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Tag Archives: Civilized
Historical and Cultural Context
Historical and Cultural Background of “My Home in Idaho” and the Nez Perce Tribe The essence of John Ramsey’s “My Home in Idaho” revolves around the theme of Indian and White relations between the Nez Perce tribe and the surrounding … Continue reading
Posted in Assimilators, John Ramsey
Tagged Assimilation, Christianity, Civilized, Cultural Values, War, white-Indian relations
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Critical Commentary
Delos Lone Wolf’s graduation speech appears to represent an ideal “assimilator” of the Western education he received at the school, however a deeper look into the speech in fact also shows a “resistor” voice. He advocates for the refinement of … Continue reading
Posted in Delos Lone Wolf, The Conflicted
Tagged Christian God, Christianity, Civilized, Dawes Act, Education, reservations, Tribal Way, western references
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The Indian – A Man (Full Text)
Original Piece | Elmer Simon | The Indian, The Man, The Canon This piece, written by standout Carlisle Indian School student Elmer Simon, features a clear, multi-layered argument for the social equality of Native Americans (Referred to in the … Continue reading
Posted in Elmer Simon, Essay, Graduation Speech, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Civilized, The Red Man, transcription, white-Indian relations
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The Indian, The Man, and The Canon: A close analysis and examination of Elmer Simon’s “The Indian – A Man”
Elmer Simon | The Indian – A Man (Full Text) Shortly after my first reading of Elmer Simon’s 1896 piece, “The Indian – A Man” (The Red Man), it was clear to me that this was a piece well … Continue reading
Posted in Assimilators, Essay, Graduation Speech
Tagged Chippewa, Christianity, Civilized, Cultural Values, Jane Tompkins, The Red Man, white-Indian relations
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Elmer Simon
Who Is Elmer Simon? The Indian – A Man (Full Text) At the most basic level, Elmer Simon was a Chippewa native American who graduated from the Carlisle Indian School on April 13th, 1896. On a deeper level, however, he … Continue reading
Critical Commentary
What one needs to know about the content of the periodicals which the Carlisle Indian Industrial School has published, is that every publication of these magazines was edited by the so-called “Man-on-the-Bandstand” to insure that those publications were suitable for … Continue reading
Critical Commentary
“A Legend of the Pottawatomi” is an origin story that explains the start of the Pottawatomi Indian Race. Origin stories are also known as “narratives”, “creation stories” or myths”. However it is important to note that “creation stories” are focused … Continue reading
Posted in Elmira Jerome, Tribal Educators
Tagged Adam and Eve, Assimilation, Biblical Creation Story, Bureau of Indian Affaires, Ceremonies, Civilized, Corn, Creation Story, Cultural Preservation, Cultural Pride, Cultural Values, Emergence Origin Story, Equality, Feasts, Great Flood, Henry Pratt, Human Origins, Kitchemanito, Legend, Maize, Man, Matriarchal, Mondamin, Myth, Narratives, Nation, Noah, Origin Story, Pottawatomi, Prophecy, Savages, Sister, The Great Spirit, Tribe, Wicked Dogs
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