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This 10 page paper begins with a brief historical overview of Native American Indians and some of the acts of oppression committed against them. Some statistical data are included in the descriptions and discussions of the culture. The types of Native American social issues a social worker might encounter when working with this population are identified and the need for cultural competence is discussed. The writer also comments on what areas need further research and the ethical principles that must be followed in such research. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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people with the same general physical characteristics spread across the entire continent and thus, the name Indian was applied to all these peoples (The American Indians, 2005). The only exception
to the race were the Eskimos in the most northern region of the continent (The American Indians, 2005). The Europeans brought diseases with them to the new lands (Wikipedia, 2006).
Diseases, like chicken pox and measles, that would not necessarily kill Europeans proved fatal for the Native Americans killing thousands (Wikipedia, 2006). Some scholars have suggested that as much as
80 percent of the population of Indians in some regions died from European diseases (Wikipedia, 2006). As Spain and England attempted to colonize in the 16th and early 17th centuries,
relations between colonists and Indians were often strained (Wikipedia, 2006). There was initial cooperation, however, between the Puritans who accidentally landed in Plymouth Rock and the Wampanoag people (Wikipedia,
2006). The colonists would not have lived through their first winter in 1620 without the help of the Wampanoag (Wikipedia, 2006). In gratitude, the Puritans held a three-day thanksgiving feast
with the Wampanoag in the Autumn of 1621 (Wikipedia, 2006). As more and more Europeans arrived, the Native Americans lost more and more of their land and culture (Wikipedia, 2006).
For example, strong hostility existed between Native Americans and the Spanish because the Spanish prohibited the Indians from practicing their own religion (Wikipedia, 2006). Still, as exploration continued, Indians were
pushed into new territories (Wikipedia, 2006). While space does not permit discussion, some of the oppressive acts against Indians included: relocation from their own territories to reservations, some reports of
enslavement, children taken from tribes and sent to boarding schools, most of which were operated by Christian missionaries, hundreds of treaties signed and broken, reports of the Spanish giving Indians
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