play in the recovery. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: HVGryWlf.rtf
Paper Title: Reintroduction of the Gray Wolf

Relationship with Native Nations and Native Peoples
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A 5 page paper which examines the unique position of Native Nations and Native peoples in the United States. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAnae.rtf
Paper Title: Relationship with Native Nations and Native Peoples

Religion as a Coping Mechanism: The Cherokee Indians, Religion, and the Trail of Tears
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A 15 page discussion of the problems which confronted the Cherokee people during the turbulent years leading up to the Trail of Tears. This paper suggests that while many Cherokee had converted to Christianity, their native religion undoubtedly continued to serve an important role in Cherokee culture and the way they coped with the growing white tide of those that would eventually force them from their homelands at gun point. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPnaCRlg.rtf
Paper Title: Religion as a Coping Mechanism: The Cherokee Indians, Religion, and the Trail of Tears

REMOVAL OF NATIVE AMERICANS FROM THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
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This 8 page paper discusses the history of the Trail of Tears in regard to the Chicasaw and Choctaw Nations. History, brief overview, conclusions drawn. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MBnatammiss.rtf
Paper Title: REMOVAL OF NATIVE AMERICANS FROM THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

Richard White's 'The Roots of Dependency'
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A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the life and work of White and reflects on the major themes in his The Roots of Dependency. White's book essentially discusses the subsistence, environment and social change among Native American tribes in his work The Roots of Dependency. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Whitero.wps
Paper Title: Richard White's 'The Roots of Dependency'

Role of Native Americans
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A 5 page research paper that summarizes the political, social and economic roles that Natives Americans have played in both colonial and modern times in North and South America. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khrolnat.rtf
Paper Title: Role of Native Americans

Romanticism and Realism in Galdos' Historical Fiction
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A 15 page paper looking at the Episodios Nacionales series by Spanish author Benito Perez Galdos. The paper specifically analyzes Perez Galdos' use of romantic and realist techniques, and concludes he has found the perfect balance to express the Spanish character. Bibliography lists eleven sources.
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Paper Title: Romanticism and Realism in Galdos' Historical Fiction

SHERMAN ALEXIE
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This 6 page paper discusses the life and works of Sherman Alexie. Works specifically discussed include Indian Killer, Reservation Blues, and I would Steal Horses. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MBalexie.rtf
Paper Title: SHERMAN ALEXIE

Sherman Alexie and Gish Jen: Dealing with Prejudice
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This 3 page paper discusses the ways in which these authors try to cope with prejudice, using Alexie's story "Class" and Jen's story "Who's Irish?" for reference. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVAlexJe.rtf
Paper Title: Sherman Alexie and Gish Jen: Dealing with Prejudice

Significance of the Circle: Native American Ceremonies
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A 3 page paper which examines the significance of the circle in Native American ceremonies as it involves identity and an understanding of one’s world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAidntam.rtf
Paper Title: Significance of the Circle: Native American Ceremonies

Silko/Environment & Self-Awareness
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A 6 page essay that discusses how in her complex novel Ceremony, Leslie Marmon Silko presents a conceptualization of the Native American process of individualization has being grounded in an acute awareness of humanity's interconnectedness with the environment. The narrative features a protagonist, Tayo, who has been traumatized by his combat experience during World War II. Throughout the novel, Silko focuses on the disconnect that Tayo has experienced between himself and "his mother," which, according to Native American belief, is the Earth itself. In order to become whole once again, Tayo must reconnect with the Earth, as this is the relationship that is primarily responsible for determining how an individual not only relates to the world, but finds definition and identity. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khscsaen.rtf
Paper Title: Silko/Environment & Self-Awareness

Sitting Bull: A Profile of a Lakota Leader
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A 4 page overview of the life of Tatanka-Iyotanka, a Lakota man who would become known by the English name of Sitting Bull. Born in 1834, Sitting Bull ultimately became one of the most influential leaders of the Lakota Sioux. He led the Lakota as they attempted to outmaneuver their most formidable enemy, the great flood of whites that had invaded their country. Sitting Bull was much more than a formidable opponent on the battlefield, however, he was also a holy man and a skilled negotiator. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPnaSit2.rtf
Paper Title: Sitting Bull: A Profile of a Lakota Leader

