Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline: A Call for Action

Dakota Access Pipeline
Tom Carnesciali, T05
314–640–0826
Proposal Argument
Standing with Standing Rock
Citizens of the U.S. must petition and call public officials to urge the Obama administration to
declare Standing Rock Indian Reservation a National Monument, thereby halting the development
of the Dakota Access Pipeline, to accomplish the following priorities: prevent the contamination of
a vital U.S. water source and its surrounding ecosystems, stop the human rights violations and abuse
at Standing Rock, and avert the desecration of sacred native burial grounds. Stopping the pipeline
would additionally benefit the planet and all its inhabitants by assisting the transition away from
reliance on fossil fuels, and toward more sustainable energy sources, a vital ... Show more content
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Another possible solution to the harmful consequences I've outlined is organizing a group of
military veterans to camp at the reservation, and stand with the protesters in defiance of the
construction. This act by a group of national heroes would garner both worldwide attention, and
political support. Over 2,000 veterans are already organized and poised to arrive at the several
encampments, and historic and symbolic act of reverence to the Sioux Nation is unprecedented.
Perhaps this act in conjunction with the National Monument Status would have the most impact, and
could give so much press to the issue of the pipeline that the project could be halted
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Griffin Matching
Matching (1–10) D Who did Griffin visit in Fort Worth? E What was the name of the man who was
a shine boy and Griffin's contact for his entry into the Negro community? H Who is Sepia's editorial
director? C What is the name of the man who shines shoes with the man mentioned in number 2? A
What is the name of the black man who was vicious towards to Blacks? He thought Griffin was a
priest. B What is the name of the black truck driver who works out of Hattiesburg? F Where was
Griffin when a middle–aged white man with a pipe told Griffin, "You'd better find yourself
somewhere else to rest?" J At this location, a car carrying white men drove past Griffin and yelled
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Sam Gandy P.D. East Don Rutledge Sterling Williams How does P.D. East's family live and why do
they live this way? P.D. East's family has been ostracized from society in Hattiesburg; this has
caused Billie to spend most of her time fishing. The family has been ostracized from society because
P.D. East is a newspaper editor who fights for racial justice; his choices result in the family
constantly getting hate pamphlets and letters. There are many ways in which whites hold superiority
over blacks. How do whites hold superiority over blacks financially? Whites forbid blacks to pay of
their debts in full, even if the black has the money to pay off the debt. This practice causes the
wealthy whites to maintain control over the blacks and causes the blacks to always be in debt,
without anything to do about

Oh What A Beautiful Mobin Analysis
In Hoffman's chapters, it

made me rethink my original impressions of Oklahoma where I thought
the story according to the musical have showed a pleasant portrayal of the Western frontier where
we saw people in the farm and the cowboys getting along with each other. But in the interpretation
of the musical according to Hoffman expresses the race in Oklahoma where we see how the
Cowboy and farmers have the same enemy who are Indians. For instance, Jud who Hoffman states
as the villain, had to be killed to preserve the harmony of the community. But in the musical, we see
how Jud was the enemy of Curly where Jud dies because of Curly because Laurey did not accept his
love that he had for her. So Curly who is the Cowboy murders Jud in order for peace in their
relationship. However, Hoffman states that ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Furthermore, Oklahoma was seen as a success in 1943 where the white people were able to prove
their American identity. Although, the Native American belongs to the territory of Oklahoma we see
the connection between land ownership and race even though they were removed they never were
erased where they were absent on stage but were present in context of the history of the Wild West.
Even in the song, "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin" we see this connection. The title of the story
Oklahoma refers to the Indians and we see how in the song the White chorus chants the sons
referring to the Indians as Red people which is seen as unpleasant. Oklahoma was developed during
the time of World War II , and wee see how the Wild West was significant for American patriotism,
American Spirit, and identity. Thus, we see how the identity and race of the Whites and the Native
Americans were on the Western Frontier being more influenced by the war in America. The
information in the interpretation was good where I was able to see the historical context of the
musical understanding the story

Northwest Passage Summary
Nearing the summer of 1804, Meriwether Lewis was selected to lead an expedition across the
continent in order to find a waterway that spanned the continent, the Northwest Passage, and also to
document new discoveries he made along the way. He picked his best friend William Clark to lead
the expedition with him, and they were "to ascend the Missouri river with a boat as far as it is
navigable, and then go by land to the western ocean if nothing prevents."1 Their mission, given to
them by Thomas Jefferson, who was president at the time; was of the utmost importance for
whoever found the fabled Northwest Passage first and controlled it, would effectively control the
entire continent. So they Corps of Discovery, as the expedition group was called, set off on a
journey they wouldn't return from for two years, four months, and ten days. The difficulties that
plagued their journey were many and numerous. One of the big difficulties that plagued the group
many times was trying to make good relationships with all the Native Americans they met along the
way, especially the Lakota. The Lakota Indian tribe wasn't friendly and was extremely powerful,
dominating over every other tribe. Oftentimes they intimidated the Spanish and French and
confiscated canoes and even cargo. When the Corps of Discovery came upon the Lakota tribe, they
"gave the 3 chiefs 3 new medals and one American flag, some knives, and other small articles of
goods", but the Lakota wanted bigger prizes to let them pass.

The Greatest Chief Of Native American History
Those who knew Tatanka Iyotanka, better known as Sitting Bull were well aware that he was a
valiant warrior and a strong leader. He was arguably the greatest chief in Native American history.
Sitting Bull was born around 1830 as Jumping Badger to Jumping Bull and Her–Holy–Door in the
Grand River region of what is now South Dakota. He did not earn the name Sitting Bull until he
matured into adolescence, and because no one called him Jumping Badger, he arned the nickname
Hunkesni, or Slow, due to his deliberate pace and his introverted attitude. While he was a young
child, Slow learned to hunt small game with a bow. As Sitting Bull grew older, he was more
adamant about proving himself to his elders, killing his first buffalo at the age of ten, and by the
time he was fourteen, he had accompanied a group of Lakota warriors on a raid of their rivals, the
Crow. He also fought in the Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux uprising.
When he was 15, Sitting Bull showed honor and valor in a battle with the Flatheads in 1847. He
flew past their front line, yelling taunts at them. Despite the barrage of arrows and the rain of
Flathead bullets that stood in his way, Sitting Bull sustained only a minor wound. This convinced
everyone that not only was this man brave; he was skilled in medicine as well. "Because his father
was so proud of his son's early victory, he gave the name Sitting Bull to his son that the Buffalo God
had given him. The Indians thought of the Buffalo as a

