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First year history study

American Indians
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Who are they?

 indigenous people of America

 culture, tribes, language

 living with the nature

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History

 they came aprox. 20000 years ago

 slowly exploring Northern America

 some stayed, others went south

 rich tradition of art, music, and storytelling

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Culture and Art
 representing Indian way of life

 designs - came from natural forms, geometric

or lineal motifs

 with artwork they tried to please goods, calm

down evil spirits, honour new borns or those
who passed recently

 many art objects had double function,

everyday use, religious and ritual function with
extra magic power

 excelent woodmakers, potters, basket

weavers

 sand painting (dry painting) – Navajo Indians

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Europeans arrive

 Columbus 1492.

 Spanish in Florida

 English and French later

 Virginia 1607.

 friendly relations
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Things change soon

 number of settlers increase

 small conflicts trigger racial violence

 Indians are pushed west

 Pro brittish Indians are punished after war for independence

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19. century

 1830. Indian removal

act

 „Indian territory”

 Trail of tears
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Little Big Horn and Wounded Knee
 „The only good Indian is a dead Indian.”

 massacres of army and Indians

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Reservations

 326

 „develloped”

 poverty, poor nutrition, alcohol

and drug abuse, bad health,
crime…

 „worst” parts of USA

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Gaming

 casinos, bingo halls and other

types of gambling

 460 gaming operations

 $27 billion/year
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Societal discrimination and racism

 mostly assimilated outside of reservats

 trauma, inequality

 sport team names and mascots

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Celebrity
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Comics
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Thanks for attention!