Socio-political Order of Native America: Relationship Between the Individual and the Community
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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 incorporated a complex socio-political order and emphasized the relationship between the individual and the community in many ways that could even be considered superior to European culture. Sometimes that organization and interrelationship even influenced European culture, and ultimately the United States itself, in quite dramatic ways. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPnaDemo.rtf
Paper Title: Socio-political Order of Native America: Relationship Between the Individual and the Community

Sociology and the Multicultural Individual
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5 pages. This paper focuses on a hypothetical person who is half Native American and half Caucasian from a sociological perspective. The paper describes her life, the people around her, what she does and how the sociological impact of being of two cultures impacts her life in general. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JGAnatam.rtf
Paper Title: Sociology and the Multicultural Individual

Some Legal Aspects of Hoover Dam
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A 5 page paper discussing the federal government's efforts to reduce the sheep and goat herds of the Navajo Indians in the early 1930s in environmental concern about the contribution of silt to the reservoir that would be created by the Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam brought much improvement to life in the Southwest in terms of electrification, flood control, water availability and irrigation, but in many respects it did so at the expense of the Navajo people and the Navajo way of life, and largely with impunity. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSlawHoovDam.rtf
Paper Title: Some Legal Aspects of Hoover Dam

Spanish Administration in the Americas in the Sixteenth Century
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A 10 page overview of the way the Spanish administered their colonial holdings in the so-called New World. The author details the subjugation and exploitation the Spanish attempted to exert on the indigenous inhabitants of their new holdings. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPspainA.rtf
Paper Title: Spanish Administration in the Americas in the Sixteenth Century

Stereotypical Portrayals and the Underlying Theme of Capitalism in "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
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A 6 page contention that the story revealed in James Fennimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans" is essentially the same as that revealed in Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Both authors, although sympathetic to their respective characters plight, tend to employee stereotyping to convey their points which in reality is little different from the damaging stereotypical images we have held throughout history of both Blacks and Native Americans. While the characters have changed from red to black, societal oppression, aided by a stereotypical view of people who differ from the mainstream, is pivotal to the plot of both of these great classics. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPnaMohi.wps
Paper Title: Stereotypical Portrayals and the Underlying Theme of Capitalism in "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Storytelling in Two Native American Novels
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This 5 page paper examines Ghost dancing by Anna Linzer and House made of dawn by N. Scott Momaday to see how these different Native authors tell their stories. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVLinMom.rtf
Paper Title: Storytelling in Two Native American Novels

Structural Functionalist Themes in “Black Elk Speaks”
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This is a 5 page paper discussing structural functionalism in relation to themes presented in “Black Elk Speaks”. “Black Elk Speaks” as told through John G. Neihardt portrays several social and religious aspects of the Sioux while they are faced with their own destruction by the invasion of the white men. Black Elk, a holy man, provides commentary on the structure of the individuals within his own tribe through a vision he has which includes himself, all the levels in his tribe, all the men, women, children, warriors and the spirits of their ancestors. This vision and faith in their structure allows Black Elk and his tribe hope in their negotiations with the intrusion of the white man. Structural functionalism also deals with the evolution of social and religious forces which shape social and religious roles within a community and the slow religious transition and inclusion of the Catholic Mission into the lives of the Sioux allows for Black Elk as a religious leader to promote the cohesiveness of his tribe while remaining within the restrictive new laws of the country. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TJNBElk1.rtf
Paper Title: Structural Functionalist Themes in “Black Elk Speaks”

