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According to the materiel Of The People, he Hurons differed greatly from the Europeans in several ways. First, in marriage and sexual relations. The Hurons entered into sexual relations shortly after puberty and these relations may or may not lead to marriage. In Europe sexual relations were supposed to occur until after marriage. During this time period Europeans believed that marriage was sacred and should not be annulled unless absolutely necessary, this greatly different from the common dissolving of marriage among the Hurons.
There are plenty of different Native American tribes in the USA. Today I will be talking about the Navajo and the Shoshone/Shoshoni indians. I will be comparing their homes, diet, and lifestyle. Both have many similarities and differences that I will be talking about. First of all, both tribes have very different homes.
The state of the nation's economy is typically a hot topic that is frequently brought up in community meetings, politics, and gossip. However, one area of the economy that is not often heard about is the economies of the United States Native American tribes. Federally recognized Native American tribes are unique in our nation in that they are sovereign governments (National Congress of American Indians). Each tribe is unique in it's cultural, diversity, and economy due to the sovereign status of the Native American tribes.
Geography affects both the Inuit and American cultures. Customs and traditions, art and recreation, and clothing are universals each culture has in common. The Inuit and Americans both have their own clothing. The Inuit had different types of clothes depending on the time of year. From the website, “First Peoples Of Canada,” in the winter time “Men and women both wore layered trousers to add extra protection against the cold.
When the settlers of Europe first came to the new world, they were introduced to the Native Americans. The settlers wanted the Natives to follow their culture and its benefits such as education, religion, and the usage of the environment. The Native Americans refused the request, stating they have their own type of culture, believing it to be the most superior; as a result, the Natives’ statement angered the ethnocentric settlers. Consequently, this caused a conflict between the two groups because of their culture differences. Firstly, the main culture difference consists of religion, tradition, and way of living.
French Exploration in the New World French Exploration began about forty years after Columbus sailed to the new world. They hoped to find a passageway that would get them to the east to trade, through America, Along with spreading Christianity with the natives and claiming land. The French found that Furs were a large thing on the trade market. So fur trading became a huge part in French History in America.
The Environments shape had a part in forming Native American cultures and civilizations. Native Americans would used the surrounding land around them and the environment to suit their needs, they believed in respecting nature and any changes in it would result in a change for them to. The season determined how crops would grow, they were able to adjust their diets and food gathering skills to survive those changing seasons. Native Americans eventually developed an agriculture system based on: corn, beans, and squash, more commonly known as “three-sister” farming. This diet provided by the clever farming technique resulted in high population densities.
Athe people of the tribes hunt and grow as a community they are just like us, but just have different ways of living . Many cultures are different and survive differently, but can be similar in many different ways. Tribes carry on their traditions to learn and grow. The Inuit, Sioux, and the Haida are all tribes, but have some differences which make them independent in some occasions , but they always have something in common that helps both tribes survive.
The Maasai culture and the culture of most Americans are similar and different in a variety of ways. One way that America is like the Maasai is that, overall women, in America still tend to do housework while the men are expected to work and provide for the family. Although these roles are less enforced and defined in America, they still exist. Also, both cultures have partiarchial societies. Again, although this type of society is not as strict in America, it is still there.
Although Native Americans are characterized as both civilized and uncivilized in module one readings, their lifestyles and culture are observed to be civilized more often than not. The separate and distinct duties of men and women (Sigard, 1632) reveal a society that has defined roles and expectations based on gender. There are customs related to courtship (Le Clercq, 1691) that are similar to European cultures. Marriage was a recognized union amongst Native Americans, although not necessarily viewed as a serious, lifelong commitment like the Europeans (Heckewelder, 1819). Related to gender roles in Native American culture, Sigard writes of the Huron people that “Just as the men have their special occupation and understand wherein a man’s duty consists, so also the women and girls keep their place and perform quietly their little tasks and functions of service”.
We believe that culture and communicate are neither black nor white topics. Hence, we have decided to apply two perspectives within our research process, in order to grasp a more firm understanding of the Native American cultures and communication methods. Moreover, we also note that we are analyzing three different tribes. We are also analyzing two different cultural values within the cultural communication of Native American tribes. Each tribe may demonstrate their culture and values differently.
When comparing the Southwest indians to the Eastern Woodlands indians I found there were some differences, in their homes, the indians in the Southwest had hut like homes made of stone or adobe while indians in the Eastern Woodlands had lodge like homes made from wood. Farming and hunting seemed to be big for the Eastern Woodlands, but most of the Southwest people were just gatherers and hunters when they could be, although there were some successful farmers. Both areas had hostile groups of people, but the two groups in the Southwest later became more settled and peaceful. The Eastern Woodlands and the Great Plains had a few differences, again their homes being one of them.
In the 16th Century, Spain became one of the European forces to reckon with. To expand even further globally, Spanish conquistadors were sent abroad to discover lands, riches, and North America and its civilizations. When the Spanish and Native American groups met one another, they judged each other, as they were both unfamiliar with the people that stood before them. The Native American and Spanish views and opinions of one another are more similar than different because when meeting and getting to know each other, neither the Spaniards nor the Native Americans saw the other group of people as human. Both groups of people thought of one another as barbaric monsters and were confused and amazed by each other’s cultures.
Culture is the social boundary that resides above all other boundaries and ethnic groups. If one were to remove racial, geographical and language barriers, people would still segregate themselves into groups based on culture. In the United States, we often notice and address instances of racial prejudice, but problems that are often overlooked are cultural issues. A difference in culture that I am most familiar with is that of the differences between the Northern United States and Southern US Culture. Residents of the northeastern US often ignore the courteous social protocol that is often associated with those who reside in the southern US.
Benjamin Franklin’s essay, “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America,” depicts the Native Americans as civilized people, but many dub them as “savages.” Franklin discreetly describes the Indians as civilized, polite, peaceful people; while, the white people are really the uncivilized slavish people. The essay contrasts the way most general white people diminish the lives and nature of the Native Americans. Based on feelings of superiority, the whites believe to be a more “perfection of civility,” believing that they are more civilized then the Indians. Franklin’s essay states, “Savages we call them, because their manners differ from ours, which we think the perfection of civility,” the whites think of themselves in a higher esteem then the Indians.