Essays on Native Land

Middle East History: Trickster Travels by Natalie Zemon Davis

“Trickster Travels” was written by Natalie Davis, who is a historian of the early modern period. Her main interests are cultural history and social history. She has worked for the period ranging from 15th to 18th centuries, and focused on Europe (Princeton University, history.princeton.edu). She has taught history in many universities including the University of Toronto, Brown University, the University of California at Berkeley, and Princeton University. Her book “Trickster Travels” was published in 2006, and with the publication of this book, she successfully managed to sustain her name as one of the most interesting historians of the early ...

Black Kettle was a man who was a warrior, a hero, a peacemaker and a leader of the Native American Indian Tribe, Cheyenne. He was someone who always thought of his people first and did everything he could, to protect them. He guided them to choose the path of peace and live with resistance for their survival with the whites. Nonetheless, his efforts for finding peace did not turn in his favor. Black Kettle was born in 1803 in the Southern Cheyenne tribe in Black Hills. He proved himself over time and became Chief of his council of forty-four ...

A trip to another country makes any person anxious, truly fascinated and eager to explore new territories cultures and habits. Everything seems to be different, unusual and gripping. At first, people are ready to accept all these changes and they are full of optimism and enthusiasm. They treat the process of adjusting to a new country as an amazing and adventurous journey. However, sooner or later the situation totally changes. People start to feel as outsiders and start to miss their native land. This period is called cultural shock. According to Kalervo Oberg “Cultural shock tends to be an ...