The Great Sioux War Research Paper
The Great Sioux War or The Black Hills War (1876– 1877) was a series of battles trying to force the
Sioux and Cheyenne people back into the Great Sioux Reservation. In 1868, the Treaty of Laramie
was signed by Sioux leaders to give up their lands and move west onto the reservations. In 1874
LTC George Custer was tasked to reconnoiter the Black Hills (part of the Sioux reservation). His
primary task was to survey the land and look for natural resources during a time of great economic
depression. After the discovery of gold in the Black Hills, rumors spread and miners flooded into the
hills. Lakota Warrior, Crazy Horse, led many attacks on LTC Custer's surveying parties in the hills.
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Moving east was a column led by Col. John Gibbon from Fort Ellis Montana. Under the command
of Gen. George Crook from Fort Fetterman Wyoming, a column was deployed from the south near
Wyoming Territory. On May 17th, Brigade General Alfred Terry moved west from Fort Abraham
Lincoln Dakota. Gen. Alfred Terry's column consisted of 879 personnel, the majority being of the
7th Cavalry under LTC George A. Custer. On June 22nd, Gen. Terry detached Custer and the 7th
Cavalry to flank from the southeast and force the Indians upstream where he planned to engage
them with a smaller force along Little Bighorn River. Custer moved to the headwaters of the Tongue
and Bighorn Rive and on June 25th Custer's Soldiers were approximately 25 miles out from a large
Indian encampment southwest of his position. Custer sent out scouts, along with Crow scouts
(Indian scouts/linguist) to gather intel on the native encampment. Scouts reported a larger number
than expected, an estimated 8,000 personnel including 1,500 native warriors present in the village.
They also reported that the unit's fires could be spotted from the crow's nest, giving away Custer's
position. Assessing the situation, Custer decided to advance on the enemy's position towards Wolf
Mountain which was 12 miles from the encampment. With the information gathered by the crow
scouts weighing heavily on Custer's mind, he decided to attack the encampment the next day to
prevent losing contact of the Sioux. Custer split his Regiment into three squadrons: a supply train
consisting of 125 personal, commanded by Cpt. Frederick Benteen, a three troop force consisting of
175 personnel, led by Maj. Marcus Reno, and a five troop force consisting of 210 personnel with

Black Elk Speaks by John Neihardt
Black Elk Speaks, a personal narrative, has the features of many different genres. The different
genres that I noticed were in the book were, autobiography, testimonial, tribal history, and elegy.
Black Elk Speaks is divided into 25 chapters, which portray the early life of Black Elk. The author
tells us that Black Elk was a healer and a great holy man. He was said to have this mystical vision
since he was young. As a tribal history, it shows the change of the Sioux nation from pre–
reservation to reservation culture, including their partaking in the ghost dance, the Battle of Little
Big Horn, and Wounded Knee. Black Elk Speaks propositions testament to the price in human grief
that the Sioux had to pay for the United States expanding westward. It grieves his cultural
misplacement and the age of being innocent and being free.
Black lk Speaks is framed with a preace and Author's postscript. This reminds the readers of an
editing presence. Neihardt explains the circumstances, when he talked to black elk. Initial to the
description of the great vision are chapters 1 and 2. The actual great vision is mentioned in chapter
3. Chapter 3 was definidtly the longest and the hardest to understand in the book. Chapter 3 was
about Black Elk and his confisence in the author, Neihardt, and it also describes the first couple
years in Black Elks younger days. This includes the first time he heard "voices" when he was five. It
also describes the vision Black Elk saw when he was 5. Highly

The Black Elk Speak
The two books that I read for the assignment was "The Hiding Place" and "The Black Elk Speaks". I
also listen to the video that was provided called "Letting Go of God". The one book that I'm going
to talk about is "The Black Elk Speaks". Reading the book they have made an impact on me. The
reason I have decided to just to concrete on this book in particular is because it's the on the really
spook to me and I felt more of a connection to it compared to "The Hiding Place" and "Letting Go
of God". The first book that I'm going to talk about is "The Black Elk Speaks" and my feelings
about the book. The reason I choose this book is because I have an Indian background in my family
and thought it would be to learn about the culture and beliefs. In the beginning of the book there was
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I thought that was interesting because he doubted himself once again like he did when he was a
child and first had his great vision. All these people looked up to him and he felt that. Another thing
that I found shocking was that "After the death of Sitting Bull and the massacre at Wounded Knee
and Black Elk's profound disappointment at his failure to enact the power that his vision gave him"
(Prenatt). He was disappointed in himself. I believe he did all he could to help his people and help
lead them. I think he was harder on himself than everyone else around him. I connected to that
because just like Black Elk I'm hard on myself and sometimes disappointed in myself. This book
really showed me another part of the Indian religion and the history of Indians. I really learned a
something new from reading this book and the other book. It showed me that even if religion as the
center of your life like Black Elk you can still be unsure of yourself and not knowing with what
you're doing it right.
Work

The World We Used to Live In by Vine Deloria Essay
Vine Deloria, author of The World We Used to Live In, not only introduces his readers to indigenous
Native American spirituality and traditional practices including ceremonies but also brings several
important ideas of native spirituality to the forefront. He discusses the importance of having and
maintaining a relationship with mother earth and all living beings; an interconnectedness with
nature in all forms that is crucial to the understanding and practice of Native American spirituality.
Dreams and visions were discussed as an important form of communication in indigenous
spirituality. The important relationships with animal and plant spirits are discussed. The concept of
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They are at peace with themselves and their surroundings. Dreams and visions are another way to
communicate with nature and maintain balance and harmony. Through dreams and visions, Deloria
explains how people can receive guidance from ancestor spirits about how to survive on the land
and also about how to live a good and moral life. "Observations however were not enough. People
had dreams in which aspects of the living universe came forward to urge them to take certain well–
defined paths of behavior." While all Native Americans are capable of having dreams and visions,
there are some who are in tuned to a higher level of communication with nature. These people are
called medicine men and women. Medicine men and women are special individuals chosen by
animal and ancestor spirits who are thought to be living good and moral lives. They are given
certain powers which allow them to heal people. In his book, Deloria gives us many emic
encounters and stories told by Native Americans as well as etic encounters by outsiders
perspectives. Through these encounters such as "Thunder Cloud Receives Healing Powers" (Deloria
44) and "Red Bird's Yuwipi" (Deloria 86) we can see the special and unique connection medicine
men and women have with nature and spirits through their healing and ceremonies. The Yuwipi
ceremony is of great importance and a demonstration of the powers of the medicine men that

