The white man’s dream is of new energy sources and industrial development however, the maps that the Indigenous peoples create of their territory gets in the way of this (Brody, 1981, p. 30). Indigenous groups have lost a lot of land that was once the center of their hunting and trapping systems due to the ignorance of settlers and developers of First Nations economic and cultural
Rather than forced Native American to leave their land, The president Jackson and the congress could develop some activities to share the outcome of gold with them. They could find and arrangement which could result to leave them on their land and share the outcomes of the exploitations of the gold and others natural resources.
Changes in Land Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England deeply examine several changes that occurred in the new land after invasion made by colonists. Thus, changes affected not only the people but also the environment. The shift of dominance from Indian dominance to European dominance stated in the book. Moreover, the effect of this dominance on the environment and culture of the original inhabitants and most of them coming from Indian origin is stated by Cronon. There were fundamental notable reorganizations in how things were generally done after an invasion by settlers.
When forming an argument, it is important to have reasoning behind persuading the audience to be on your side. There are two forms of argument, induction and deduction. Induction begins with specific facts and then reaches a general conclusion about them. Deduction begins with a general statement and then infers circumstances from it. In Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.], King uses induction, in the twelfth paragraph, to explain how the black community has waited “more than 340 years” for justice.
Humans have been fighting wars and conquering each other since they set foot on this world. We fight like dogs and cats, taking each other's wealth, land, and power, yet we still say it is wrong to take something away from someone. Why is it wrong for the Americans to take the Native American's land when the Native Americans take other people's lands too? Whether the land is yours or not depends solely on how strong your army is and how large your land is. If Whites developed more advanced weaponry, better battle strategies, and were more determined than the Native people already on the land, then the land they take belongs to them.
In 1793 Timothy Pickering had a suggestion for how to prevent the extinction of the Native American population, by moving them over the Mississippi (Garrison 13). Between the years of 1816 and 1850 more than 100,000 Native Americans from all over North America were forced onto certain lands of territory west of the Mississippi (O’Neill 37). They were often forced to move to territory that had little to no resemblance of where they came from; villages that roamed hills, forests and lush vegetation had the possibility of being relocated to an area that was nothing but barren desert (O’Neill 12). Many had attempted to move Native Americans, but President Andrew Jackson and his administration were the first to have their proposal legislated by
Native Americans lived according to their culture and religion, but they didn’t speak English and didn’t understand the rules of American society. The government had to somewhat “Americanize” the Native Americans. Which was a very difficult task and a huge responsibility. The government made the Dawes act. Which broke the Native American’s reservations and gave each one of them their own land.
The Indian Act of 1876 had a profound and lasting impact on Indigenous peoples in Canada, resulting in the erosion of their cultures, languages and communities. While the Act was initially intended to assimilate Indigenous peoples into mainstream Canadian society, but instead had devasting consequences, including the forced removal of children from their families and communities, the loss of traditional lands and resources, and the denial of basic human rights. Indian Act also had profound effect on Indigenous land and resource rights. The act has allowed the federal government to unilaterally expropriate Indigenous lands for purposes such as mining, forestry without consultation and led to the loss of traditional territories and the destruction
The United States' Journey towards a More Perfect Union: Colonization, Expansion, and their Impact on Native Americans The United States' pursuit of a more perfect union after colonization and expansion was marked by both progress and challenges. While these processes brought about economic growth, territorial asset, and political development, they also had a profound impact on Native American communities, resulting in displacement, cultural obliberation, and the erosion of their sovereignty. Despite the existence of counterclaims asserting that the United States' expansion offered new opportunities for Native Americans to integrate into mainstream society and benefit from modernization. It is clear however that the quest for a more perfect union was marred by significant injustices inflicted upon Native Americans. The colonization and expansion of America led to economic growth, fostering the United States' vision of a more perfect union.
In 1620 the pilgrims came to america and that's where it all went down hill for the Native Americans getting killed and having all of their land taken away. All of the things that happened to the Indians shouldn’t of happened but to pay them back we should give back their land because we have broke several treaties with them about land, because they have been here way long, and lastly we should give land back to the Indians can have their own business. One reason land should be given back to the Native Americans in America is because we have broke several treaties with the Native Americans. A quote to support that we have broken treaties with the native americans is from https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/01/18/368559990/broken-promises-on-display-at-native-american-treaties-exhibit it states “ Also known as the Pickering Treaty, the agreement was signed in 1794 between the federal government and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, or the Six Nations, based in New York.
From a cultural lens, eminent domain has resulted in blunt acts of racism and warped the perception of culture to those at the short end of the stick. People who are pro-eminent domain use it as a way to justify their racism and hatred for immigrants. Eminent domain has affected the way of life for people, especially minorities. Being a minority in cases where eminent domain is involved will most likely lead to the government winning, and getting its way. The government’s intervention in the lives of people can cause a shift in their norms that can lead to irreversible damage that they must endure.
However, others believe that the relationship with the land and the people was for survival. Native Americans used the land to survive and learn its ways. Many tribes were known around the West. They lived in areas of land that they understood and knew how to use it. An example of a Native tribe are the Sioux.
During the late 15th and early 16th centuries, eExplorers from Europe had made vast advancements on traveling methods and shipbuilding and had new methods to travel the world. Due to needs for faster trade routes or access to new markets, most powers, starting with Portugal, had started sending Explorers to find different ways to trade and navigate. This would eventually lead them to the New World where they would meet people of different culture. Explorers during this period have many positive and negative effects on the natives. Europeans indirectly killed off native with diseases, enslaved natives with cruel slave methods, and tried to completely erase the native cultures in place of the typical European cultures and religion.
Native American Culture and Sovereignty Sovereignty is the authority of a state or nation to govern itself. In the late 19th century Congress expanded its legislative powers to keep order and protect Indians that lived in Indian Country from Non-Indians. While the authors of sovereignty may have meant well, the laws have produced a variety of results. Some of the cases did more harm than good and then there were cases where it seems that laws just became blurred.
Indigenous people are restricted to small lands without the establishment of a plan, infrastructure, or economy. The destruction of the traditional way of life, combined with the lack of organization, the establishment of reserves lead to poor people to prepare. Many indigenous people died due to the lack of housing, food, health care, and money. In order to make the problem worse, the Canadian government put forward strict restrictions on the relief efforts of the reserve, resulting in a higher level of
