Native-American Studies

Write an essay exploring the importance of Native Foodways and their connection to religion. Begin by discussing Native Foodways more broadly and then focus on at least one specific example through referencing “Balance and a Bean”(McComb Sanchez), “Salmon as Sacrament”(Crawford O’Brien), or the film “Gather. ”Use at least 2 direct quotes from at least one of these sources. Address the following questions: What are foodways? How can food ways be considered part of religion? In other words, how can we…

As Hokowhitu writes: “The glue of Indigenous identity markers such as land, language, and performance of culture has, as a consequence, bound Indigenous resistance movements.” In this respect, this week’s readings situate Indigenous Resistance as the nexus of western definitions of art and the commodification Indigenous cultures. Whether performed, such as the haka among the Maori of New Zealand Aotearoa, or displayed on canvas, in the case of the Panpunya of Australia and the traveling art exhibit, Icons of the…

Write an essay addressing the role of religious ideologies and religious institutions in the colonization of North America by Europe and the United States. Address the following questions when writing your essay: What was the role of religious ideologies and institutions in Spanish, French, and English colonization? What were the similarities and differences between them? What religious ideologies, institutions, and policies were utilized by the United States in their expansion and consolidation? What were some of the effects of these…

Write an essay addressing the role of religious ideologies and religious institutions in the colonization of North America by Europe and the United States. Address the following questions when writing your essay: What was the role of religious ideologies and institutions in Spanish, French, and English colonization? What were the similarities and differences between them? What religious ideologies, institutions, and policies were utilized by the United States in their expansion and consolidation? What were some of the effects of these…

Write an essay addressing the role of religious ideologies and religious institutions in the colonization of North America by Europe and the United States. Address the following questions when writing your essay: What was the role of religious ideologies and institutions in Spanish, French, and English colonization? What were the similarities and differences between them? What religious ideologies, institutions, and policies were utilized by the United States in their expansion and consolidation? What were some of the effects of these…

15 page essay on the role of women in the Sun Dance Ceremony in the Crow and Sioux tribes. Comparison of the role of women in the Sun Dance from back in the day to now should be included. One of the sources will be from "The Shoshoni-Crow Sun Dance" by Fred Voget https://books.google.com/books?id=ypeg92hfpfkC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Purpose: Your first essay (Critical Analysis Review) Examines Aboriginal issues in Australia. Although the article represents research on an Australian community, it provides insight into aspects of allyship, intervention, stereotypes and the legacy of trauma from colonization. Description: Read Hammill, Jan. "The culture of masculinity in an Australian Indigenous community." Development 44, no. 3 (2001): 21-24. and write a 1200-1600 words double-spaced formal critical review of the article (You must meet the minimum required word count without including footnotes). This…

Using the sources provided, please answer the following: The Kagama decision held that the United States could claim criminal jurisdiction to prosecute Indians who commit enumerated major crimes in Indian Country as an exercise of its power as "guardian" over the tribes. Given that under conventional laws relating to guardianship, guardians are required to act in the "best interest" of their wards, is the Major Crimes Act a valid exercise of the guardianship power?

Please post reply to the hypothetical question: The State of Oklahoma Code says that anyone participating in a wrestling match for money must have a state license, and that anyone violating this law is subject to a $5000 fine. A tribal citizen wrestles a Non-Indian at his tribe’s casino in his tribe’s Indian Country for money, and neither party has obtained a state license. There is no federal law prohibiting or regulating wrestling for money, and the tribe, which has…

ANGRY INUK FILM REVIEW: Questions to be answered: 1. It is important to watch films/documentaries made by indigenous people on indigenous issues. Why? Because then the stories told are different. 2. You should watch this video before you go ahead with watching the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peRTgZbuE0s 3. The film review is an important assignment because it allows you to apply the principles and concepts that you have learned in class: analyze your own reactions in order to understand your perceptions of…