Colorado's History: The Pikes Peak Gold Rush
Colorado's History
Did you know that the population of Colorado in 2014 was 5.356 million people? Even though there
is less people here than Arizona, 6.731 million people, Colorado has had many events that don't
make it that small in population.
The Pikes Peak Gold Rush
Pikes Peak is a mountain in Colorado that gold miners and gold seekers found gold in. When men
found gold in California, gold miners and gold seekers from all over, went there to go find gold and
go home rich. Miners going through Colorado to get to California stopped and panned for some
gold to see if they would find any. Turns out, they found some gold. But it wasn't enough to have
them stay, so they kept going to California. The miners kept coming through Colorado, and kept
finding gold. The first amount found was 200 dollars worth of gold. The miners found that money in
Cherry Creek. Later on, people stopped coming for gold, but for hunting.
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These trappers and traders wanted to trap beavers so that the trappers could kill it and make a hat
out of it.(beaver pelt hats were the fashion then) They would usually trade the hats and the hides to
other traders or the Native Americans that lived there. They wanted money for the beaver hats and
hides. Later on when more trappers came to Colorado, they met up with the Indians and had a thing
they every year called a Rendezvous where they traded guns for hats and pelts for money. They
would play games as well. If you had a beaver hat you would be the best person you could be. A few
years later, people stopped coming to Colorado for the hats and it was hard for trappers and traders
to make a living later on because the beaver pelt hats were no longer a

Sitting Bull Essay Topics
Sioux
Sitting Bull
Alyssia Menezes
March–April, 2017
One of the most important people in the Sioux tribe is Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotȟake (in lacota) more
commonly known as Sitting Bull. He was born in 1831 near the Grand River, in what we now call
South Dakota. Sitting Bull was a warrior, and killed his first buffalo at just the age of ten. The
members of his tribe, the Lakota Sioux, named him Sitting Bull because his courage was like a
bison that would hold it's ground instead of flee from hunters. Even though the other members of his
tribe thought of him as lacking in skills, he proved himself when he joined his first hunting party at
just the age of 14! Because of his skills and determination, he became the chief of the Lakota Sioux
in 1868 . Unfortunately, when the white people ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Because of their recklessness, Sitting Bull vowed to never let his people come near or sign a treaty
with these intruders. Because of his defiance, he was soon popular not only in the Sioux tribe, but
also in the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribe. Sitting Bull's most famous battle was the "Battle Of Little
Bighorn," also called "Custer's Last Stand." Custer was a powerful American officer who was
known for his ruthlessness. Sitting Bull helped join together the Lakota Sioux with the Cheyenne
and Arapaho tribes to fight at this battle. Even though the odds were against them, they still defeated
Custer's many troops victoriously. Sitting Bull was said to have a major part as a spiritual and
military leader in this battle. Unfortunately, his tribe still fled north to Canada in fear of more
attacks from the white men. Sitting Bull stayed up North for four years, and then came back to the
Dakota lands, where he was held prisoner. There he befriended Annie Oakley, and became a part of
the "Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show." Even though he got payed $50 a week, a large sum at the
time, he soon became tired and shocked at

The Crow Tribe Indian Reservation
The Crow tribe is located in the southeastern part of Montana. The Indian reservation that the Crow
live on is 2.3 million acres. The Executive officials of the Crow tribe are Alvin Not Afraid, Jr (
Chairman ) Carlson Goes Ahead ( Vice–Chairman ) R. Knute Old Crow ( Secretary) Shawn
Backbone ( Vice–Secretary ). The Crow Tribe government is made of three branches just like ours.
Their branches are Judicial Branch, Legislative Branch, and the Executive Branch. The reservation
consists of three mountain ranges, two river basins, as well as substantial natural resources including
Grazing lands, dryland and irrigated farm Grounds, Coal, Oil and Gas among others. The Crow
Nation has over 13,000 members enrolled. The Crow were nomadic group of hunters

World Cultures Final Exam Terms Essay
World Culture's Final Exam Terms
Intro to the World
1. Cultural Conflict – clash of different ways of life over scarce resources, religion, race, land, oil,
water, power, etc...
2. Cultural Relativism – judge culture on their own standards and values
3. Culturally different – one culture different from every other culture
4. Culture – total way of life of someone
5. Diffusion – mixing of different cultures from place to place
6. Ethnocentrism – belief that ones own culture is superior to other's: judge other's by your own
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sp; Animism – belief that everything has a spirit no matter if it is living or if it is not
2. Black Hills – mountains located in South Dakota that was being taken away from the Indians
because of the gold found in them by trespassers
3. Buffalo – an animal that was used by many Indians for food, for shelter
4. Counting Coup – strategy done by the Indians where they would be given points for how many
times they would strike their opponents and this was the men's way of gaining glory in their tribes
5. Cradleboards – baby carriers that were placed on the back of women and also was used to
constrain children when the mother was unable to hold the child
6. Crazy Horse – one of many great Indian leaders who was responsible for not selling out his
people until his cause was having a price on his people and who was viciously stabbed in his back
for his crime of murdering whites
7. Cultural genocide – the deliberate destruction of an entire cultural either by assimilation or mass
murdering of the people
8. George Custer – gave the Indians the ultimatum that either they be on the reservations by January
31, 1876 or if not then they have declared war on the settlers (knowing fully well that they could not
meet this demand)
9. Ghost Dance –

Case Study: Should The Dakota Access Pipeline
Should the Dakota Access Pipeline be built? Because of so many protesting acts going on, it really
shouldn't be built. Police keep attacking Native Americans and other protesters. If the protesters
keep fighting them they'll have to give up on everything and cancel the pipeline once and for all. I'm
sure that all of you hate people getting hurt for this so, we need more people to come and help us
stop this once and for all. With every single person down the Mississippi River with one burst the
water and everything could get poisoned so, everybody couldn't drink the water until it was cleaned
out. With this pipeline their could be a burst and many people could get sick.
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If the media get involved in this more journalists would go down there and start writing things that
happen over at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. With innocent people being arrested the
protesters need more people to hold them off. With the media we could get this event online and
fight the pipeline their as well, then people would get interested in the whole idea and start going to
Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and stop the pipeline once and for all. (Roberts)
With this pipeline their has been violent acts from officers or other law enforcement personal.
Protesters were going north up a bridge to get better positioning to hold camp when, the law
enforcement started firing water at them, rubber bullets, and tear gas. Their were two cars on from
when the violent acts happened and protesters had to move the burning cars off the bridge before it
would spread anywhere else and ruin everything in its path. Now I don't know why the officers
made the protesters move the cars of the bridge but that's rude to me because, its going back to
when America was racist to Native Americans making them do things that they didn't cause. One
reporter said, "Every time I went out it felt really unsafe." When a reporter says that then the officers
are really trying their hardest to build this pipeline to Illinois.(Park and

