PPT-Native American Culture

The cultivation of the soul or mind The full expression of the unique authentic self A Heritage Rich in Culture Columbus led the way The European colonization of the Americas forever changed the lives and cultures of the Native Americans In the 15th to 19th centuries their populations were ravaged by the privations of displacement by disease and in many cases by warfare with European groups and enslavement by them The first Native American group encountered by Columbus the 250000 Arawaks of Haiti were enslaved Only 500 survived by the year 1550 and the group was extinct before 1650. Ms. Nicole. CIS Lit. Perspectives on Cultural Continuance . “[Stories] aren’t just entertainment.. Don’t be fooled.. They are all we have, you see,. All we have to fight off illness and death” . By Hailee Roberts. Rock art. rock art. is human-made markings placed on natural stone; it is largely synonymous with . parietal art. . A global phenomenon, rock art is found in many culturally diverse regions of the world. It has been produced in many contexts throughout human history, although the majority of rock art that has been ethnographically recorded has been produced as a part of . Native American . Literature: Cultural Diversity. At . time . of . Columbus, . 350 distinct languages existed in . North America. Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well.. No . single Native American culture or . The State of Illinois has the 3. rd. Most Indian Mascots. . There are currently 180 schools using these mascots. Names include Braves, Warriors, Raiders, Indians and . REDSKINS!. Schools with Indian Mascots without Pictures. Native American Religion. Native American Collection. The Native American Collection arrangement. The Reference area. , beginning on the north wall, holds non-circulating materials and includes many primary sources.. Native American. Western. Emphasis on the circle . View life as a continuance, or series of repeating cycles. Example: seasons, circle of life (birth, death, rebirth). Death is not an ending, continuance of the cycle. the lost chapter of. the american story. N. Scott momaday (1934-. present). BIG IDEA: Momaday uses his unique perspective to examine, evaluate, and explore the American condition – specifically, the Native American condition. In . November. Celebrates. Presented by the. DMV Affirmative Action Unit. The existence . of indigenous Native Americans predates . colonialization. . The usual theory of the settlement of the Americas is that the earliest peoples of the Americas came from Asia over a land bridge which connected the two continents across what is now the Bering Strait during a period of glaciation, when the sea water level was lower.. Chapter 5 Section 1 Guided Reading Q&A . Great Plains . Grassland extending through the west-central portion of the United States. . 1. Colorado . 2. Kansas . 3. Montana . 4. Nebraska. 5. . New . Chapter 30: A time of Social Change. MAIN IDEA: In the 1960s women and Native Americans struggled to achieve social justice.. Chapter 30 Section 1: Women and Native Americans Fight For Change. Revival of the Women’s Movement. EARLY SOCIETIES. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AREAS. SHARED BELEIFS. I CAN. Identify 2 types of Early Societies in North America and Explain where and how they lived. Define totems. List 3 cultural regions of Native North Americans. WSU Plateau Center, Office of Native American Programs. Barbara Aston, MA (Wyandotte), Director/Tribal Liaison.. Ken Lokensgard, PhD. Asst. Director, Plateau Center for Research & Collaboration.. Migration . Aborigines were the first inhabitants of Australia. They are believed to be from South East Asia, and may have arrived around 40,000 years ago. The Aborigines are the longest on-going culture in the world.. Native American Literature Native American Literature: Cultural Diversity At time of Columbus, 350 distinct languages existed in North America Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well.