People are climbing on the Lakota tribe’s sacred tower. Devils Tower is in the Black Hills in Wyoming and is the first National Monument in the U.S. (Leonard). It rises 1,267 feet above the surrounding and is 5,114 feet above sea level (Devils Tower National Monument). Despite its significance to the Native Americans, particularly the Lakota tribe, many people visit this National Monument. Some visitors also climb the Tower. The Lakota tribe members have been living in the Black Hills for many years and perform many ceremonies at the Tower. Like many sacred places in Native American tribes, they have a myth about how the Tower came to be. According to James LaPointe, three girls wandered off while they were marching along the Black Hills to gather fruits. Hungry bears chased the girls when something said “Paha akili,” and the ground began to rise. The girls were saved as the ground grew to be the Tower and the …show more content…
The Native American tribes lived on their land for many generations and their religion and culture is inextricably intertwined with the land (Freedman). For the Lakota tribe specifically, the Tower “has been a location of spiritual significance [. . .] throughout their history” (“Devils Tower”). They have many rituals that are performed on the land and it ties them to the land. The Lakota tribe has performed their sacred ritual of the Sun Dance ceremony during the summer solstice at the Tower for the past 10,000 years (Yablon). This shows how the Tower is of extreme importance to the Native Americans. Since the Lakota have been on the land for many years and performed their ceremonies, they “feel a sacred sense of attachment to the monument that permeates their entire being. It is a holy site” (Dustin). Despite being a sacred site to the Native Americans, not everyone treats it with
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I chose to research the Ponca Indian Tribe because they started out in the midwest, and currently still live in Nebraska. The 4 elements I have elected to write about are the social organizations, their customs and traditions, language, and the forms of government involved with the Ponca Indian Tribe.
This essay will talk about the causes and consequences of government relocation and reservation policies of the Cherokee tribe, this essay, discuss about 3 sources that shows the evidence of the government relocation and reservation. The 3 sources are The Trial Of Tears, The Removal Act and The Holston (1719) Treaty.
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During the 19th century, the Shawnee tribe was removed by the U.S. Government to what is now the state of Kansas. The group which became known as the Absentee Shawnee Tribe absented itself from the reservation in Kansas in 1845 (thus their name), and traveled southwards to Texas.
This essay is about the Spokane Indian Tribe. Do you know who is Spokane Indian? The Spokane Indian is the Interior Salish Group. What do they eat, how much their population is, what language do they speak, where do they lived, and what jobs they do, you are going to know about these things in this essay.
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Spring: The Dakotas tribe were returning to their camps when Spring had arrived. They got straight to tapping the maple trees.They would use the syrup for sugar and hard candies. They would also use the syrup for geese and duck bills.They would trade the syrup for other goodies .They would hunt muskrats,otters, beavers,minks, and martens. The muskrats were used to feed hunters.
The Mohawk tribe was fierce. They were located in upstate New York to Southern Quebec and Eastern Ontario. The people of the Mohawk tribe lived in villages of longhouse, these were made out of wood as the frames with animals fur and elm tree’s bark. The would eat the fish and any animals they caught with their weapons including bow and arrows, knives, and clubs, also they ate a lot of corn, beans, and squash, that's what they grew. The leader of tribes name is Thayendangea also known as Joseph Brant, he made the rules. The Mohawk’s had to fight their neighboring tribes for their dominance of the beaver fur trade, and they won. They did not really have a good relationship with other tribes. Overall the Mohawk tribe was warlike, they
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In this following essay I will explain why I believe we should give the native americans money for our governments acts against them. Due to the recent 1800s, I've learned how harsh and devastating it was for the Natives to move out of there so called “homes.” I've realized the aftermath of what our government did and now understand the government had damaged their communities and how their industry went down and destroyed many future for the Natives. What I made sense of it is that we digged a big ditch that is hard to get out of now due to the lack of enthusiasm the Natives have and effort. Three reasons I believe Native Americans should receive money or investment from our nation are; that the Native Americans have the highest poverty