Lakota (Sioux) Indians and Creation Essay
The Lakota Indians, are sometimes known as the Sioux, but they call themselves the Lakota, which
is translated as 'friend' or 'ally' in their native tongue. Their description of themselves make sense
when looking at their seven virtues that they live by, "These are Wóčhekiye (Prayer), Wóohola
(Respect), Wówauŋšila (Compassion), Wówičakȟe (Honesty), Wówačhaŋtognaka (Generosity),
Wówaȟwala (Humility) and Wóksape (Wisdom) ("Lakota Today"). A culture's idea of the most
importance qualities a good person should have gives a good idea of what kind of people they are.
The Lakota's virtues all revolve around a general concept of respect for everything, compassion,
humility, and honesty. These things can either refer to their fellow man, or ... Show more content on
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Time passed and Maka asked for a covering from Inyan, as Maka was cold when facing Han
Hepiwi, and hot when turned towards Wi. Inyan made a decision with the help of all the other parts
of itself, that Maka could have what it asked, but it must agree to bring life and care for the life,
Maka accepted. Time again passed, but the life on Maka became dishonorable, and damaging. Maka
decided a cleanse was needed, and so Maka produced many different disasters, such as earthquakes
and volcanic eruptions, all at the same time. Then the land mass on one half of Maka broke apart,
into the continents. More time went by, the world became nefarious again, and Maka had to cleanse
once more. Maka told the people who were doing as they should to come inside her, while she again
brought catastrophe, this time the Ice Age. Later the ice melted and the water became the rivers, and
lakes (Hollow Horn Bear).
More time passed, and one day the trickster Iktomi walked amongst the Black Hills. At this time in
history, the world was full of huge creatures. Iktomi, for fear of being trod upon by one of these
creatures, hid in the bushes, here he heard a heavy breathing. He did not hear anything else
indicative of one of the giant beings. This made him curious, and he looked for the source of the
breathing. He found a hole, then looked down and saw people who were living underground. He
called down to them to come up, but they did not want to. Finally a young man decided to see what

Dbq Native Americans
Native Americans were affected negatively in the United States Western Expansion. The Americans
stripped the Natives from their culture, land, and the buffalo. From all that Native Americans onced
lived all over the West were now living on reservations. The Natives suffered at the Sand Creek
massacre, which killed over 200 Native Americans. Also another battle that affected the Native
Americans negatively was the Battle of Little Bighorn. The battle was over the Sioux's right to
Sioux land with Sitting Bull as the Sioux war chief and spiritual leader and George A. Cluster as the
commander of U.S troops. It wasn't just land that affected the Natives it was also their culture.
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The Native Americans developed their cultures, communities and way of life around the buffalo.
About 24 to 28 Native American tribes had figured out how to use the buffalo in 52 different ways
for food, supplies, and war. The hooves, for example, are boiled to use as glue. The humpback is,
that part of the buffalo is really kind of sturdy, and so it's used for making shields, the hides for
making a teepee.( The buffalo was indeed the most important resource for them. In Document 5 it
show how much the Native American relied on the buffalo for for everything for example they used
the buffalo's tongue for hair brushes and their bones, for silverware, dice and brushes. After the
Americans killed most of them they had to move to reservations or they wouldn't be able to survive.
In 1870 the American hunters killed at least 100 million buffalo a year. By the 1880s, the buffalo
were dying out and most plains peoples were being forced onto reservations. The Native American
people were not happy going to reservations but that's the only way they could survive do to their
number one food supply dying out. The Natives lost a lot of the land from the

Communitism In Jace Weaver's Essay That The People Might...
In Jace Weaver's essay, "That the People Might Live," he introduces the word, "communitism."
According to Weaver, the word was formed from "a combination of the words 'community' and
activism'"(43). In a sense, the word can be defined by Native American authors as the means to
argue for their sense of place and culture that they once held prior to the disruption of colonial
settlers. Through literature, Native American authors have found the ability to dispose of their
outside view predicate, or view of how others define them, in order to produce a vast anthology of
works that represent their cultural identity. Native American authors, in essence, share a
responsibility to not only their own tribes, but the tribes of other Native Americans, to share and
document their society as it once was. In the books that we have read thus far, this sense of
communitism can be found throughout each as they discuss the same themes or actions that
occurred in their tribes prior to the disruption of their natural environments and ways of living. ...
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In Eastman's book, for example, he portrays pride through the warriors in his tribe. Recounting his
youth, one of the most prominent factors of his childhood was training to become a warrior. Skilled
Sioux warriors were able to defend their tribe, provide for their families, and were held in high
regard to the members of their community. In "Pretty Shield," Pretty Shield also discusses the
warriors of her tribe with much regard. Similarly, the Crow warriors were skilled hunters, providing
for the Crows and fending of their rivals, the Lacota. Both of these references give readers the
understanding of what it meant to thwart off enemies, go through extreme hardships when faced
with danger, and the pride accompanied by achieving victory back when Native American tribes
were more widespread throughout the United

Comparing Donner And James F. Reed
In 1846 some people, led by George Donner, and James F. Reed moved west to California for a
better life. On the way, they took a shorter way across the Great Salt Lake Desert called the
"Hasting's Cutoff". This being a terrible idea, they were slowed down, and had to spend winter in
the Mountains. Once they made it out of the desert, the group began crossing the Sierra Nevada
mountains. A huge storm hit and the group decided to split into two camps, one at Donner Lake, and
one at Alder Creek Valley. Another big mistake. Food began to run out, and they had already eaten
most of their animals. 15 of the emigrants started over the mountains to bring help. They were called
the "Forlorn Hope" group. Seven made it to California alive. Along the

Us Dakota Conflict In 1862
This week there was a reading assignment about the US–Dakota conflict in 1862. Reading about
Taoyateduta, the official document, and Eli Pickett and John Faith helped gain more insight on the
war crimes and punishments that resulted. Taoyateduta fought in the war, even though he didn't
believe the Dakota could win because the majority of the tribe wanted war. The Dakota were
outraged with frustration at the White Americans for late land payments, corrupt government
officials and traders and not having their opinions heard. There were two hundred Indians following
"Little Crow" in war. Not all Dakota fought in the war, as some were not equipped to. Although,
there were more Indians joined by the second battle of New Ulm. The official documents

Summary Of The Book 'Crazy Horse: Sioux Warrior'
Well hello there viewers! Today I want to talk to you about a book simply titled Crazy Horse: Sioux
Warrior by Brenda Haugen. The main character in this story is a boy named Curly, who would later
become known to all as Crazy Horse. Curly's best friend, Lone Bear, is also a big part of the story.
Curly was born sometime in the early 1840's in a small village that was part of Fort Robinson,
Nebraska. Due to what seemed like constant attacks by the American settlers moving west, early life
growing up for Curly presented many difficulties and dangers. Over the years, Curly became well
known and popular in his village. He was quickly becoming known as a great warrior. Because he
was so good with training horses, people began referring to