Suicide Among Canadian Aboriginal Youths: Rates, Causes, and Solutions
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This is a 10 page paper discussing the high rate of suicide among Canadian Aboriginal youths and the possible causes and solutions to the problems. The suicide rate among Canadian Aboriginals living on reservations is more than twice the Canadian average of non-Aboriginals with the largest rate recorded for young Native males. Half the Native communities living in the Northern areas of Canada report suicide as one of the major problems in their community. The causes for the high rates of suicides among Aboriginals seem to relate to the historical treatment of the Natives which through the Canadian government’s attempt at assimilation, the Aboriginals lost ties with their traditional ways of healing and self-government and eventually the means to remain economically stable. These factors led to a high unemployment rate, overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions among many other negative factors which in turn led to an increase in the number of mental and physical disorders such as depression, and alcohol and substance abuse. Within the last decade, several reports from the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and other Aboriginal-based task forces have outlined possible positive solutions for the recovery of the Aboriginal communities which will hopefully reverse the high suicide rates. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TJftnat1.rtf
Paper Title: Suicide Among Canadian Aboriginal Youths: Rates, Causes, and Solutions

Suicide And The Native American
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Native Americans are not culturally predisposed to suicide. They are, however, at high risk for suicide as a result of both social and physical factors. This 5 page paper explores a number of different factors that contribute to the high rate of suicide among Native Americans. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KTindian.wps
Paper Title: Suicide And The Native American

Summary and Critical Analysis of Arthur J. Ray’s article “Fur Trade History as an Aspect of Native History”
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This is a 3 page paper discussing Arthur J. Ray’s article “Fur Trade History as an Aspect of Native History”. Arthur J. Ray’s article “Fur Trade History as an Aspect of Native History”, presents the reader with an alternative perspective in regards to the fur trade and the relationship between the Natives and the Europeans in early Canadian history. While Ray does not deny the Europeans exploited the Natives throughout history, he nevertheless presents an argument which suggests the possibility that the Natives were not “unintelligent” in their trading methods and indeed controlled a great deal of the competition and the quality of the merchandise traded through the Hudson’s Bay Company. Ray presents good examples and documentation from the 18th century which provides good evidence for his argument, however economically it is clear that despite the important roles the Natives played in the onset of the process, the Europeans nevertheless overcome the influence of the Natives negating most of the argument proposed by Ray. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TJfurtr1.rtf
Paper Title: Summary and Critical Analysis of Arthur J. Ray’s article “Fur Trade History as an Aspect of Native History”

Taos Indians Struggle To Retain Their Sacred Land
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A 6 page paper on Gordon & McCutchen's "Taos Indians & The Battle For Blue Lake"-- a work documenting the struggle that the Taos Indians endured against the U.S. Government in attempting to win back the rights to their sacred land. The courageous spirit of this inspirational group is praised and commentary on the socio-political problems they solved is analyzed. No other sources cited.
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Paper Title: Taos Indians Struggle To Retain Their Sacred Land

Tayo’s Healing Process in “Ceremony” by Leslie Marmon Silko
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the process of healing of the character Tayo in the novel “Ceremony” by Leslie Marmon Silko. Through Tayo’s interactions with three of main characters in the novel, namely Ku’oosh, Montano and Betonie, Tayo is able to understand that not only do the white man medicines not work on Tayo but neither do the traditional healing ceremonies work on the modern Pueblo Indian as demonstrated by Ku’oosh. Montano teaches Tayo the power of natural elements in his healing process but it is not until Tayo meets Betonie, the modern day medicine man does he realize that it is the fusion of traditional and modern day elements that make the strongest healing regimen. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TJTayos1.rtf
Paper Title: Tayo’s Healing Process in “Ceremony” by Leslie Marmon Silko

Tecumseh’s “War”
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This 5 page report discusses the 18th and early 19th century Shawnee leader who attempted to create a “pan-Indian” coalition that could work as a confederation of mutual support and defense in order to protect the lands and indigenous peoples against the white pioneers moving west across the Appalachian mountains. In terms of the question of whether or not Tecumseh’s “war” could possibly have been won, the writer of this report argues that it could not. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWtecums.rtf
Paper Title: Tecumseh’s “War”

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