History Textbook shaping the way of seeing Native Americans

This online textbook put the Native Americans in a bad light. From looking at different text through out this history book the Native American came across very hostile to the white settlers, but in the textbook they were sure to say "Again the savages were pursued without mercy." (pg.32). This quote was found in different parts of the textbook but in different wording. When looking up the word "savages" many text around the word was about how the indians killed some white people. This would shape my view point of Native Americans by thinking they were all very hostile and vengeful, even though I'm sure there are some peaceful tribes.

Indians in the Newspaper

I found in one of the newspaper articles, Los Angles Daily Gerald, was talking about how Major Kress found hostile indians moving large number of horse across the river, and some of the horse returned to the Oregon side of the river. Then Major Kress destroyed the indians camp. When writing about what Major Kress did the wording made him sound like a knight in shining armor. By saying "hostile" indians made the indians sound dangerous, but throughout that story it never said what the indians did. Did they attack? At the end of the article they writers made sure to say "Scouts are out" to give the read a sense of security that they are safe.

Dear Diary,
It's July 9, 1878. I was reading the Los Angles Daily Gerald. Oh my goodness, article after article talking about the hostile Indians. One was that the Indians attacked Captain Sperry and his company while they were eating lunch! How awful is that, you know just sitting there eating your lunch and BAM! You are under attack!!!! They fought them twice in one day. Once when the Indians surprised attacked them and again while they were heading to Pendleton. How awful!! Theses Indians are out of control, but good thing is in another article they said they had some scouts out watching the indians. So that's good we are safe from the hostile indians. Beside from the Indians I saw a advertisement for a new shoe and boot place!! Yay! It's on main street, I am actually going to head down there now and scout out there shoes, and to see if they have anything cute!

Deep Thinking

"Our use of social media for news is selective and intentional so that we may tend to remain interested only in things we are already interested in. On the other hand professional news outlets, like newspapers, expose readers to information on a broad range of topics, this helps me to see what other people are interested or things are important."

Newspaper homework

3. Newspaper is a type of paper that is published daily, weekly, or monthly. It contains news, advertisement, and features.

4. The earliest newspaper was dated to the 17th century in Europe.

5.  Some of the oldest newspapers in the United States are The Boston Chronicle, The Augusta Chronicle, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Pittsburg Post-Gazette, and The Recorder.

6. The leading stories on the New York Times are Afghan ISIS Branch Makes Inroads in Fight Against Taliban,  Jet Inquiry Blames Russian-Made Missile, Election 2016: Democratic Debate Will Reveal Divides, if Not Gaps, and Four Attacks by Palestinians Kill at Least Three Israelis.

7. A newspaper of record is a big newspaper company that has great resources in finding information and is consider a professional newspaper. The New York Times was the nation's newspaper of record in 1913. It was the first newspaper to publish an index. Other newspaper such as the Los Angles Times, and The Washington Post can be considered newspapers of record.

8. A newspaper and social media is a way to learn about recent news and stay informed with current events. A newspaper is different from social media by the writers and editors do their research to make sure their facts are correct. While, in social media you are getting current news some of the news may be false and inaccurate. Social media is a way to see what your friends are doing and whats happing in the world, but this does not mean all the news you read or hear is not entirely or completely accurate. If you do gets news from social media it would be best to double check your sources to make sure you are not spreading false news. A newspaper is a much better a reliable way to get up to date or current events with reliable sources. The actual paper newspaper maybe a day or so behind on the recent events, but now there is newspaper published online daily. 7

9. New York Tribune

US History First quarter reflections

In this first quarter of history I’ve learned a lot of important tools and about the American Civil War. I think learning how to paraphrase and use quotation appropriately will help me in this class and many other classes. Going “deeper” into the Civil War opened my eyes the true but horrifying facts that acutely happened. When I was younger, the teachers only showed us half the pictures of what slavery was like, but learning the hard but true facts really opened my eyes. The movies we watch in class about slavery and the Civil War are great movies and shows the truth about slavery. Also reading about the far west was really interesting. Learning about how cowboys were acutely not the heroes and wild guys how the movies and books portrayed them to be.

