NUFS 144 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Maple Syrup, Bering Strait, Cultural Assimilation
8 Apr 2020
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Native american is a term for the indigenous people of the americas. Native americans came to north america about 20,000 to 50,000 years ago across the bering strait. No written history prior to european contact in the 1600s. Three major centers of american indian culture identified in the. 17th century: five civilized tribes in the southeast; iroquois in now new york state; pueblo in the southwest. European diseases and massacre of whole nations reduced numbers of individuals and ethnic groups. Bureau of indian affairs established a program of cultural assimilation. Failed to force native americans to accept white values. Many left the reservations for the employment opportunities available during world war 2. By 2000 two-thirds of all american indians and alaska, natives resided in the farms, towns and urban areas outside of reservations. Socioeconomic status of native americans declined drastically with the forced migration of the 19th century. Few native occupations valued in the job market outside the reservations.
