Over the decades, the Sioux tribes have been forced out of their lands and treated unfairly, they were strictly permitted to a certain amount of land called reservations; therefore, they have a different point of view on society. In the article The Fighting Sioux: The End of a Legacy, Brittany Bergstrom, a graduate from the University of North Dakota, writes about the controversy between the University and the Sioux tribe over the nickname, “Fighting Sioux”. The American Indians are offended of how they are being portrayed, they want people to learn about their culture, lifestyles, and see them as peaceful, rather than violent and abusive; “Accordingly to the tribes, the term “Fighting Sioux” and the Indian head logo are disrespectful and,
"My People the Sioux" is a good literary work written in 1928. This book leaves an everlasting impression with some because it definitely intensifies the sympathy for the Indians. Luther Standing Bear, also known as Plenty Kill, portrays the dramatic and traumatic changes about the Sioux throughout their traditional way of life. As a young boy growing up, he experienced many of these hardships first hand between his people and the whites. This autobiography is quite valuable as it helps allow us to envision what really happened in the battling times of the Indians. Luther stated this quote, which to me, is unforgettable and very well said. It reads:
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. Crazy Horse and his warriors were trying to keep the white
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe currently fights to save its only water source from natural gas and oil contamination. This troubling current event has a somewhat forgotten historical analogue where very similar themes presented themselves. The Kinzua Dam Controversy, which took place in the 1950’s and early 1960’s, resulted in the displacement of over 600 Seneca Indian families and the acquisition of a large tract of traditional Seneca Land for dam building. Additionally, the acquisition of Seneca land represented a breach of “The Treaty with the Six Nations of 1794,” which explicated prevented such action by the US Government. The dam and its construction, which primarily benefitted Pittsburg, inspired a heated discourse concerning the ethics of native relocation.
A Hunkpapa Lakota chief named Sitting Bull and the history of the Lakota nationhood was the chosen subject of Gary C. Anderson to write a biography on. Although most of the history about Sitting Bull took place back in the eighteen hundreds, Anderson did not come out with his book tell around 1995. Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers published the book in 1996. The book follows the history of Sitting Bull and the native Indians fight with the "white man" over land.
Crazy Horse was a Sioux war chief in the 19th century. He fought the U.S. army for the safety of his people. He was also a great leader of his people. He fought to protect his tribe and their way of life. Crazy Horse’s great bravery led him to have his vision, and it aided him when he battled the U.S. forces at forts Phil Kearny and C.F. Smith and at the battle of Little
When I was in elementary school, there were three people I was fascinated with: Ludwig van Beethoven, Adolf Hitler, and Abraham Lincoln. Beethoven’s music and personal story enthralled me,and I was striving to understand the appeal of the Fuhrer to those he led to comply with evil, but Abraham Lincoln was my hero. He freed the slaves, he was honest, seemed like an all-around great guy, and was tragically assassinated. I latched onto him because he was one of the greats; his decisions and actions really changed lives of Americans and the course of the nation as a whole. This was truer than I was aware of at age ten. Being fascinated with all the presidents, although Lincoln always had a special place in my heart, I talked about them all the
The concept of “politics” is often described casually in political science as decisions people make in order to best decide how to live with other people. This definition of politics allows for the argument that anything can be deemed political, including the clothes we wear and the language we speak. Politics is not just regarded as the study of how government works through direct participation in elections, political parties, and official government policies under this definition, but it also includes how a common nationality is forged through cultural practices and interactions with “outside” groups. Jeffrey Ostler in his book The Plains Sioux and U.S. Colonialism uses the more inclusive definition of politics to illustrate how the Sioux
Sitting Bull and the Paradox of Lakota Nationhood by Gary C. Anderson, covers the occurrences that follow the Lakota people in the 1800s. Although the Sioux nation fell apart by the invasive power of the United States, the Lakota people were composed in unified family groups because of their common culture, tradition, and by the efforts of Chief Sitting Bull.
One of the project areas I have consistently participated in is home improvement. My first year of 4-H, I made a bulletin board that had my name, along with pictures and quotes that represented me to hang up in my room. I remember my judge specifically telling me that she prefers to have a piece of felt or cork on the back of your project when you hang it on the wall to prevent it from scratching your wall. She also told me to look at the colors and make sure they all coordinate; those were both things I didn’t think about when making the project. I saved all of my judges notes, and the year after I read them all before and after creating a project to make sure I didn’t make the same mistakes twice. Each year I enter in this area, I improve my projects by applying all the tips I’ve learned previously and even more. This year, I also learned about the rule of three. The rule of three means that when you’re decorating, it’s better to have three objects rather than two. My judge told me odd numbers always look better in a room than evens, which is now just another trick I can use for future ideas and projects.
We're going to tell you about a tribe of Indians known as the Sioux Indians. The Sioux Indians lived on the great plains. The Sioux's tribe is partially and fully located in 7 states. The states are known as Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Their natural resources include deer, beans, wild rice, and buffalo.
When deciding on my research proposal, I considered what I had a personal connection to me, and I wanted to learn more of what was happening at Standing Rock. For my personal connection, we, the public, hear about the Sioux tribe protecting not only their land, but also the drinkable water that flows through the Missouri River. The Missouri River is a vital water resource for many surrounding areas, mostly to the Sioux tribe. In many Native American cultures, as people of the earth it is our duty to protect the earth, because at this moment it is the only planet that can provide an inhabitable place for humans to live. Native Americans have a strong relationship with the earth, they have creation stories of how the earth came to be. In Navajo tradition, it is said that this is the fourth and final world. We came from three previous worlds and they all been destroyed. Which means once we destroy this world there may not be another place for humans to live. What the Sioux tribe fears is that once the pipeline starts to leak the oil into the river, the water will be contaminated and people who use the river will not have clean water. As humans, we need water to survive. The Sioux tribe is not only saving themselves, but as well as the rest of the surrounding states. I rarely pay attention to the news, but the pipeline protest stood out the most. The protest was considered the biggest Native American protest in the modern day. I felt I should be informed about this, because if
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.
For example, character versus society occurs as Neville combats the vampires, living and dead. Neville is constantly fighting against the vampires, society, and is left to fend for himself. Being the only human left he is faced with many difficulties. Another type of conflict, character versus self, is used in the story when Neville struggles with alcoholism, anger, depression, and loneliness. “Then why don’t you stop pouring alcohol into yourself? he thought. Why don’t you shut the hell up? he thought.”(p.7) The theme society creates it’s own definition of normalcy is used to describe how people who are outsiders, Neville, are left to fend for
I relate this tragedy “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton. I use this story as an example because there was two gangs that went against each other and the conflict between only becomes worse. They try to use violence to solve all of their problems but by being violent, they created more problems. It went to the extent to where people had to die for the two teams had to stop fighting.