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Papers On Native Indian Studies
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"Beyond the Convenant Chain, The Iroquois and Their Neighbors in Indian North America 1600-1800"
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A 4 page review of some of the major premises of this book. Compares the work to that of past and contemporary scholars and contends that this book is one of the few insights into the Iroquois people that is influenced more by fact than by the historical and personal factors confronting authors. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPnaIroq.rtf
Paper Title: "Beyond the Convenant Chain, The Iroquois and Their Neighbors in Indian North America 1600-1800"
"Cherokee Women" by Theda Perdue
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A 5 page book review on Theda Perdue's
"Cherokee Women." Her book presents us with a very unique look at the Cherokee
women who were actually the leaders and the providers of the Cherokee people.
Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAperdue.wps
Paper Title: "Cherokee Women" by Theda Perdue
"First Americans": A Review of One Chapter of Brian Fagan's "People of the Earth"
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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.
Filename: PPnaDate.rtf
Paper Title: "First Americans": A Review of One Chapter of Brian Fagan's "People of the Earth"
"Frontier Regulars" by Robert M. Utley
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A 5 page paper which examines the thesis
and main points of Robert M. Utley's book, "Frontier Regulars: The United States Army
and the Indian, 1866-1891." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAutley.wps
Paper Title: "Frontier Regulars" by Robert M. Utley
"It's a good day to be indigenous." From Sherman
Alexie's book and movie Smoke Signals
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(6 pp) The movie (1999) was billed as the first
American all-Indian made - written, acted and
produced movie. And everyone appeared astounded
that it was (is) very good. It has been adapted
from Alexie's book of short stories called The
Lone Ranger and Tonto Fight in Heaven. Our
assignment is to look both at the movie and at the
book and determine the dramatic strengths and
weaknesses of one version compared to another.
Filename: BBtonto.doc
Paper Title: "It's a good day to be indigenous." From Sherman
Alexie's book and movie Smoke Signals
"No Idle Past: Uses Of History In The 1830 Indian Removal Debates"
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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 additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPnaRmvl.rtf
Paper Title: "No Idle Past: Uses Of History In The 1830 Indian Removal Debates"
"Spiderwoman's Granddaughters"
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This 5 page paper discusses some examples of the symbolism in the book, "Spiderwoman's Granddaughters". Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVSpider.rtf
Paper Title: "Spiderwoman's Granddaughters"
"The Laramie Project" And "Indian Killer" – Hatred
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3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses racial discord and homosexual intolerance as they relate to hatred in "The Laramie Project" and "Indian Killer." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCLaramie.rtf
Paper Title: "The Laramie Project" And "Indian Killer" – Hatred
"The Origins of Canadian Indian Policy"
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A 3 page review of L.F.S. Upton's 1973 article on Native American policy in Canada. Upton presents the thesis that by 1814 Canada's indigenous peoples were no longer of any particular value to Canada. He then reviews the tactics that were employed to essentially rid the country of a perceived problem. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPnaCanP.rtf
Paper Title: "The Origins of Canadian Indian Policy"
"Thrown Among Strangers" by Douglas Monroy
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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.
Filename: RAchumsh.rtf
Paper Title: "Thrown Among Strangers" by Douglas Monroy
"What You Pawn I Will Redeem"
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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 to regain his connection with all that has been taken from him. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPnaPawn.rtf
Paper Title: "What You Pawn I Will Redeem"