Native Americans Today
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Transcript of Native Americans Today
NATIVE AMERICANS TODAY
Author:Jiří Novák
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Reservations Navajo reservation (nation) Housing Work Sources
Information Images
HOWDOTHEYLIVE
TODAY?
RESERVATIONS
More than 550 tribes About 300 reservations Some are restricted to one tribe Sovereign nations Considered US citizens Free to live anywhere Aprox 1/2 of NA population (US) lives in
cities
Guest comes to a hotel and the receptionist asks: “Have you got a reservation?” Guest replies: “Do you think I look like an Indian?!?”
NAVAJO RESERVATION
Population over 200 000
N’s are pro-educational and trying to make themselves economically self-reliant
Still agricultural nation
HOUSING
Tipi (Teepee) - traditional dwelling of Indians living on
Great Plains Mistakenly associated with all Indian tribes Made of wooden poles and hides Diameter about 5 meters Paintings on outside depending on tribe
and owner of the tipi
Hogan (Hooghan) – Traditional dwelling for Navajo tribe Plays important role in religious life of
Navajos Made of forked poles covered with earth
(except entrance and smoke hole) Entrance is traditionally covered with
blanket Now sometimes replaced with plank door
Or other traditional dwellings, depending on tribe and place
Also many Indians assimilated with white people Half of the US population lives in towns
=>=> Houses, flats, …
“Kde domov můj, kde domov můj, …” “Dammit, that wasn’t anthem of any Native American tribe, was it?”
WORK
Many Indians still keep their traditional work Farmers, breeders, craftmans, …
Nowadays a lot of them profit from tourism Showing how their ancestors lived, selling
craft or art, … And those who assimilated with white
people usually have common work like we are used to have …
Helath Authority Warning:Too much work causes workaholic!
SOURCES - INFORMATION
http://www.american-indians.net/today.htm
http://www.crystalinks.com/navajos.html
http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/firstnations/tipi.html
http://links.mana-the-movie.com/hogan.htm
SOURCES - IMAGES
http://www.puttingzone.com/graphics/IndianMapsImages/ReservationsMap.gif
http://www.navajo.org/images/history/flag.jpg http://www.crystalinks.com/spiderrock.jpg http://academic.reed.edu/english/courses/English558/
tipi.jpg http://www.montanacanvas.com/downloads/Tipi.jpg http://links.mana-the-movie.com/hogan-Dateien/
image001.gif http://www.simcas.sk/Data/716/UserFiles/Kaplanaspect/
losangeles.jpg http://www.nativeessence.com/images/NewKits.jpg
http://dreamcatcher.com/images/P/mw550-medicine-wheel-withfeathers-two-rings.jpg
http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/lens7152682_1253721127encanyons_intro.jpg
http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens7152682module58912922photo_1253722318ecanyons_dreamcatchers.jpg
http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens7152682module58912932photo_1253723470ecanyons_medicine_bag.jpg
http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens7152682module58912942photo_1253724183ecanyons_beadwork_2.jpg