When one thinks of racism, our minds thinks of African Americans or Hispanics and their history of being victims of racial hate in the past and today. We rarely even consider that Native American tribes of today if whether they experience the same type of racial and cultural hate. Living conditions on the reservations have been comparable to that of a third world nation. It is irrational to efficiently explain the many concerns that have added to the trials and tribulations that Native America faces today. The following evidences about the highest pressing matters of economics, health, and shelter gives a clue to what life was like for many of the first Americans. American Indian tribes have been around longer than any other group of people in the US. Two of the largest and well-known tribes are the “Navajo” and the “Cherokee” tribes. Both of these tribes are still resourceful enough to be around today. The Cherokee first came into the notice around the time of 1540 and were part of the American southeast region. The Navajo first appeared about the years of 1100-1120 and were part of the Four Corners region. Culture for both of these tribes is something they hold quite dear to them. Within the Cherokee group contains many skills that are insightful and continue to perform today. Such things like creating baskets and dress …show more content…
The United States actually came up with a term that justified the attitudes of the time known as Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was a principle that was generally thought that the purpose of American settlers was to move and go outward across the continent to spread their customs and traditions, while simultaneously at the same time broadening more of those to primitive inhabitants. The settlers considered the United States to be the best possible way to organize a country so they felt the need to remake the world in the image of their own