Assignment #5 Annotated bibliography
"American Indian Migration Theory." (2016). In Helicon (Ed.), The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide. Abington, UK: Helicon. Credo Reference, Web. 11 Nov. 2016.
The author of this study explains different migration theories of how people first came to the Americas. This researcher goes on to show that there are two main theories that display evidence of being true. The writer explains that there is substantial evidence for people to have crossed by a land bridge between 20,000 and 30,000 years ago. This reporter goes on to show that recent discoveries have revealed that many Asians traveled by boat to South America.
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In addition, Barron provides a background of the origin of the word “Indian” and why it is used today. Barron points out in her article that Native Americans are commonly associated with international migration within North America and other Latin American tribes. Barron 's main intent of this report is to show the cultural impact from Asia that is found among many indigenous tribes. Barron explains this history by revealing many Indian 's origins and evaluating their migration history.
This Article is about five pages long. Some parts of this paper can a little wordy. Overall, I think it is well developed because it uses and relies on numerous outside sources and researchers.
Ghosh, Pallab. “DNA Uncovers Mystery Migration to the Americas.” BBC News, 22 July 2015. Web. 11 Nov. 2016
The BBC science group 's purpose is to display accurate information on how the Americas were populated. The author 's main point is to show that people from Australia and Melanesia traveled to Brazil about 15,000 to 30,000 years ago. The BBC science group explains that researchers have revealed many similar DNA structures between Brazilians, Australians, and Malaysia. The author shows that there are many professors who disagree with this point of view. BBC news states the most studies are just speculations and that no one can be certain of how the America were
It had previously been the policy of the American government to remove and relocate Indians further and further west as the American population grew, but there was only so much...
Roberts Jr., Frank H. H. Indians of the Americas. National Geographic C. 1958. Washington D.C.
When the Europeans first migrated to America, they didn’t know much about the ancestral background of the different types of the Indian tribes that were settled in Virginia and along the East Coast. Many of the Indian tribes became hostile towards the colonist because the colonists were interfering with their way of life. This lead the natives to attempt to destroy the frontier settlements. Many forts in this area were erected to protect the settlers and their families. One the historical land...
Indian Givers How the Indians of the Americas transformed the world. This paper tries to explain Jack Weatherford's Indian Givers by examining the history of the Native American connection to many agricultural products that would not have been produced without the knowledge that Indians gave. Weatherford further stipulates that it is through these advances in agriculture that the United States has remained a strong contender in the global market, that without the influences of the Native Americans on the early settlers those early immigrants to America would not have survived. Through his work, "Indian Givers: How Indians of the Americas Transformed the World", Weatherford brings an insight to a people that most individuals have neglected to consider. The paper concludes that it is Weatherford's purpose to demonstrate that Native Americans have been a misrepresented and forgotten people when the history of North America is discussed.
Milanich, Jerald T. and Charles Hudson. Hernando de Soto and the Indians of Florida. Gainesville: U. of Florida P, 1993.
American Indians shaped their critique of modern America through their exposure to and experience with “civilized,” non-Indian American people. Because these Euro-Americans considered traditional Indian lifestyle savage, they sought to assimilate the Indians into their civilized culture. With the increase in industrialization, transportation systems, and the desire for valuable resources (such as coal, gold, etc.) on Indian-occupied land, modern Americans had an excuse for “the advancement of the human race” (9). Euro-Americans moved Indians onto reservations, controlled their education and practice of religion, depleted their land, and erased many of their freedoms. The national result of this “conquest of Indian communities” was a steady decrease of Indian populations and drastic increase in non-Indian populations during the nineteenth century (9). It is natural that many American Indians felt fearful that their culture and people were slowly vanishing. Modern America to American Indians meant the destruction of their cultural pride and demise of their way of life.
"Early Explorers of the Western Hemisphere." World Almanac & Book of Facts 2000, 1999, p456.
1. Trace the history of relocation and Indian reservations. In what ways did reservations destroy Native American cultures, and in what ways did reservations foster tribal identities? Be sure to account for patterns of change and consistency over time.
Gregory, James N.. "Second Great Migration: Historical Overview." UW Faculty Web Server. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2011. .
Like many Americans I initially grouped all Native Americans into one melting pot. During the Haskell Indian Nations cultural day, on June 21,st 2010, the speakers talked about how different tribes are not the same; they have different beliefs...
In his essay, “The Indians’ Old World,” Neal Salisbury examined a recent shift in the telling of Native American history in North America. Until recently, much of American history, as it pertains to Native Americans; either focused on the decimation of their societies or excluded them completely from the discussion (Salisbury 25). Salisbury also contends that American history did not simply begin with the arrival of Europeans. This event was an episode of a long path towards America’s development (Salisbury 25). In pre-colonial America, Native Americans were not primitive savages, rather a developing people that possessed extraordinary skill in agriculture, hunting, and building and exhibited elaborate cultural and religious structures.
New hominid fossil findings found in a cave located in South Africa inspire scientists to believe that Australopithecus sediba may contain information about the origins of our genus Homo. Australopithecus Sediba compared with the findings of the Genus Homo demonstrate a closer resemblance with one another. In the Malapa caves also know as the Cradle of Humankind, two individuals were discovered. This species lived between 1.977 and 1.978 million years ago. Paleoanthropologist Lee R. Berger discovered one juvenile male and also one adult female. With this discovery and examining the features, and diet of A. sediba, we will determine how much this species resembles modern humans today.
During 1700 to 1900, the long distance migration pattern was continuous in eastern regions as well as a resemblance in migrants motives for migration. (Africa and Europe) All the motives for migration were usually for a better life, financially. On the other hand, there were also changes such as a variety and amount of people due to cultural diffusion from migration in America, because everyone mostly migrated to America.
... ago, but the way it happened is still uncharted territory". The specific date of the first migration into the Americas is unknown but there was likely more than one. The new discoveries and theories presented have given us a better understanding and more possibilities for the First American then ever before.
Theories and hypothesis about migration have been tossed around for years. Some of these theories and hypothesis end up being farfetched once fully researched this however, does not stop new theories from being created. Thompson stated that “there does not seem to be a migration hypothesis too preposterous not to have been suggested by someone (1958: vi).” Despite being debunked archaeologically, some of these preposterous hypoth...