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Native American Oral Tradition: Parallels in the Literature
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A 5 page analysis of Gerald Vizenor's ““Word War in the Word Wards” (a chapter in “Bearheart the Heirship Chronicles”) and “An Insatiable Emptiness” by Evelyn Lau. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPnaBearheartBulimia.rtf

Native American Plight as Revealed Through Helen Hunt Jackson’s “Ramona”
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A 5 page review of this fictional novel by one of the most notable American authors of the nineteenth century. This paper reviews the issues surrounding Native American land and their relationship with the United States government which grounded Jackson’s novel. Where Jackson failed to raise attention to the plight of the Native American with the factual “Century of Dishonor”, she succeeded in the fictional love story “Ramona”. The novel is, in fact, an outstanding example of the use of fiction to effect political change. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPramona.rtf

Native American Roles and Values
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A 5 page discussion of the changing roles and values in Native America. Distinguishes between the traditional roles of women, men, and children and the stereotypical views of these roles. Asserts that in many ways contemporary Native Americans are no different than "mainstream" America in terms of their roles and values. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPnaRole.doc

NATIVE AMERICAN TREATMENT BY THE THREE MAJOR IMPERIAL POWERS
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This 10 page paper discusses the treatment of the Native Americans in North America by the imperial powers: Spain, France, England and American Colonists. Views of Francis Parkman examined. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBparkman.rtf

Native American Uniformity in an Ecological World View?: A Polemic Approach to Demonstrating or Refuting the Validity of a Popular Perception
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A 15 page discussion of the popular perception that Native Americans exhibit a uniform ecological world view. Presents supporting and detracting arguments for this view. Notes first that the sheer diversity of Native American cultures and individuals would make it unlikely that such a uniformity in view exists. The author then points out demonstrated differences in the way that Native Americans interact with their environment as opposed to the way those of European backgrounds interact with theirs, differences which would appear to support the contention of a uniform ecological world view among Native Americans. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: PPnaEco2.wps

Native American v. White Values
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A 3 page research paper that examines the differences between Native American and European American values. The writer looks specifically at the text of James Welsh's novel Fools Crow and a collection of original documented edited by Milner, et al. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khnavea.rtf

Native American Water Rights: Direct and Indirect Impacts
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A 10 page overview of the issues surrounding Native American water rights. Although water rights are not always mentioned in historic treaties, the Supreme Court ruled in 1908 that by establishing Native American reservations Congress implied and reserved the priority water rights necessary for present and future use. This paper provides an overview of the current impacts to those rights concentrating on the impacts of damming and mining. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: PPnaWatr.rtf

Native American Women’s Roles in Religion
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A 12 page paper examining the realities of Native existence, as opposed to the view of largely white male anthropologists and historians have taken over the years. Native women were intensely involved in their tribes’ religions, as well as in nearly every other aspect of their societies. Women’s involvement had less to do with gender-based division of labor than it did the Native view of the nature of life. Everything is connected, everything has a purpose. Men’s roles were no more important than women’s, only different. Each sex shared responsibility for their people’s survival, and each shared in the observances and ritual of their religions. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSindWomRel.rtf

Native Americans
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This 10 page paper begins with a brief historical overview of Native American Indians and some of the acts of oppression committed against them. Some statistical data are included in the descriptions and discussions of the culture. The types of Native American social issues a social worker might encounter when working with this population are identified and the need for cultural competence is discussed. The writer also comments on what areas need further research and the ethical principles that must be followed in such research. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGntvam6.rtf

Native Americans and Euro-Americans
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A 5 page paper which examines the differences between Native Americans and Euro-Americans. The paper also examines solutions to any problems. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAnaeua.rtf