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Many American Indians during the 1800s were forced to adopt the clothing style of white settlers This is an example of which term related to culture?
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Acculturation, a subtle form of genocide of one culture towards another. It did not work due to the resilience of some Native Peoples.The diversity between the tribes were too great and impossible to acculturate as a whole. God was with the Native People.
ASSIMULATION
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What were the characteristic of the plains Indians culture?
The Plains Indians were nomads. They were good hunters. Their main food was the American Buffalo.
What are the saponi peoples culture?
Saponi Indian customs date back to 1680 when the first settlers came to North Carolina. They are a proud Native American Indian tribe that like to dress in their native costumes and dance in celebration and in competitions. The Tutelo Indians banded together with the Saponi Indians to keep each tribe safe.
Which law tried to force American Indians to assimilate into mainstream American culture?
the dawes act. (apex)
Who were the original settlers of New Mexico?
The La Salle Indians were the main inhabitants.
Why did some Native Americans fight against settlers and soldiers?
Because the settlers and soldiers were forcing them off of their native land. These same settlers and soldiers were also assaulting the culture of the tribes in question, the background culture behind native Europeans is against every Native American belief (in actual practice).
What led to conflicts between settlers and American Indians?
Land, mostly. Also, the differences in culture and language.
What argument did Andrew Jackson use to persuade people that the Indian Removal Act was a good decision?
Removing American Indians will allow white settlers to become wealthier.
How did the culture of white settlers different from that of plains Indians?
I am the best
What was not central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800s?
Interaction with English settlers was not central to the life and culture of the plains Indians in the 1800s. This was because these settlers brought diseases that killed the natives.
The U.S Bureau of Indians Affairs was formed to?
absorb American Indians into the mainstream American culture.
Absorbing the Indians into American culture?
assimilation
Why did the French have better relations with the Indians than English settlers?
The French had better relations with the Indians than English settlers because the French were not as interested in colonizing, established a fur trade, and respected their culture.
Which culture created the hammock?
American native Indians
What is a name for absorbing Indians Ino American culture?
assimilation
What distinguishes Hopi Indians from other Native American?
there culture
What was not central to the life and culture of the plains Indians in the 1800?
buffalobuffalo for their food, hunting, etc.
What were the characteristic of the plains Indians culture?
The Plains Indians were nomads. They were good hunters. Their main food was the American Buffalo.