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe : An Act Of Racism And Climate...
Standing Rock
In an act of racism and climate change has caused an uproar from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
The Sioux Tribe is suing to stop crews from burrowing beneath the Missouri river which is upstream
from that Sioux Tribes land. According to the history of Standing Rock, "History" from
www.standingrock.org, they explain "The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation was originally
established as part of the Great Sioux Reservation. Article 2 of the Treaty of Fort Laramie of April
29, 1868 described the boundaries of the Great Sioux Reservation" ("History"). So many celebrities,
like Leonard DiCaprio, are supporting the Sioux Tribe because the Tribe are seen as climate heroes
for defending their land. Research from NBC NEWS, "Dakota Access Pipeline: What's Behind the
Protests?" by Daniel A Medina, he states "Members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe see the
pipeline as both an environmental and cultural threat to their homeland. They say an oil spill would
permanently contaminate the reservation 's water supply and that construction of the pipeline would
destroy sacred sites where many of their ancestors are buried.
According to Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II, an oil spill would permanently
contaminate the Missouri River, a major water source for his reservation and for millions living in
cities downstream. He has called for re–rerouting the pipeline" ("DAP"). This is not fair for the
Sioux Tribe because they trust in the word of the entities of the United

Black Elk Is A Native American Spiritual Leader Of The...
Black Elk Speaks is a translated Autobiography of a verbal account from Nicholas Black Elk, who
was a Native American spiritual leader of the Lakota tribe during the period of westward expansion
by the United States. His account reveals to the audience many different aspects of life for the
Lakota people during the turbulent transition from their traditional nomadic tribal to a reservation
culture. Through Black Elk's life story, there are a plethora of small hints and glimpses of their
world, in how it functions and how their culture governs the choices that they make in their lives.
The best example that Black Elk provides the audience with, is the vision that he describes in
Chapter 3, "The Great Vision" (17–36). This Vision occurs when Black Elk is a young person of the
age of nine. The events preceding the vision describes his life of that time, until he seems to fall
severely ill from some unknown disease, to the point that he requires the assistance of a pony drag
in order to remain with the tribe as they travel from location to location. In this state he is given a
vision from the forces that control the world. Various images, figures and forces lead Black Elk
along a journey of discovery, where the fate of his life, the Lakota people and gifts are presented to
him. This great vision remains the driving force behind Black Elk's life for the remainder of the
book.
The question arises; What makes this vision so important for Black Elk and the narrative of the
book?

The White Buffalo Calf Woman
Will all the comforts that we have in the world today; we tend to forget what really matters and what
gets sacrificed for such comforts. No one wants to live in the day and age where everything takes
time for things to get done. We all tend to forget that the sources available on earth are limited and
will disappear with excessive use. As of today, people are becoming concerned because of natural
changes such as global warming. Many may disagree but those who agree are making lifestyle
changes and are considered to be "eco–conscious" or "going green". There are artist who are trying
to create change by sending a message through there artwork. Last year, I took a mythology class at
College of the Canyons where I was introduced to the story behind the White Buffalo Calf Woman
painted by Rogue Guirey Simpson, 1992. I find this painting to be really beautiful and show the
relationship between "man and beast". It is a very important story within the tribes especially the
Lakota. For the Lakota tribe, the birth of a white bison calf is taken as one of the most holy events
one can ever witness period. For the first time in 1994 a white baby calf was born in decades it
created huge pandemonium.
The family who where owners of the farm where the event of the baby calf took place where not of
native descent, but they where knowledgeable about the meaning of the birth of a white bison calf.
So they embraced it and opened their doors to the people free of charge who wanted to witness

The Black Elk, The Lakota Tribe Of The Oglala Lakota
"I did not know then how much was ended. When I look back now from this high hill of my old age,
I can still see the butchered women and children lying heaped and scattered all along the crooked
gulch as plain as when I saw them with eyes young." These are the words of Black Elk, the
medicine man of the Oglala Lakota, the tribe that was attacked by Wounded Knee Creek. The
massacre included the killing of civilians, including women and children, by the Seventh Cavalry
Regiment. Leading up to the massacre, the Lakota's land had continually been seized by the United
States government. They had already been almost wiped out by European settlers, even though they
were once large and covered the Great Plains. There was a great deal of unrest in ... Show more
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This led to a blizzard of shots. Sitting bull, 8 supporting citizens, and 6 policemen were shot and
killed, causing fear in many of the surrounding tribes. Chief Spotted Elk gained many new members
after 200 people left Sitting Bull's Hunkpapa band. They were afraid that more police officers would
arrive and detain them. Then, Spotted Elk, his band, and a handful of Hunkpapa left the Indian
Reservation on the Cheyenne River. They fled to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, under the
control of Red Cloud, to obtain shelter from the repercussions they believed they faced. On their
way to Pine Ridge, the fleeing Native Americans were intercepted be the Seventh Cavalry
Detachment. The cavalry was advised not to immediately disarm the Native American because it
could result in violence. They instead led them to Wounded Knee Creek, five miles to the west of
their meeting place, and forced the Native Americans to make camp there. The rest of the Seventh
Cavalry arrived later that night and surrounded the camp, totaling 500 troops. There were only 350
Native American composed of 230 men and 120 women and children. The troops "set up four
rapid–fire Hotchkiss–designed M1875 Mountain Guns," ("Wounded Knee", 2009) preparing for
morning. The Native Americans were forced to give up their weapons and had to leave the camp
while the soldiers searched through their belongings. More than 38 rifles were taken from the camp
and

The Lakota Way By Joseph Marshall
In his story "The Lakota Way; Joseph Marshall III adequately convinces the reader to persevere
through a series of stories that allows the reader to develop a personal connection with characters.
Marshall achieves this by informing the reader and using formal diction. This allows his readers to
experience how perseverance can have a positive impact on one's life. Marshall teaches us that
Perseverance represents a quality in human beings that allows us to be steadfast despite the
difficulty. In the folk tale "The Story of the Giant," perseverance is abundant; Marshall utilizes the
skill of teaching to persuade his audience to persevere through the story. Marshall's unique way of
writing allows the reader to take lessons from a story and influence them to use it in their own lives.
From lya the giant terrorizing people to Indians having to leave their land because of the
government to Marshall's grandfather's stories of hardship, Marshall shows his audience how the
Native Americans have always had it rough but more importantly how they persevered. In "The
Story of the Giant: a monster by the name lya attacks a village full of Native Americans. During the
attack, Cloud's wife Plum was taken away from him and she was eaten by the monster. After that
traumatic experience, Cloud and a few other young men put together a plan to capture Iya. Cloud
and the group of men followed Iya's footprints eastward armed with lances, knives, bows, and
arrows. Eventually, Cloud found Iya

