Book: Jamison, P. (2015). Hoedowns, reels, and frolics: Roots and branches of Southern Appalachian dance. Concise Summary: In Hoedowns, reels, and frolics:
Native Americans in pop culture have been very misunderstood in many ways. The stereotypical Indian that lives on a reservation doesn’t look like he lives in the 1600s. Indians have evolved to fit more into pop culture, but this isn’t always the case. For example, in a movie called “Smoke Signals” a boy named Victor and Thomas set out on a journey of self-discovery and they head all the way from their Indian reservation to Phoenix Arizona. Indians have an easy way to pass down old tradition to the newer generations that follow behind.
The Arapaho is a Native American Tribe. This chant, known as the “Eagle Dance” is given its distinct metrical rhythm because of a drum that is hit on every beat, giving it the feeling of a duple meter. This drum maintains an even tempo throughout the chant, from the first 4 beats which serve to introduce the chant, all the way through. The chanting vocal group is very free, they are speak singing throughout, and there are many people in the group including a primary upper voice and many voices underneath. This primary upper voice also sings performs for a small portion of the chant, transitioning to the repetition of the main melody.
Today is a great day! Lewis, Clark and I all came back from the exploration! We met many Indian tribes. At one stop we met an Indian women named Sacagawea. We learned that she had had a baby.
Indians have always had their things taken from them by whites. However, the U.S. Government may have gone too far on this one. After being taken from their original lands and put on small reservations, some Indians have been wanting all whites to suffer. These people of the Sioux tribe were called Ghost Dancers. They believed if they did a certain dance, their gods would destroy the U.S. and similar establishments.
On January 23, 1906, Lester Iradell Horton was born to Iradell and Pollyanna Horton in Indianapolis, Indiana. Very little is known about Horton’s early life; however, it is known that his interest in dance was sparked by his fascination with American-Indian culture after watching tribal dances and the work of Japanese performer, Michio Itō. Horton began to study the Iroquois and Red River Indians, as well as the Penobscot and Ojibwe tribes. Alongside studying tribal dances, he began to train in ballet with a local teacher in Indianapolis, Theo Hewes. Nevertheless, the real story doesn’t start until the late 1920s.
As Erik Brady said in his article “The Real History of Native American Team Names”, “This meant real American Indians could not openly perform ceremonial dance at a time when painted-up pretend ones could prance on sidelines, mocking the religious rituals of what a dominant white culture viewed as a vanishing red one.” With this being said, it proves that ever since the start of the 20th century, we have been tearing their
They earned great amounts of benefits like land, resources as well as the growth of the empire, but the main reason was because Emperor Claudius wanted to improve his image to his people, because he had what us normal people have today, insecurities. His people thought that he was weak, so he had an idea. He thought that if he could conquer Britain, unlike Julius Caesar, he would improve his image greatly. At the time, the Native- Britons were scared of the unknown, they thought that land that was undiscovered had demons, and deadly monsters, so they did not defend themselves properly. They also thought that the Romans would have left because of their fear meaning no war, but they thought wrong.
During this time period, Native Americans were being treated so poorly. They were very misunderstood, and white men didn 't even try to understand them. All they cared about was forcing the Indians off of "their" land. This is unfair in so many ways. One being that the Natives were actually there first.
The main message about the culture that was portrayed in the book titled Ceremony was about the persistence of Native American culture to evolve the ceremony traditions in order to adapt to the changing environment and heal Tayo’s illness from the World War II. This was demonstrated by Ku’oosh, who was a medicine man, discovers that he can no longer cure Tayo of his sickness due to only his knowledge in traditional ceremony practices. He then sends Tayo to another medicine man known as Betonie, who can cure him of his sickness due to his ability to adapt and modify a ceremony tradition to meet the demands of Tayo’s new generation. However, Tayo learns that the ceremony can only be completed once he was able to encompass elements of the Native
Changing perception of the Native American can be accomplished through media such as television and movies. Changing the roles played by Native Americans is one example of passively challenging these perceptions. Doing this confronts the stereotypes given, providing greater depth to their people than twenty years ago. The usual roles offered at the time were often one dimensional, the wise man, noble savage, or the Indian princes. If the actors or actresses are truly powerful like Chief Dan George in “The Outlaw Josey Wales”undoing a lot of the problems in a single role”(Diamond, 2010).
To dance is to be knowledgeable about the stories of the ancestral heroes. Dancing, unlike painting and singing, is learnt at an early age. This allows large groups of people to demonstrate their clan rights in front of an audience. Dance is also seen as an occasion to entertain and to be entertained and through the work of dance to show their love for families and kin. It is for this reason that dance may be performed at the end of every day in some communities.
As a result, many traditional practices went underground. People could not afford to show how the blending of different religious and cultural ideals laid the foundation for a fierce form of Indian resistance. Perhaps the best-known rituals of Native peoples to Euro-Americans are the Ghost Dance. Many societies of the plains also adopted an outgrowth of the 1869 Ghost Dance as part of their religious rituals.
The question is; should cultural treasures should be returned to their countries of origin? The answer is yes. For example; Native American cultural, spiritual sites like the Black hills and Mato Paha (bear butte) was taken by the europeans that travelled here and took their land also. These cultural landmarks had cultural, and religious association for the area from which were taken from the government and settlers. The sites like: Mato Tipila (Devils tower), Hinhan Kaga (Harney Peak), Mato Paha (Bear Butte), and He Sapa (Black Hills) were all once a sacred site for all native tribes for religious reasons, but the europeans came and took their sacred sites, their land, and their animals, commonly the buffalo.
I agree that the Native American system of self-governance definitely influenced American democracy. Many legislative systems in the United States such as the representative democracy and the process of lawmaking are very similar to governmental traditions of the Iroquois Confederation. Ancient Athenian democracy, a form of European democracy often compared to its American counterpart, required every man to vote in order for his opinion to be considered. Although such a method may have worked for a city-state like Athens, it would not be as efficient for the United States. Instead, the U.S. is a representative democracy, much like the Iroquois Confederation.
