The artist of this image is trying to explain the heart sacrifice, a culture that was dominant among the Aztecs. The sacrifice was done on a temple pyramid. The heart was placed in close contact with the feather banner, and offered to the sun. The victims of this exercise were...

This paper concerns the primary source entitled 'Apologetic History of the Indies' by Barlome De Las Casas and the film 'The Mission,' starring Jeremy Irons and Robert De Niro. Both of these objects deal with the consequences of Europrean ideology with regard South American indigenous populations and the ways in...

According to several research based studies and reports, the Iroquois confederacy was one of the historical government systems which were formed in around early 1100 especially in North America (Iroquois Confederacy, 2015). The structure and organization of this government influenced the activities and practices of the government of the United...

America’s history has a long record of using nationalistic justifications for taking land from those who had it before and imposing the “American Way.” Even before the country was established and leading up to the Civil War, there was a sincere sense that it was the duty of God-fearing white...

The two decades, 1960s and 1970s marked an important époque in the shift of perception of native Indians in America. The question of Indian rights was raised on the political level as American leaders started to think of the stance on the highest level. Thus, Indian activism shall certainly be...