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The Iroquois and their War with New France
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An 11 page overview of this critical time in history. The author details the motivations that prompted the various Iroquois alliances that arose. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: PPnaIroqFrnc.rtf

The Iroquois Fur Trade Wars
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(6 pp) "As to the natives of this country, I find them entirely savage and wild, strangers to all decency, yea, uncivil and stupid as garden poles, proficient in all wickedness and godlessness; devilish men, who serve nobody but the Devil …" Reverend Jonas Michaelius in 1628. This attitude, generally expressed by the colonists, allowed them to trade "trinkets" for furs. Various internal structures were already in place in the Iroquois Confederacy, which then dovetailed into the desire for European goods, and accelerated warfare among the woodland tribes. The fur trade was definitely a component in play, but not the actual cause of increased and deadly warfare, nor the accumulation of territory. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBiroquo.doc

The Iroquois Fur Trade Wars.
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(6 pp) "As to the natives of this country, I find them entirely savage and wild, strangers to all decency, yea, uncivil and stupid as garden poles, proficient in all wickedness and godlessness; devilish men, who serve nobody but the Devil …" Reverend Jonas Michaelius in 1628. This attitude, generally expressed by the colonists, allowed them to trade "trinkets" for furs, but never understand their neighbors. Various internal structures were already in place in the Iroquois Confederacy, which then dovetailed into the desire for European goods, and accelerated warfare among the woodland tribes. The fur trade was definitely a component in play, but not the actual cause of increased and deadly warfare. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBiroquR.doc

The Iroquois War Club
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An 8 page investigation of the Iroquois war club. This paper describes form and function both as they existed in pre-Contact times and as they changed after contact with European cultures. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPnaWarClub.rtf

The Klondike Gold Rush: Impacts to the Indigenous Peoples
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A 4 page overview of the years leading up to and following the Klondike Gold Rush. The author traces the various points of contact and contends that while the fur trade, whaling activities, and even a burgeoning salmon fishery led to more and more frequent contact between whites and indigenous inhabitant, that contact would be nothing in comparison to that which would result with the Gold Rush. Whole towns would spring up seemingly overnight as people flocked to the region. Whole cultures were decimated. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPnaGold.rtf

The Lakota Sun Dance: An Overview of the Interconnectivity With all Aspects of Lakota Culture and the Changes Incurred During the Reservation Period
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A 15 page overview of this sacred reflection of Lakota culture. The author points out that the Sun Dance is intertwined with such cultural elements as the Sacred Pipe, Lakota oral history, and even the most simplistic aspects of their ceremonial lives. The Sun Dance, after all is a circular ceremony and one with no beginning and no end. Although the Dancers of the Sun Dance gather and actually dance only at specific times, the Sun Dance interlaces all aspects of traditional Lakota culture. The author emphasizes that only the traditional Lakota people understand the full degree to which the Sun Dance interlaces their culture. Only the traditional Lakota, therefore can understand the full meaning of this ceremony and many, in fact, contend that the truths of the Sun Dance are sacred and should not be shared with non-Indians. Consequently, this paper attempts to provide a respectful yet informative overview of a very complex aspect of Lakota life while not intruding upon the sacred nature of that life. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPnaSunD.rtf

The League of Five Nations
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A 4 page overview of the formation and ultimate dissolution of the Iroquois League. This League lasted almost a century and gave the Native Americans a cohesive voice in one of the most turbulent times of history. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPnaLeag.rtf

The Legal Status of African Slaves and Native Americans From 1775 to 1840:
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This 5 page paper discusses the legal status of these two groups during the early colonial days of this country. Paper also discusses similarities between these two groups. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: GSLegal1.rtf

The Lewis and Clark Expedition: A Prelude to the Settlement of the West
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A 5 page discussion of the intent and long term ramifications of this infamous expedition. The United States was at the beginning of a period of tremendous change, change that was determined by numerous interrelated factors. The issues she was facing revolved around difficulties in Native American relations, the intricacies of Jacksonian Democracy, the strategics of westward expansion, and the ideology of Manifest Destiny. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPwestwa.rtf

The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Purpose, History and Impacts on Native America
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A 25 page discussion of the Lewis and Clark expedition of the early 1800s, that infamous expedition sponsored by the U.S.government in order to procure information about the lands to the west of the Mississippi River. Traces the route of the journey providing a chronological account of its progression and numerous quotes from the expedition journals. Contends that while the expedition would prove to be of tremendous benefit to the United States, and indeed be characterized by almost exclusively peaceful interactions to the Native Americans encountered along the way, it would have an underlying agenda of economic gain. This agenda would ultimately translate into an exploitation of the natural resources in the region and in an adverse impact to the cultures of the Native American peoples. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPnaLwis.wps