I do find history extremely interesting to learn about. History also taught me this first quarter how empathy and sympathy are actually very helpful critically thinking parts and how they really do apply to history. By understanding empathy and sympathy on some level it helps you understand history better and understanding of what people, in whatever time period the people are in, are going through. I hope to learn next in history is more about Americas involvement in the World Wars. The World Wars really interest me and I think it will be cool to learn more about America’s involvement more in depth.

Fast Facts Inquiry Research: Native American Food

Native American's had a different diet according to where they were and what environment was around them. The main foods they mostly ate that was most commonly found was deer meat, corn, greens, berries, squash and wild rice.

Corn was a huge part in Native American culture they used different types of corn such as harinilla and/ or blue corn meal. Harinilla could be made into flour and other starches, and out of the flour they could make tortillas.The meats they also ate was a variety also. The meats include deer, buffalo, prairie dog, pork, mutton, rabbits, and lamb.

Eastern Native American most popular food was called the Three sisters. The Three sisters included corn, beans, and squash. These were domestic crops they planted. The other domestic crops they had were sunflower, maygrass, little barley, and sumpweed/ marsh elder. Southeastern Native Americans foods was similar to the Eastern Native Americans but different. They formed the starting block that "real" southern food is based on. The corn helped make cornbread, grits, and also liquors and whiskey which were important trading items. The native americans also introduced to non-Native american southerners to squash, pumpkin, different types of beans, tomatoes, and many types of peppers. Northwestern Native American tribes food was more different than from the Southeastern and Eastern tribes. Their food consist of salmon, and other types of fish, berries, mushrooms, deer, duck, and rabbit.

All the Native Americans from different areas had unique but the same food supple. They all had some type of corn, deer meat, and berries. Each area they were in had different types of food and climates, so the Native American had to adapt and farm their land.

Film Essay

Victoria Spera

Film Essay

          Movies are a great way to explain and understand history. In America no one wants to create a film about slavery because nobody in America really wants to talk about that, but in recent year there have been producing more Civil War movies that have been sharing a historical light on the truth of slavery. The movie Glory and 12 Years a Slave are wonderful movies that are mostly historically accurate that represent the Civil War and slavery.

            Glory is a great movie. The main characters in this movie were real, such as Shaw. Other character, some people in the regiment, are fictional characters. The movie Glory is a wonderful movie to show in classroom environment. In Reelviews they said this movie went to a big effort to get the details correct. They wanted it to be as historically accurate as possible, the director got civil war re-enactors to preform the battles, with the actors from the movie. Reelviews highly praised this movie to make a great movie to discuss in the classroom because the historical setting is mostly accurate. In the Ashbrook review on Glory pointed out some of the inaccuracies. Ashbrook said that when attacking Fort Wagener the filmmakers portrayed that the 54^th regiment was fighting north to south, when in fact they fought south to north.  Even though there is a couple of inaccuracy in the movie there is still accurate film and it really gives the viewers the insight to what life was like back then for the first black regiment. I think this would be a great movie to show the class because it show the start of a “new” era because the 54^th regiment was the first black regiment and after them more black regiment started to pop up.

            Another movie that got praise from many critics and won many awards is 12 Years a Slave. This movie was based on a book about a man named Soleman that got kidnapped and forced into slavery. The movie is very brutal and shows us the actuality of slavery. American Historical Association said it had more of a “hellish view” on slavery than what happened in the book. Many other critics, reported to BBC Culture, they liked the movie it’s was very historically accurate. The critics also say that 12 Years a Slave show the reality of slavery to America. BBC article says “… British filmmaker Steve McQueen is about to bring Americans what many view as the most realistic and bold portrayal of slavery ever seen…” I think its good to see the “realistic” side of slavery it opens up the American peoples’ eyes to what actually happened in are past. Even though what happened was awful. I think its important that Americans are well aware on what really happened.    

            Many people may have a problem with what both movies are rated. They are both rated “R”. Sunsentinel tells us that some people don’t like their kids seeing an “R” rated movie, but in my opinion it has to be rate “R” because it does show the reality and violence of slavery.

             I think these to movies would be a great way help teach about the Civil War and slavery because it might be violent and brutal both movies are mostly a historically accurate representation of either life as a slave or how black were treated slave or not. Both movies were highly praised and many critics that both movies would be a great way to help discussion in the classroom or help teach and explain the times back the.

                                                          12 Years a Slave

Sources:

Ashbrook

BBC Culture

Reelviews

American Historical Association

Sunsentinel