The Best Selling Book ' Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee ' An...
The best selling book "Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee – An Indian History of the American West"
was written in 1971 by Dee Brown. It is a textbook account of much of the Native American
experience in the era of European contact through the western expansion years early in United
States history. It is comprehensive to a point, it does not completely tell the history of every tribe
that had contact with the white people and the American government. What it does cover, to the best
of my knowledge, is historically accurate. Being an historical account it reports the events from a
historian's perspective. Although it is somewhat biased, it is from a Native American historian's
perspective, it doesn't attempt to dramatize the history. The text is pragmatic. The stating of the facts
is boring and almost tedious in places throughout the book. It contains no dialogue with the
exceptions of quotes meant to give credence to an account. There are parts of the book that, to me,
read like the bible book of Genesis, as it gives names and family stories in a similar fashion. An
example of this can be found in chapter 7 which reads: "Among them were Tall Bull, White Horse,
Gray Beard, Bull Bear, and other Dog Soldier chiefs. The great war leader Roman Nose also went
along, and so did the two half–breed Bent brothers. ...Among the few who did was George Bent. He
especially wanted to see Black Kettle's niece, Magpie, and not long after their reunion he made her
his wife." 1 The

Crazy Horse Analysis
In the book Journey of Crazy Horse written by Joseph. M. Marshall III, we learn about a man who
draws on a Native American oral tradition to carefully unfold the life of Crazy Horse as a storyteller
would. The result is a vivid biography that acknowledges the author's boyhood hero. With more than
300 pages, you learn a lot about Crazy Horse in this book. You can learn about Crazy Horse, the
man who "reluctantly answered the call to serve". Although the exact date is unknown, Crazy Horse
was born in 1840. He was born in Cha–O–Ha, which means in the wilderness or "among the trees".
For the first few years of his life, he was cared for by his mother, sister and all of the women of the
community. The women taught him life lessons throughout his time while at the same time allowing
him to teach himself lessons too. He always had someone close to him guide him. Crazy Horse was
given the nickname 'Light Haired One' because unlike all the other boys in the Lakota tribe, his hair
and skin were constantly getting lighter while he grew. Growing up, Crazy Horse was taught
gentleness by the women in his community. He also taught himself the virtues of patience. Many
lessons he learned were because he encountered them the hard way and not because he was told or
showed by his loved ones.
As Crazy Horse grew older and began to wonder more about his father, his mother decided it was
time for them to let go and let Crazy Horse follow him. That is when Crazy Horse began to learn his

The Pipeline Massacre From North Dakota And The Energy...
The Pipeline Massacre
The Sioux Tribe in North Dakota and The Energy Transfer Partners Company have been in a
disagreement over the pipeline that is supposed to go through the Standing Rock Indian reserve last
month. Sadly, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved the construction of the pipeline and
now the Sioux tribe has resorted to chaining themselves to backhoes and tractors to get their
attention. This article shows, showing the issue of constructing a pipeline through an Indian reserve,
what processes will take place if the pipeline is allowed to go through Standing Rock, and how it
will affect the Native Americans if they proceed with building the pipeline through the Standing
Rock reservation.
Understanding that America has made a treaty with the Natives, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
and the Energy Transfer Partners Company must also remember the Natives have the right to their
land and resources just as much as Americans have to theirs. There is a fine line between the two,
and what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Energy Transfer Partners did was illegal and
tactless. Our constitution and laws has been violated many times throughout the process of
constructing this pipeline. They went through loopholes to get the permits without consulting with
the Natives first. Many times the Americans have failed to take into account that Natives have a
certain way they want to live. It is wrong how we oppressed them with our way of life, especially
without

Questions On The Treaty Of Fort Laramie
Questions and Key Points
1. What are the Great Plains?
2. Who did the Treaty of Fort Laramie benefit?
3. Who was Sitting Bull?
4. What did George A. Custer do?
5. What is assimilation?
6. What was the Dawes Act aiming for?
7. What was the Battle of Wounded Knee?
8. What are longhorns?
9. Where did the Chisholm Trail help people get to?
10. What is long drive? Class Notes
1. The Great Plains is a grassland that went through the western central area of the United States.
2. It benefitted the Skirmishes, because it forced the Sioux to live on a small reservation on the
Mississippi River in 1868.
3. Sitting Bull was Tatanka Iyotanka (the leader of Hunkpapa Sioux). He never signed the Treaty of
Fort Laramie because they ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
What are Exodusters?
3. Who lived in Soddies?
4. What was the Morrill Act of 1862?
5. Who created Bonanza Farms? Class Notes

1. It was passed in 1862. It offered up to 160 land acres of free land to any citizen who had a family.
Over 50,000 families acted upon this and got land from the government.
2. Exodusters are African Americans who came from the South to the mid–west. They were also
offered the perks of the Homestead Act.
3. Most pioneers lived in Soddies who lived on the flat plains. Soddies had little to no light and air–
and many animals such as snakes often would intrude acting as a threat to the settlers.
4. The Morrill Act was an Act that gave land to the United States to help with things such as
Colleges that had to do with Agriculture.
5. Railroad companies and investors. It was out of result of wheat prices falling and farmers coming
up with a whole new way of farming.
Summary
Chapter 5 Section 2: This chapter talked a lot about changes in certain technology that helped
Settlers. The Great Plains had a lot of settlement on it and this section showed us the growth in
population and about everything that happened on the Plains.
Topic: Chapter 5 Section 3
Questions and Key

Thesis Causes Of The Battle Of Wounded Knee
An Arrow to The Knee
Toni Dearman
Mrs. Terry Westling
English III
13 October 2017
Outline
Thesis Statement: The Battle of Wounded Knee, a horrific battle, ended The Ghost Dance Wars ,and
brought up A.I.M which helped the Sioux tribes gain their rights.
Introduction
I. The Sioux Indians and Rituals
Sioux Indians
Ghost Dance Rituals
II. The Causes of The Ghost Dance War and Wounded Knee Battle
Ghost Dance Wars
The Causing of Wounded Knee
III. During and The Effects of Wounded Knee Battle
During The Wounded Knee Battle
Effects of The Wounded Knee Battle
Conclusion
An Arrow to The Knee
One event brought death to over 225 Sioux Indians on December 29, 1890. The Sioux Indians were
fighting against themselves until Wovoka created the Ghost Dance Ritual, which is for the peace of
the Indians. Due to the frequent use of the rituals the Americans thought of it as a sign of hostility
causing the Ghost Dance Wars. The Ghost Dance Wars caused the death of Sitting Bull which did
lead to the start and finish of Wounded Knee Battle. The Battle of Wounded Knee lead to the end of
the war, starting violence against the Indians, but lead to the Indians rights to return. The Battle of
Wounded Knee, a horrific battle, ended The Ghost Dance Wars, and brought up A.I.M which helped
the Sioux tribes gain their rights.
The word Sioux stands for "little snake", this name is from the Chippewa Warriors because The
Sioux Indians had long black hair, which is from their Asian

