AmericanHolocaust:GenocideonAmericanIndiansCulture

SavannaFrancis
September8th,2014
PassageProposal

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AmericanHolocaust:GenocideonAmericanIndiansCulture
Introduction
Manypeoplearoundtheworldhavemadecompromisesregardingtheirculture
andarenotclosetowhattheywerealongtimeago.Oneofthemajorculturesthatisnot
widelyacknowledgedistheoriginalpeopleoftheUnitedStates.Thepresenceof
AmericanIndianshasfaded,physicallyandculturally.Thewaytheyareviewedhas
changedovertime,toalmostnotviewedatall,meaningmanythinkIndiansaredead/
extinct.Theidentityofbeingnativehasshrunkenquitesignificantlysince1492,thefirst
Europeancontact.TheU.Sgovernmentthatlaterformedismostresponsibleforthe
dwindlingchangeofAmericanIndiansandtheirculturalidentity.Varioustribeshavelost
muchoftheirculture,andmanylanguagesarelostforever.ThewayNativesview
themselvestodayhaschangedtremendously.BeinganAmericanIndian,Ihavefeltthe
distancebetweenthatcultureandtheculturewehavetoday.Whathashappenedthat
causedthisdisconnectionthatsomedon'tevenacknowledgenativesortheconditionsin
whichmanylive?Whyhavehistoryclassesnottaughtabouttheindigenouspeoplesof
theAmericas,especiallyNorthAmerica?Whatwerethemajorcausesthatledtothe
decreaseinAmericanIndianpopulationandculturalidentity?CanwhattheUS
governmentdidintheearlydaysofcolonizationtoatleastthelate1900'sconsidered
genocideontheoriginalpeoples?Whataretheeffectsshowntodayoftheseactions?

II.

III.

LearningObjectives
A. LearnmoreaboutAmericanIndianhistory
B. Becomemoreefficientinresearchandevaluatingusefulinformation
C. Developbetterwritingskillsandmakeitinterestingforpeopletoread
D. Gainanunderstandingofthedifferentperspectives
E. Sharemyfindingsandbringawareness(Nativeidentityandhistory)
F. Writea15page,collegequalitypaperpresentingmyresearchfindings
G. GainanunderstandingoftheexperiencesandeventsthathappenedinAmerican
historyinvolvingNativeAmericans
H. Recognizetheeffectsandimpactontodaysgenerationandculture

Timeline

Date/Timeline

Activities

September4

DecideonPassagetopic

EarlytomidSeptember

Preliminaryresearchontopic

September10

Proposalduefirstdraft

September16

Finalproposaldue

September19

Conductcommitteemeeting

September22

Reviseproposalbasedoncommitteefeedback

MidSeptembertoEarlyOctober

Conductinterviewsandgatherinformation

September24

Turninthesis

September30

Outlineisdue

October6

Havestartedwriting3pageswithatleastonesource
due

October16

Researchingandwriting5pageswithatleastthree
sourcesdue

October30

Writingandciting10pageswithatleast5sources
citeddue

November13

Completefirstdraftpaper15pageswithminimum8
sourcesdue

December10

MaderevisionsandfinalizedFinal15pagesand8or
moresourcescitedDue

IV.

GPSDomains
ThisPassagewilldemonstrateproficiencyintwoofthefourDomainsofGlobal
Competency.IwillhavetoRecognizePerspectivessinceIwillexpectthattherewillbe
differentviewpointsontheeventsthathappenedandhowpeoplereacttovarioustreatments,
someinwhichImightdisagreewith.Iwillhavetorecognizehowperspectivescaninfluence
interactionandtheirunderstandingofsituations.Inaddition,IwillInvestigatetheWorldwith
thispassageasIresearchthedifferentexperiencesandviewpointsofthepeopleinvolvedsuchas
descendantsofAmericanIndiansandpossiblygovernmentofficialsorsettlers.

V.
Form
TheformofmyPassagewillbea15pagetyped,collegequalityresearchpaper
withintextcitationsandaWorksCitedpage.TheaudienceformyPassagewillbethe
IntroductiontoPassagesclassandpossiblyotheraudiencesthatmightbeinterestedsuchas
historyclassesoranthropology.Iwillgivea2030minutepresentationonmyfindingstomy
audienceanddefendmyargument.Iwillincludea

discussiontoinvolvetheotherpeopleinmy
presentation.

Definitions:
Genocide

thedeliberatekillingofalargegroupofpeople,especiallythoseofa
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particularethnicgroupornation.
Synonyms
massmurder,masshomicide,
massacre
Cultural:
thedeliberateandsystematicexterminationofaculturalgroup.
Holocaust
destructionorslaughteronamassscale,especiallycausedbyfire.
Synonyms
cataclysm,disaster,catastrophe