Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
Native Americans are the indigenous people of Northern America. They are composed of numerous distinct ethnic groups and people from varying origins. They are found within the boundaries of continental United States, parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii.
Lewis and Clark (2011) note that there are nearly 50 native American tribes including Arikaras, Assiniboins, Blackfeet, Chinooks, Clatsop's, Hidatsa, Mandans, Missouris, Nezperces, Otos, Shoshones, Teton, Sioux, Tillamooks, Walla wallas, Wishrams and Yanktons (History on the Net, 2010).
Stratification forms the basis of the division of society and categorization of people. Americans are grouped into 3 categories which include: Capitalists (own the method of production and employ others to work for them), Small capitalists (own the method of production but do not employ people to work for them) and Workers (work for capitalists). In America power is not in the hands of the few but rather it is widely distributed among assorted competing and diverse groups. Therefore in America large percentage of workers is Native Americans and they are widely known to not own the means of production. Generally the Native Americans are poor and delve in businesses such as lodges and hotels in the state. This is a group that is highly under-represented in county and only form the median of the labor force required in manufacturing...
et.al, 2002). Most of them are reliant on farming and cattle keeping in particular, they also grow soya beans, wheat and corn.
Assimilation was done through education whereby Indians who are Native Americans assimilated themselves by placing Indian people in institutions where traditional way could be replaced by those sanctioned by the government. By doing that they believed that young people would be immersed in the values and practical knowledge of the dominant American society since they will be kept away from the influence of their traditionally minded relatives.
Pluralism refers to the existence of many different groups of people within the same society. Native Americans consist of people from different tribes, states, ethnic groups, diverse cultures and they speak different languages. Despite of all that, they have continued with their traditions in the context of a modern American society. Although it has not been easy for them to cope up with each other they have made it. The American pluralism is further amplified by the open border policy that has seen many other minority groups come and live in the U.S.A. over the years hence increase the pluralism of the dwellers in America.
Prejudice; Native Americans have faced and are still facing prejudice and racism in America.…
References
History on the Net, (2010). Native Americans - Tribes/Nations. Retrieved September 26, 2011
from http://www.historyonthenet.com/Native_Americans/tribes.htm
Janice C.P. et.al, (2002). Minorities in Rural America: An Overview of Population
Characteristics. Retrieved September 26, 2011 from http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/minoritiesInRuralAmerica.pdf
Lewis and Clark (2011). Native Americans. Retrieved September 24, 2011 from http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native
Retrieved September 24, 2011 from http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S21/56/17C97/index.xml?section=featured
Given the very nature of colonialism and imperialism, it is doubtful that the Europeans would have wanted to give any credit to the Native Americans for their contributions to the development of democracy in the United States. As Johansen points out, the settlers in the Northeast must have gleaned some information about how Enlightenment principles can be put into practice. However, the indigenous peoples of North America were incredibly diverse,
Ceremonies of the Pacific Northwest Coastal Indigenous Peoples People have been living along the Pacific Northwest Coast for more than 11,000 years, and while the tribes and nations that developed differed in their customs and cultures, they shared some common ceremonial practices including most especially those involving their most important beliefs and natural resources such as salmon and the white deer. This paper provides a description of the different types of
Native Americans A strong connection between the Iroquois and the framers of the U.S. Constitution is now considered to be a historical fact. While many Americans still believe that the U.S. Constitution was based on Christian beliefs and tenets, leading founding figures like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were closely associated with the Iroquois, which makes sense considering how closely the U.S. Constitution is to the Iroquois Constitution -- also called
Native Americans Transition From Freedom to Isolation America's history since 1865 to date is a remarkable record of various accounts of despair, hope, triumph, and tragedy. The country's history consists of some compelling transformations with one of these significant accounts being the battle between Americans and Americans in the final period of the Civil War. In its initial years, the United States was politically isolated from the rest of the world
Native Americans: Separate and Unequal Native American Isolation Native Americans have continued to represent a marginalized ethnic minority in the United States, despite repeated efforts at assimilation. No one argues publicly anymore that Native Americans are inferior to Whites, but the taint of racism seems to remain embedded in public policy decisions concerning this demographic. Accordingly, Native Americans have attempted to insulate themselves from the influence of what can only be described
Native American Culture The Native American people occupied the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in the 15th century and have long been known as Indians because when Columbus reached the shores he believed he had landed in the Indies (Natives Pp). It is generally agreed by most scholars that the Native Americans came to the Western Hemisphere from Asia via the Bering Strait or along the North Pacific coast in