Group Presentations on Native American Issues

1. Land Disputes
   a. Energy Transfer Co.
   b. Lakota, Dakota and Nakota tribes
The Energy Transfer company is taking up most of the land tribes live on to build big pipes to transfer energy. But, the tribes want their land back so they are using violent weapons and protesting against the security and company.

2. Artifact Return
   a. John Barrymore
   b. Johnathan Rowan
John Barrymore stole a totem pole from the Tlingit tribe and Jonathan Rowan from Alaska talks about how it upsets him that the John stole a prized possession from his tribe.

3. Native American Casinos
   a. Native Americans
   b. Government
The problem is that the native american casinos are really corrupt and have gone out of control. The government wants to

4. Governmental Recognition (Native Hawaiians)
    a. Affirmative
    b. Negative
Natives in Hawaii have been there for thousands of years and they want to be recognised as a tribe for potential benefits, but they government wont allow it.

5. Legacy of Indian Schools
    a. European's- Richard Henry Pratt
    b. Native's- Jim Thorpe
Europeans took Native children from their tribes to give them health, an education at a boarding school, but Jim Thorpe said it was wrong to take kids away from their home and giving the idea that they are in bad conditions and won't be able to live there.

6.  Portrayal of Native Americans in Movies and/or Media
     a. Reporter
     b. New Jersey
New York reporter says how people say the disney movie Pocahontas is too sexual because it was about Pocahontas's romance and changed her body and age when Pocahontas was originally 10-11 years old. But, the reporter says that without the movie Pocahontas wouldn't have been known and it is not about the visual image it is about learning the story, and it is portraying freedom. But the other reporter from New Jersey says how it is too stereotyped and sexual from short clothes to ideal image. The hollywood Native Americans say they are being harassed and giving a stereotype of what they do.

Filminute

Point of Veiw

	Open Your Hearts	The First Few Days
Author	Barolome De Las Casas	Christopher Columbus ed. by Cecil Jane
Purpose	The purpose was to speak about the Dominican and friar who believed the native Americans were mistreated by the Spainards.	The purpose shows the perspective of Christopher Columbus's expedition to the Americas and finding Native Americans.
View of Native Americans	They felt they were being mistreated and used by the Spainards.	Christopher Columbus said how the Native Americans are very attractive and nicely built, and they are kind, giving and gentle. As well as how they seemed easy to convert to Christianity because lack of leadership and religion. But, at the same time they were ignorant and easily referred to as chickens because of how scared they are.

Encomienda is a plantation/farm for people who are slaves or forced labors.

Reliability

Reliability is trustworthy, something based off of true evidence, honesty, the truth that is able to be used.
Biased is when something is in favour towards a certain side of something.  Or biased against something.
Background Knowledge is the information need to know behind a situation
An Inference is an educated guess or thought based on your observations and facts.
Sources and Conflicts shows the issue between two sides on background information.

Picture Credits: Dave Granlund – Editorial Cartoons and Illustrations » Kids less fit than parents

" Dave Granlund – Editorial Cartoons And Illustrations » Kids Less Fit Than Parents". Davegranlund.com. N. p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2016.

This picture represents several aspects of studying history. When you first look at this image you get the bias of how kids these days aren't as athletic as parents were when they were younger. But this is unreliable because you don't know how much exercise the kids do during the day and what exercise their parents did when they were younger. As well as everyone did a different amount of exercise that would be relatively different to the kids. It also makes you think that from technology advancement, not as many kids are getting outside and exercising rather than staying and watching TV. As it says when the dad on the couch says "I had to walk to the TV to change the channel" it makes you think that nowadays with remote controls to change the TV channel we don't get up more often. To get a better understanding of this picture you need background knowledge of how much exercise the parents used to do versus the amount of exercise kids do know to get the right perspective/argument. But, based on what the image shows you would infer that kids these days get less exercise.

Different Film Shots

My PE Goal For 8th Grade

MY PE GOAL FOR 8th GRADE

1. Here’s what I know about myself as a mover.(answer these on your own then share them with a partner of your choosing)

• I really like to dance

• I think I am kinda/pretty awesome at badminton, ultimate frisbee

• I find the most challenging sport or activity for me in PE is swimming, softball, basketball, track, flag football.

• I prefer team sports to individual activities

• This year in PE I would really like to achieve a better mile time.

MY GOAL

“My goal is to improve my amount of push ups by 3 in under two months by doing more arm exercises to improve my arm strength.

Social Studies Perspectives

What makes me unique? My journey started on the 8th of December in 2002. My full name is Amber Francoise Heaney, and I am apart of a family of four which includes my Mom, Dad, and older sister. Throughout the thirteen years of my life I have only ever lived in Asia and have never visited America. I am British and found my homes in Singapore and Tokyo. As you could imagine I am a major curry and spice lover from all different cultures. However, I don't like seafood. I love traveling to see all the different charms and beauties in our world, and to experience many different cultures.

One thing about me is that I have always enjoyed dancing. When I was a very little kid I started off with the simple little kids ballet, but as I got older I found the love for hip hop. I Started hip hop classes for a few years until school got in the way. But, I always do the school dance club and soon going to restart dance classes.

Those are just the little starters to what makes me unique.

Photo credits: "Overseas Mission Networks". Global Connections. N. p., 2013. Web. 14 Aug. 2016.

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