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The Creek Indians: Culture and Custom
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A 12 page overview of the traditional culture of the Creek Indians and how this culture has suffered after contact with Europeans. Outlines such customs as familial relationships, the importance of clans, and the role of women. Concludes that although the Creeks have been largely assimilated into mainstream White culture they have managed to retain some semblance of their traditional cultures. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: PPnaCrk.wps

The Decline of Native American Culture
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A 5 page overview of the factors which have affected Native American culture. Defines Native American culture as being composed of a number of distinctive components. Relates the concern that while the number of Native Americans may be increasing, the cultures of many groups are being lost as they associate more and more with mainstream white America. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPnaDstr.wps

The Definition Of 'Native American'
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Provides a 7 page overview of the various factors which are used to determine whether or not a person is indeed a Native American. Stresses the importance of what is in the heart rather than phylogenetic or stereotypical images of what a 'true' Native American is. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Nawho.wps

The Development of the Native American in the Field of Entertainment
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A 4 page paper which examines the development of the Native American in the field of entertainment: films. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAntamth.rtf

The Eskimo Spirit in Death
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(6 pp). One of greatest human fears is death. We superstitiously think that if we don't talk about it, we do not have to deal with it, but according to Purnell's Model for Cultural Competence, mourning, death and its attending rituals are commonalities which all humans share. This discussion will examine death and its rituals among Eskimos . Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BBeskimo.doc

The Eskimo Spirit Never Dies.
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(6 pp).One of the greatest human fears is death. We superstitiously think that if we don't talk about it, we do not have to deal with it, but according to Purnell's Model for Cultural Competence, mourning, death and its attending rituals are commonalities which all humans share. This discussion will examine death and its rituals among Eskimos . Bibliography lists 7 sources - 2 visuals.
Filename: BBeskmoR.doc

The European Perception of and Impact to Native Americans
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A 4 page discussion of the ways Native Americans and Europeans differed and how these differences translated into differences in survivability in the Americas. Although initially they had the advantage, it was the Native Americans that were forced to change in regard to their lifeways and even their spirituality. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPnaenveurwmn.rtf

The Evolution of Laws Protecting Archaeological Resources and Native American Graves
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A 6 page overview of the laws that have been implemented to protect Native American antiquities and human remains. The author traces the legislative effort from the 1906 Antiquities Act through the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, the the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990, and the California Native American Graves and Repatriation Act of 2001. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPnaGraves.rtf

The Expansion of Cattle Ranching in the West
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An 8 page overview of the initiation of cattle ranching in the West. Traces the history of this land use from the Spanish land grants to the Treaty of Guadelupe Hildalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, in which Mexico ceded Arizona,California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming to the United States. Continues in the history through the opening of the Cherokee strip in Oklahoma. Emphasizes that cattle ranching can have many adverse impacts in addition to its positive ones. Notes the displacement of indigenous peoples and animals which occurred as ancillary impacts to the expansion of cattle ranching in the West. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPranch.wps

The Games and Myth of the Maya
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A 7 page overview of the importance of Maya game and myth. The author contends that game and myth alike provide incredible insight into social customs, history, religion, spirit concerns and numerous other aspects of the people from whom it is spawned. Includes a one page Roman Numeral outline. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPmayaGm.rtf