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Michael Mann's Movie Adaptation Of "The Last Of TheMohicans"
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5 pages in length. The 1992 movie version of James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans" was directed by Michael Mann and starred Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Steven Waddington, Russell Means and Eric Schweig. As an epic about human conflict, the movie addresses all the necessary elements of social, political and spiritual concern required for such a production; however, the grandiose spectacle of Hollywood film making abilities cannot mask the stereotypical Native American imagery blatantly portrayed in this movie. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCMmann.doc

Military Campaigns Against Plains Indians: Indian Scouts and Little Big Horn
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A 4 page overview of the military campaign that ended in catastrophe at Little Big Horn. Custer's troops were not exclusively white. There were, in fact, thirty-three Crow Indians that served as scouts under Custer. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPnaClv.rtf

Momaday and Alexie: Writers who connect
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(5 pp). N. Scott Momaday and Sherman Alexie are Native American writers who "connect" with those they love. For Momaday it is the love of land - that unique place where one is born, that is both defining and healing. For Alexie it is the love of self and others as they really are - that same intense love which can be viewed as anger, if one is not aware of the passion involved or the connection of the two. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BBmomalx.doc

Momaday and Alexie: Variations in the Ways Native American Authors Depict Their Culture
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A 3 page discussion of the differences in the way Sherman Alexie and N. Scott Momaday depict Native American culture. This paper asserts that they aren’t sending different messages to different audiences. The audience is the same and the threats are the same. They just choose to illustrate those threats differently. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPnalitalexiemomaday.rtf

Momaday: Spiritual Perspectives
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A 5 page paper which examines the position of Native American author Natachee Scott Momaday which argues that Native Americans have a special understanding of how things, material and living, have a deep connection and how non Natives can benefit from that knowledge. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAmomdy.rtf

Morbidity, Mortality, and Native Americans
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This 5 page report discusses modern Native Americans in the United States and the unique health concerns with which they must deal. Certain diseases and conditions are known to affect the Native American population with more frequency and/or severity than other populations, notably diabetes, heart disease, and alcoholism. It is important for Native Americans to be informed and educated on these issues so that they may better understand how these disease processes may alter or impact their lives. It is also important that policy makers and elected officials understand the unique concerns of the Native American populations of the U.S. and address those problems with adequate financial, material, and human resources. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWnative.

Mortuary Practices of the Cherokee Indians
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A 7 page discussion of the manner in which mortuary practices of the Cherokee have changed over time. Compares and contrasts post-contact practices with those that existed prior to contact with European cultures, noting grave good associations, burial types, and gender differences. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPnaMort.rtf

My Navajo Identity: A Description Utilizing Sociological Concepts
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A 7 page outline of the factors that shape one student's identity. Her Native American culture interrelates with all aspects of her life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPnaNvID.rtf

Native American & Euro-American Values
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A 3 page research paper that contrasts and compares Native American values with European-descended American values. The writer focuses, in particular, on the manner in which these two groups differ in regards to the way they perceive land. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khnaea.rtf

Native American & Slave Resistance
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A 3 page essay that discusses the ways in Native Americans and slaves resisted domination. Rationalization for the history of white supremacy in North America has rested largely on the idea that white dominance was for the "good" of suppressed peoples. Early English settlers proposed that they were bringing Christianity and "civilization" to Native Americans. Southern slave-owners liked to picture themselves as good Christians who "rescued" blacks from African savagery. From the inception of white dominance, the behavior of these oppressed groups illuminated the lies of rationalization through their multiple acts of resistance. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khnasr.rtf