Academic papers on Native Indian Studies

The Relationship Between Shamanism and Psychotherapy
This 5 page paper relates the two worlds that, as it turns out, are not so dissimilar. Jung's study of Shamanism is explored. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Contemporary Native American Concerns: Health, Sovereignty, and Leadership
A 6 page discussion of the many problems facing contemporary Native Americans. Traces these problems back to the initial contact with the European people who invaded Native land. Asserts that everything from the ravages of disease on modern Native...
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A Comparison of the History and Culture of the Oglala Sioux and the Crow and the Interactions with White America
A 5 page overview of the trials and tribulations faced by these Native Americans at the hands of the Europeans who invaded their lands. Discusses the changes to traditional lifeways which occurred and the amazing ability of these people to...
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A 5 page discussion of the information presented in the PBS series by filmmaker Ken Burns and Director Stephen Ives. This series leaves an indelible impression of the historical and cultural changes which the West would undergo between the latter...
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"It's a good day to be indigenous." From Sherman Alexie's book and movie Smoke Signals
(6 pp) The movie (1999) was billed as the first American all-Indian made - written, acted and produced movie. And everyone appeared astounded that it was (is) very good. It has been adapted from Alexie's book of short stories called The...
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The Universal Pattern of Stickball: From the Indigenous Inhabitants of the Americas to the Europeans who Invaded Their Lands
An 11 page history of the indigenous Native American
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A paper which looks at the way in which some Native Indian wedding customs have survived over the years, whereas other forms of marriage practices, such as polygamy, have been rendered illegal. The paper considers various elements of traditional...
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Eve Ball/Indeh: An Apache Odyssey
A 6 page book review that examines Eve Ball's text of the words of the patriarch of the Mescalero Apache, Ace Daklugie, son of Juh, nephew of Geronimo, the story that Daklugie related to Ball before his death in 1955 is an eye-opening experience to...
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Native American Involvement and Effectiveness in the Treaty Making Process
A 7 page discussion of the degree of involvement of Native Americans in the drafting and implementation of treaties. Contends that even those groups who played the largest role in the treaty making process were essentially ineffective in terms of...
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Assimilating To Alleviate Problems For Canada's Native Peoples: Argument Against
10 pages in length. Since the Puritans first stepped foot onto North America, relations between indigenous peoples and the forceful newcomers have been strained to say the least. The problems of Canada's native peoples illustrate similar struggles...
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Technology's Role In India's INternational Marketing
20 pages in length. In order to compete within the hard and fast corporate world, it requires a certain edge if India is to successfully challenge its business opponent by way of technological implementation. As a means by which to achieve such a...
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The Role of Natural Selection in the Australian Aborigine
5 pages. This report explains the biological characteristics of the Australian Aborigines and how they came to have these certain identifying characteristics based on the role of natural selection. The report thoroughly explains just what natural...
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How The Literature Of Contact Can Be Literature Of Propaganda
5 pages in length. Supporting the claim that the literature of contact can be literature of propaganda leads one to closely examine the very nature of propaganda amidst a significantly broader perspective. Propaganda reflects the attempt to...
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"Cherokee Women" by Theda Perdue
A 5 page book review on Theda Perdue's "Cherokee Women." Her book presents us with a very unique look at the Cherokee women who were actually the leaders and the providers of the Cherokee people. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
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The Conflict Between Native Americans and the English Colonists in the Seventeenth Century
An 8 page overview of the conflict which erupted between the English colonists and the Native inhabitants of the Americas. The arrival of the Pilgrims and the Puritans to the Americans would prove the beginning of an insurmountable blow to the...
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