Issues in Native America: Land, Sovereignty, and Individual Independence
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A 5 page summary of the problems that have confronted Native Americans in their relations with the U.S. government. The author explores these issues and discusses their varying depiction in Native, mainstream, and scholarly publications. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPnaPol2.rtf

Jane Tomkin/"Indians"
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A 5 page reaction paper to an essay by Jane Tomkin entitled "Indians." The writer answers questions about the essay, which deal with epistemology of historical scholarship and what it says about European colonial relations with American Indians. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khjtom.rtf

Jean-Jacque Rousseau (1712-1778)
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(8 pp) Rousseau was a mental explorer - not a very happy one, but like all good philosophers he did take a stand at trying to figure why certain things were as they were. He still looked for truth and beauty, but never seemed to be able to see it in himself. Themes of freedom and citizenship are discussed in terms of Rouseau's Basic Political writings including The Discourses on the Sciences and the Arts, the Inequality of Man, as well as On the Social Contract.
Filename: BBrousso

Jerry Mander/The Indian Worldview
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A 4 page essay that summarizes and discusses a chapter from Jerry Mander’s 1991 text In the Absence of the Sacred, which is entitled “Indians are different from Americans.” In this chapter, Mander argues that the worldview of the native or aboriginal peoples of the world—that is, the so-called “Indians,” which is basically a misnomer coined by a lost European—is fundamentally different from the worldview of mainstream culture in industrialized Western society. The discussion of this chapter summarizes Mander’s principal points in making this argument. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khmander.rtf

John Collier and Native American Policy
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A 4 page paper which examines what Indian policy was like before and after John Collier. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAcollna.rtf

Joy Harjo/She Had Some Horses
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A 5 page essay that analyzes "She Had Some Horses," a poem by Native American poet Joy Harjo. The writer argues that Harjo uses imagery and symbolism to convey the frustration and violence that this "she" suffers, not only from society, but also from unnamed males who also suffer, and who look to her for a salvation that she cannot provide. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khharjo.rtf

Kennewick Man
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This 8 page paper discusses the discovery of Kennewick Man and the legal controversy over the disposition of the remains. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVKenwck.rtf

Key Events in Native American/White Interaction: Three Failed Approaches to Maintaining the Cultural Integrity of Native America
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A 9 page examination of three critical approaches in Native American/White interaction: the approaches of Pontiac, Tecumseh, and Handsome Lake. This paper contends that despite varied and valiant efforts at maintaining their cultural integrity, each of these approaches failed in the face of the overwhelming tide of white's who flooded the country and continually demanded more and more from its peoples and resources. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPnaEvnt.rtf

Klinkenborg’s “Sand Creek”
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A 3 page reaction essay to “Sand Creek,” by Verlyn Klinkenborg, in which she presents a powerful summation of the events that made Sand Creek, Colorado a historical site. Analysis of Klinkenborg’s use of rhetorical devices demonstrates how the emotional impact of the essay was developed. No additional sources cited and the bibliography citation is incomplete.
Filename: khklsc.rtf