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Tag Archives: Origin Story
John (Wap-Tose-Note) Ramsey-(Nez Percé)
Biography | Historical and Cultural Context | Critical Commentary | Further reading
Posted in Assimilators, Indian Craftsman, John Ramsey, Memoir, Nez Perce
Tagged Assimilation, Cultural Values, Origin Story, white-Indian relations
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Critical Commentary
Sadie Ingalls’ origin story is concise, but filled with meaning. Themes of sin invade the text, as does the conflict between the individual and the community in this carefully worded yet ambiguous piece. Sadie’s crow suffers several faults. First, he forgets … Continue reading
Posted in Sadie M. Ingalls, The Conflicted
Tagged animals, Assimilation, Biblical Creation Story, Christianity, crows, Indian Boarding School, Legend, Origin Story, The Great Spirit, white-Indian relations
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Historical and Cultural Context
The Sanpoil is a tribe of Native Americans located in Washington state. Their name derives from the Okanagan dialect, and means “gray as far as one can see”. They, along with the Nespelem tribe, as well as other additional tribes, … Continue reading
Posted in Louis Runnels, Tribal Educators
Tagged Colville Reservation, Creation Myth, Origin Story, Sanpoil, social evolution, The Great Spirit
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Emma Newashe (Sac and Fox)
Biography / Cultural and Historical Context / Close Reading / Further Reading “The Merman’s Prophecy” By Emma Newashe The spring had not arrived in all its splendor, but it’s coming was clearly seen, for the buds on the trees were beginning … Continue reading
Posted in Assimilators, Emma Newashe, Sac and Fox
Tagged Assimilation, Indian Boarding School, Legend, Origin Story, The Red Man, white-Indian relations
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Further Reading
Works Cited: “Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center.” Emma Newashe Student File | Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2017. “History of the Tribe.” History of the Tribe – Sac & Fox. N.p., n.d. Web. … Continue reading
Posted in Assimilators, Emma Newashe
Tagged Assimilation, Bibliography of Native American Writers, Legend, Origin Story, The Arrow, The Carlisle Arrow, The Red Man, white-Indian relations
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Close Reading
The origin story, “The Merman’s Prophecy”, by Emma Newashe, depicted the legend of the merman and his prophecy to the Sac tribe about the importance of their location and native land. Newashe created her own iteration of the Sac’s origin … Continue reading
Posted in Assimilators, Emma Newashe
Tagged Assimilation, fantasy, Indian Boarding School, Legend, merman, Origin Story, The Red Man, white-Indian relations
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Cultural and Historical Context
Emma Newashe was a member of the Sac and Fox tribe in Oklahoma. The Sac and Fox tribe, also natively called the Sauk and Fox tribe, used to be two separate tribes until they were forced to combine due to … Continue reading
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Tagged Assimilation, Culture and History, Origin Story, The Arrow, The Carlisle Arrow, The Red Man, tribal home, white-Indian relations
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Biography
Emma Suzanne Newashe was born in 1892 on the Shawnee Reservation in Oklahoma. Her parents were both Native American: her father, John Nahaoshe, Sac and Fox member, and her mother, Susan “Waw-paw-que” Clark, Shawnee member. Both Emma and her brother, … Continue reading
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Tagged Assimilation, Indian Boarding School, Legend, Origin Story, Student Information Card, The Arrow, The Carlisle Arrow, The Red Man
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Louis Runnels (Sanpoil)
Biography | Historical and Cultural Context | Critical Commentary | Further Reading The Struggle Against Darkness
Posted in Louis Runnels, Tribal Educators
Tagged Fire, Origin Story, Sanpoil, Sun, The Great Spirit, The Red Man
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Further Reading
“Chapter VIII. — Native Life. The Chippewa Indians.” Bay County Past and Present. Ed. George Ernest Butterfield. Bay County, Michigan: U of Michigan, 1918. 33-41. Bay County Past and Present. C. & J. Gregory, 23 Sept. 2008. Web. 05 May … Continue reading
Posted in Elmira Jerome, Tribal Educators
Tagged Ancestry Library, Bibliography of Native American Writers, Chippewa, Legend, Origin Story, Pottawatomi, Spirit of the Indian Corn, Student Information Card
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