Red Cloud's War
Winning the war over the Powder River Country proved the strength of the Native Americans and
helped provide better Native American rights in the future. In order to put an end to Red Cloud's
War, the Treaty of Fort Laramie was signed on November 6, 1868. The treaty provided the Sioux
with land, education, farming supplies, clothes, money, doctors, carpenters, and teachers, and stated
that no white men could reside on the reservation without permission, Indians could hunt outside the
reservation, treaties taking land away could not be made, the Indians could not settle anywhere else,
and the Bozeman trail would be abandoned, but only if the war ended, Native Americans stopped
raiding, and they ceased opposing the building of forts and railroads. ... Show more content on
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For many years, he strove to preserve his way of life. He is remembered today for his determination,
independence, and strength. Red Cloud may have lived a simple life as a young Lakota Indian, but
through his battles against the U.S. Army, he created a lasting impact that continues to affect Native
Americans even today. "I was born a Lakota and I shall die a Lakota," the great chief said, "Before
the white men came to our country, the Lakota were a free people." (Monroe 28) Red Cloud's
historical stand will be remembered by Native Americans and white men alike for many years to

Native American Religion
The Mandans were a Native American tribe located in North Dakota plainlands. They endured hot
summers and cold winters and had many resources available to them.
Since the Mandans weren't really nomads, their most prevailing kind of dwelling was an earth
lodge. An earth lodge was made up of "wooden frames covered with packed earth" (A). When the
men of the tribe left to go on hunting trips, they would take tipis as temporary housing. According to
source B, it states that "the Mandan also used teepees as a form of temporary shelter when they went
on buffalo hunts". In addition to hunting trips, the Mandans depended on many types of animals as
sources of food. When the Mandans went out hunting, they went mostly hunting for "bison... deer,
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It states in source D that "aboriginal Mandan religion centered around a belief in supernatural
powers that were shared by all living things". According to source B, the religion of the Mandans
was "based on Animism that encompassed the spiritual or religious idea that the universe and all
natural objects... have a soul". Another part of the Mandan religion is the Okipa. The Okipa is a
"four–day ritual requiring lengthy preparation and self–sacrifice of the participants" (C). The
Mandans used many types of weapons, whether for hunting or for fighting. Some of their weapons
are bows and arrows, hatchet axes, stone clubs, and knives, according to source B. Source B also
states that the Mandans also used "painted war shields were used on horseback as means of
defence". The leaders and chiefs of the tribe were always men, according to source D. The same
source also states that "each village elected two leaders from the council of men who owned sacred
bundles" (D). In one of the sources, it mentions that "Mandan Indian leaders sometimes wore the
long Native American warbonnets" (A). As of now, only one Mandan leader speaks the language,
according to source

Great Sioux Gold Rush Report
This investigation examines the historical question of "to what extent did the Black Hills Gold Rush
of 1874 lead to the Great Sioux War of 1876?". One key source chosen to support this investigation
is a book from the United States Department of the Interior. This is relevant because it provides
access to information compiled from the United States government's extensive database of
information regarding conflict in the Black Hills. The other significant source is a firsthand account
from a Cheyenne woman that lived through and experienced the events leading up to the Great
Sioux War of 1876, including the Black Hills Gold Rush.
Source A. United States Department of the Interior, Native American Treaties and Broken Promises:
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Department of Interior). They soon established towns and settlements that began finding larger
quantities of gold and further fueling the gold rush. Although the Black Hills Gold Rush started in
1874 after the Custer Expedition, it didn't reach its peak until 1875–1876 when larger deposits of
gold were found. The constantly growing presence of miners and settlers that had flocked to the
Black Hills attacked the Sioux way of life and they were either driven away from their lands in
order to find new resources or to be relocated onto

The Effects Of Americans On Indian Life
One cannot examine U.S. history without looking at the interactions between Native Americans and
Americans. From colonization to industrialization, conflicts between these groups have always been
prevalent. Indians have been stripped of their land, heritage and status. Our guns, germ and culture
have killed them. One can see this power struggle in many pieces of literature. Two being, "Crazy
Horse: A Life", a secondary source focusing on a Sioux warrior Crazy Horse and the Plains peoples,
and "Indian Trader John Lawson's Journal of Carolina 1709," a primary source that describes an
English merchant's encounter with Indians in Carolina. This paper will focus on the effects of
Americans on Indian life.
"Crazy Horse: A Life" is a secondary source of information that tells the story of Sioux leader Crazy
Horse and his tribe. As Whites invade their land for gold Crazy Horse has to find a way to keep his
home. Throughout the source, Larry McMurtry, with little evidence, draws up the rise and fall of
Crazy Horse. From early on it was evident of the whites' were moving into the Plains peoples
settlements, The author wrote, "...at first the pressure of white intrusion may have been subtle but
and slight but it was present, and would be present throughout his entire life..." the Sioux people and
others way of life was dying because of the settlements of white people on their land. Their
settlements cause the game to leave the area, which in turn hurt the hunters of the tribe. With these

John G. Neihardt's Black Elk
A little background I found on the author, John G. Neihardt, was that when he was little he moved
around in the west a lot. While he was travelling in the west, after meeting his wife, he ran into
Nicholas Black Elk, the Ogalala holy man, and would bring his visions to the world. The original
book was published in 1932, and sold millions all over the world. The idea of the book was to
recognize that not all Native Americans are going to kill you, and that it could introduce the idea of
dreams with perceptive understandings. Standing Bear was in the room where the writing was
taking place as a witness to tell that everything was true. While Neihardt was writing the book him
and Black Elk became incredible friends and their friendship lasted ... Show more content on
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He tells stories about how there was a time when the tribe was moving to a new location and it
happened to be in Soliders Town where six bands of Ogalala tribes were there to hunt, and while
they were there the white men had threatened to hurt a little boy who had gone and cut off a part of
their flagpole. While this incident is happening, Red Cloud is trying to make peace with the white
men so they aren't enemies. In the book Black Elk talks says in the book "That winter one of our
boys climbed the flagpole and chopped it off near the top. This almost made bad trouble; soldiers
surrounded us with their guns; but Red Cloud, who was living there, stood right in the middle
without a weapon and made speeches to the Wasichus and to us." (Neihardt 48) He talks about
chiefs he saw that day, and which ones he thought were pretty great, such as Crazy Horse and Red
Cloud. He talked about the Ogalala tribe and how they wanted to move places and hunt buffalo in a
different area, and that was why he was in Soldiers Town at the time. Black Elk speaks of another
time when he had a vision while he was away from his camp and he wasn't sure what to do at the
time so he kept doing his thing. He tells of a story he had with his father while they are out hunting,
where he tells him to wait for the animals to come to him and not chase the deer. He says "Then the
queer feeling came back, and I said without knowing why I said it: 'No father, stay here; for they are
bringing them to us.' He looked at me hard again, and said; 'All right son.' So we lay down there in
the grass and waited. They did come to us, and my father got two of them." I found it interesting
that he included this story considering that he has visions about animals and whatnot. Black Elk
speaks of a time when he was young and fishing; having what they would call fun and

