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Native American History Paper

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Throughout the history of not only the USA, but of all of America, its natives have played a key role in many events and have influenced the path of history. They also were forced to endure a lot when Europeans came to America. The Europeans took their land, and killed their people, often decimating their population, and making it hard to continue their way of life. That is why it is important to acknowledge Native American groups that, to this day, are still strong, and thriving. In Cabazon, California, there is a wonderful orchard, that is full of delicious things to eat, such as butter toffee sunflower seeds, juice sweetened mangos, date bread, and more. This orchard is called Hadley Fruit Orchards, and is owned by the Morongo Band of Native Americans. This business relates to the group’s …show more content…

But, this is closer to the lifestyles of the Luiseño Tribe, and the Cahuilla Tribe, which both incorporated the plants native to the land into their diets. This business requires the Natives to be good at many things, the most important is their ability to grow the things that they can sell, or cook. Also, they need to be very skilled at cooking and baking, because at the orchard, a wide variety of baked goods and foods are offered for the customer to buy. They make baked goods, cereal, dressings, snacks and mixes, supplements, soups, and sweets. One of their very important items is the date shake, which has become more popular recently. It is this wide variety of products that they offer that really helps them make a good profit. The group did technically receive help in their business venture, and it was a very large amount of help when one thinks about it. One of the hardest parts of owning a business is starting it. This is because it can take months at least, or even years for the company to start turning a profit. So, the Morongos did not have to worry about this when they bought the business, because it had already picked up momentum, and had

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