Even if people in today’s society doesn’t know much, or even in some cases doesn’t care about what was happening during that time, it is important to know and understand what happened and how much on an impact it had on many Native American lives, even to this day, Lakota woman illustrates just…
I Sacajawea was born in 1788. I am known for being a Guide and Translator. I am the only female in the Lewis and Clark expedition. There is 33 members and there are only males in this expedition except for 1 that is me. I was the leader of Lewis and Clark expedition.…
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful” Joshua J. Marine. Betty Marie overcame her obstacles in many different ways. Like she ignored the kids who bullied her about her last name, she kept her mind on her career, and she always knows that being an Osage Indian is nothing funny, but something to be proud of. At first Betty Marie was shy and docile, so she was not able to become famous in her point in life.…
Sandra “Kaitlyn” Stewart 1. Isaiah 53 God is communicating that as Christ was growing up He was the lowest of the lows. He was despised and rejected; God’s wrath fell down upon Him because of our sins. Although Christ was innocent, He was pierced for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities. We are healed through His undeserving wounds.…
After being asked by the professor about my family’s immigration story, I am motivated to find out more about my family’s history. Most of the time, people do not have the opportunity to ask their elderly family, relatives about their ancestors. It is really amazing to learn more about my family history. It never comes to my mind till now. To gather more information, I asked my mom, my older brother, my grandpa, uncles, and aunts.…
A rare baby name could make many parents to blast their head thinking what unique name to give to their future newborn! In the past most of the parents took the easiest way for giving a name to their newborn baby. As soon as they enjoyed by the coming of the baby, they considered the usual list of the acceptable names and came up with John, Alicia, George, Sarah, etc. Today, the situation is very different as the communication spread out and tones of useful information come up in seconds. Even from the early days of woman's pregnancy, the parents spend hours and hours thinking what rare baby name to give to the future child.…
I was born on April 11, 1998 via c-section at Putnam County hospital. C-section was necessary for my survival, because the umbilical cord was wrapped twice around neck. My parents state I was raven black. I only made a squeak, and my parents were frightened I was dead. I was planned, and my mother wanted to name me after family, but my dad disagreed.…
The Torres Tree Twenty-five years ago, my mother met my father on a bus ride in New York City. Nine years later, unexpectedly, I was born. I was originally supposed to be named Adrianna and both my parents had their heart set on that name, but in a turn of events, last minute, they ended up calling me Catherine. As I grew up, I was curious about the world, especially about my family and heritage. Before researching my family history, I never knew that I was originally supposed to be named Adrianna.…
In today’s society, it still remains a heavily debated topic of discussion amongst people. However, the lives of the Native Americans would never prove to be the same as they were before Columbus and the European people arrived. They accidently…
My full name is Vincent Patrick Soccoa. I was born April 28th 1997 in Methodist hospital in Brooklyn, New York. My father is Sebastian Joseph Soccoa and he was born in February of 1953 also in Brooklyn New York, he has 3 younger sisters who are my aunts. My mother Denise Fitzpatrick (maiden name) was also born in Brooklyn and she has 1 older sister and had an older brother who died in a car crash when she was younger. I have one older sister myself her name is Meaghan Catherine Soccoa and was born March 21st 1990 also in Methodist Hospital, an interesting fact is right now she is a nurse in the nicu at Methodist.…
Actor Name: Alvin Castillo Buñales Character Name: Monty Nakamura “Russo” Age: 17 years old Family: My mother, a Japanese-American met my father, an Italian-American in a Japanese-American relocation camp in California during the War in 1942. Within a year, my mom had me, but I never met my father. My mother told me that people saw my dad as a traitor to his own country.…
Is anyone coming? Do you see anyone? It seems like I've been in here for at least a week. These CRAZY people won't tell me the time. What time is it?…
Although the history of my name goes no further than being named after elder relatives. I find my name to be very meaningful. My grandfather was a role-model in both of my parent’s lives which made…
Many natives were born in a culture that discouraged traditional customs and traditions in favor of the white European way of life (Fleming 55). When a culture is no longer accepted by those around them, it dies out or is forgotten by most. It is imperative that Native Americans are encouraged to remember what has been forgotten over the years to bring pride back to their…
I like my name. It is unique to me, and I like that a lot. I think the worst thing about my name is that it has different spellings so people get it wrong a lot or on keychains, sometimes I can’t find the right way to spell it, other than that I appreciate the name. I think it is great that my mother allowed…