The Standing Rock Protest Against The Dakota Access Pipeline
"A man without a vote is a man without protection"– Lyndon B. Johnson. It was not until 1962 that
Native Americans could vote without discrimination. The Native Americans continuously fight for a
voice in the U.S. government. The extreme inconsideration of the people at Wounded Knee ended
with a bloody massacre. One–hundred and fifty–three Native American were killed at Wounded
Knee Creek as a result of the U.S. government trying to suppress the religious practice of Ghost
Dance (Fiero). At Standing Rock today, the Sioux "nations are fighting against the 1,172–mile
Dakota Access pipeline, which would transport oil from the Bakken oil fields to pipelines in Illinois,
and is set to come within a half–mile of the Standing Rock reservation, threatening its water supply"
(Ward). The Standing Rock protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline reveals a recurrence of
Native American abuse. Wounded Knee and Standing Rock are different, but the similarities are not
to be ignored. While the time periods compare, both circumstances are based on Native American
oppression. Although times have changed, the U.S. government treats the Native Americans unfairly
at both Wounded Knee and Standing Rock. The Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890 occurred one–
hundred and twenty–six years before the protest at Standing Rock. The Native Americans at
Standing Rock v. DAPL are citizens of the U.S. (1924 Indian Citizenship Act), while Natives at
Wounded Knee "occupied an unusual status under federal law"

Black Elk And The Struggle Of Faith
Black Elk and the Struggle of Faith
The story of Nicholas Black Elk was one that was reluctantly told, a Lakota medicine man, a
visionary of his own sort. Written by John G. Neihardt, Black Elk Speaks captures the essence of
what the Lakota culture based its teachings off of, as well as exhibiting who Black Elk really was.
When Neihardt began his dialogues with Black Elk he knew which questions to ask, his plan was
clear from the beginning. There were choices made by Neihardt that seem controversial, such as
why he decided to end his book at the Battle of Wounded Knee instead of continuing through Black
Elk's life and his conversion to Catholicism. The steps taken by Neihardt succeeded in portraying
Black Elk's own story, and the importance of his vision on his life. Black Elk himself can be looked
upon as a character within an all–encompassing realm of change. From the time that he was a boy
he had been instilled with the fear of the Wasichu , as well as the virtues of the Lakota religion. A
short way into the telling of his story, Black Elk shares with Neihardt that at the age of 9, he had a
vision. As rudimentary as it sounds, this vision can be attributed with shaping Black Elk's whole
life. Black Elk's recollection of the vision is impeccable, not a detail goes unremembered. Without
much evidence as to what caused Black Elk to fall sick, the book describes swelling and what would
be thought of today as hallucinations. Black Elk only finds his vision because he is

Black Elk: Uniting Christianity and the Lakota Religion...
Black Elk: Uniting Christianity and the Lakota Religion
The Battle at Little Bighorn River, the Massacre at Wounded Knee and the Buffalo Bill Show are
historical events that even Europeans have in mind when they think about the Wild West and the
difficult relationship between the first settlers and the Native American Indians. But what do these
three events have in common? The easiest answer is that the Battle, the Massacre and the Buffalo
Bill Show all involved Native Americans.
However, another answer is not so obvious, because it needs deeper knowlege: There was one small
Indian, who was a participant in all three events. His name was Black Elk, and nobody would have
known about him unless John Neihardt had not published Black ... Show more content on
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Therefore, it was nothing extraordinary that he had an important vision in the age of ten that
influenced his whole life. In 1876 he participated in the Battle at Little Bighorn River as a helper for
the warriors. This was one of his first contacts with the whites, the so–called Wasichus. After an
introduction period, he started to work as a medicine man in 1882. Apart from caring about the daily
food, this was his major profession until his conversion. In 1886 he met Buffalo Bill and joined his
show for three years and visited Europe. Back in South Dakota he was a witness to the Massacre at
Wounded Knee in 1890. All these experiences lead to his baptism on the 6th of December 1904.
Father Lindebner gave him the name Nickolas Black Elk. In the following year the Jesuits of Pine
Rige's Holy Rosary Mission, which was established in 1888, taught him the Catholic faith, and he
became a catechist. In the beginning Black Elk was responsible for the district of Manderson and
later he was sent to other reservations as a missionary. Up to this point of his life the American
public did not have any clue about his life. This changed rapidly after the publishing of Black Elk
Speaks in 1932. The year before, John Neihardt had lived with Black Elk and had recorded the story
of his life up to his conversion. After this book several other books about him and his religious life
have been published. Eventually, Black Elk died on the Pine

Black Elk Remembers The Wounded Knee Massacre Analysis
In the articles, "A Day to Remember: December 29, 1890" and "Black Elk Remembers the Wounded
Knee Massacre of 1890" they both have different interpretations of the events that took place at the
Wounded Knee Massacre and how they happened. Major General Nelson A. Miles was a Civil War
veteran and Indian fighter; he dispatched troops to find and stop an Indian Sioux tribe leader and
approximately 350 others from making their way to the Standing Rock Reservation where other
Indians where practicing the Ghost Dance. I believe General Miles had intentions of killing Indians
due to previous statements about the arrest of one of the Sioux tribe leaders; Sitting Bull in which he
states he wanted the arrest to be done publicly. Once the soldiers ... Show more content on
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Big Foot was the prominent leader and was sick and resting in a tent, therefore if approached Big
Foot would not have ordered an attack on the soldiers. If individual Indians took it upon themselves
to become violent regular hand guns would have sufficed for self–defense. Contradictions between
the two accounts is the most suspicious because the article "A Day to Remember: December 1890"
claimed that a man named Black Coyote was the one who was resistant and his gun shot off. In the
article "Black Elk Remembers the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890" Yellow Bird is the one who
grappled with the officers and his gun is the one that went off, and accidentally killed an officer
which then leads to an eruption of fighting. Whose gun really went off, and why are there two
different accounts for what happened? Black Elk recalls that immediately after the first shot rang out
Big Foot was shot dead while he is sick in his teepee. The A Day to Remember article has no
mention of killing Big Foot. I think the soldiers wanted trouble and found any reason to start
shooting, therefore Big Foot was killed while in a helpless position. The A Day to Remember article
also claims Yellow Bird started dancing when the troops arrived at camp, but Black Elk does not
mention

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