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Blue Elk White Ways Mountains
364 wordsWhen The Legends Die Take Home Final My letter is coming from Blue Elk. Blue Elk is a fat-old Ute that works for the Whites. His heritage is a mix of Native and White ways. He is a man of greed not help in Toms life. He persuades Tom to leave the mountains and go live as the Whites do. He puts Tom in school and sends the bear away. Blue Elk changes Toms whole life and says change is good and remembering is bad. He influences Tom to adopt the White ways while keeping his heritage. I have seen you...
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Food Chain Field Trip
718 wordsThe field trip to Elk Island Park taken by both biology twenty classes was an interesting and fun day. We learnt about many different types of plant and animal life in different ecosystems and how they contribute to their ecosystem. The two main ecosystems we looked at in detail were the marsh and the bog. We look at and recorded facts about the abiotic and biotic factors in the area to better understand the importance of these ecosystems. The first thing we learnt about was some of the biotic a...
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A Comparison Of Native American Thought Anf Witchcraft
1,110 wordsNative American religions and witchcraft are alike in many ways. First of all, both are nature religions, meaning they both hold nature sacred and many of the symbols and ideas come from nature. Starhawk says that The Old Religion, as we call it, is closer in spirit to Native American traditions. @ Both religions teach its followers the importance of understanding and action. Through reading Starhawk and Black Elk essays in the textbook, it easy to see the meaning of understanding and action. Ea...
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Endangered Species Wild Life
650 wordsIn 1914 the United States Congress approved the funding to destroy wolves. Many of the Government bounty hunters decided to help farmers to protect there livestock from the destructive creatures. Sixty years later the wolves are considered as endangered. In 1973 the United State Congress passed another law (Endangered Species Act) this act stated that all endangered species could not be killed by anyone or they would face a fine of one thousand dollars and as much as one year in jail. So many or...
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Native American Story Of Black Elk
949 wordsBlack Elk tells a story about his family, his tribe, his people, and the circle of life. But most of all Black Elk speaks about his life and his spiritual journey. This is a story of a shaman and as he speaks we go deeper and deeper into his vision from his colorful words we are able to catch a glimpse of Native American religion and their spirituality. By the symbols and Black Elks poetic words, we are able to get a clear idea what his religion is about and how it affects them in their daily li...
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Rocky Mountains Meriwether Lewis
1,710 wordsA glimpse 200 years in our past would leave you baffled, the miniature United States and endless frontier land. In those lands, on those plains, up in those snow-capped mountains lay the hopes and dreams of men throughout our small, developing nation. Men young and old, some skilled and some driven by a passion, took it upon themselves to explore this no mans land. Two very lucky men, and 29 of their contemporaries, were able to travel through this vast wilderness under the wishes and orders of ...
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Economic Integration Of The Baltic Sea Region
1,301 words... country's size. The graph on this page shows the current route map for Finnair domestic and its subsidiary, Golden Air, and breaks their destinations down by area. (Destinations in Finland) Geographically, the served destinations are limited to the areas with the greatest number of people, which also means that they are serving the economic hubs of Finland. Estonian owned airline, Estonian Air serves only 10 destinations, all of which are large cities outside of its own country. However, lik...
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Women And Children American Indians
772 wordsIn what ways "Black Elk Speaks" a counter-narrative of conquest and colonization The book "Black Elk Speaks has an interesting history. It was written by a stranger who showed the American Indians as powerless sufferers of European avidity. The story was repeated to John G. Neihardt, and he gave it the form of recollections of Nicholas Black Elk. This character is drawn as a witness of very important incidents of the American Indian Wars. He also is shown as a participated of some of them. These...
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Black Elk One Day
1,108 wordsWhat do Buddhism and Sioux tradition tell us about meditation and having a vision? First of all, we meditate in Buddhism because it gives us the nourishment for your spirit and nourishment for your body, (Hanh, p. 42). We also meditate to heal other or ourselves. In the Sioux traditions having a vision is like healing a person. Only the holy man can have the vision. The method of meditation and having a vision is like a method of relaxing and healing the state of conscious. Sometimes having a vi...
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Blue Bird Star Elk Dakota
360 wordsWaterlily by Ella Cara Deloria Mn. History 2 - 3 - 97 Waterlily is a book based on the events that happen within a particular Dakota Indian family's life. Not only does it depict the affairs of blue Birds life and her family, but it documents the rituals and culture of the Dakota people. With illustrative words and graphic details, the incidences within the story can be visualized and understood. The story begins with the occurrences that take place with a certain individual, Blue Bird. Blue Bir...
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Rocky Mountains Biological Diversity
1,164 wordsFire Fire And Ecosystems Introduction Fire is an important part of many ecosystems, affecting wildlife populations in various ways, such as by changing habitat, affecting food supply or quality, or by altering interactions of species. Fire suppression has allowed forested areas to achieve a climax state, which provides less forage for wildlife. While terrestrial wildlife is benefited by fire, large fires through the increase in sediment flow negatively impact aquatic ecosystems. Fire is essentia...
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Bow And Arrow Birds Of Prey
3,616 wordsThe Hopewell Studied since the discovery of the conspicuous mounds in Ross County Ohio, the Hopewell have been an archaeological enigma to many. The tradition is so named for the owner of the farm, Captain Hopewell, where over thirty mounds were discovered. Earlier studies focused more on the exotic grave goods such as precious metals, freshwater pearls, many of these objects had come from all corners of the continent from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of Mexico, and north to the mid-Atlantic ...
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Kill A Mockingbird Black Elk
538 wordsThe word Heroism Heroism The word hero has different specific meanings to different people, but there is a basic definition that most people would probably agree on. A hero is someone that works for the benefit of others and not personal gain. This working for the benefit of others is generally done in some sort of a challenging way. If there is no challenge involved the person may be very well liked, but he isn t doing anything really amazing. Atticus Finch, of To Kill a Mockingbird, was an ext...
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Spotted Elks Spotted Elk Americans
341 wordsMy older brother, Steve went to school out in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Just recently my family and myself made a trip out to visit him and his surroundings. Some of my favorite places were the pueblos. We took many tours and learned a plethora about the Native Americans. After all of the changes and reform our country has been through, I often wonder how can our society still not treat the Native Americans as equal? In one of my classes, we read an article by Clara Spotted Elk speaking out on this ...
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Highest Peak Mountain North
341 wordsMount St. Helens On May 18, 1980, it was an amazingly beautiful day for May in the Pacific Northwest. Being a Sunday, there were only a few loggers, campers and scientists in the area. Many of these people had thought they were safe because of the mountains silence. Not even the scientists could predict exactly what was to come. At 8: 32 a. m. a 5. 1 magnitude quake struck one mile below the mountain. While there had been literally hundreds of earthquakes at the mountain since March 20 th, the u...
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