Sitting Bull

Custer began exploring careers in railroads and mining. Following the death of his father-in-law in May of 1866, Custer returned to his home in Monroe, Michigan, that is when he had considered running for Congress. He was very involved in the American South in the aftermath of the Civil War such as taking part in public discussion. Later on, Custer was assigned lieutenant of the newly created U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment, headquartered at Fort Riley, Kansas, Custer was also appointed brevet major. He took part in Major General Winfield Scott Hancock’s expedition against the Cheyenne in 1867. Following the Hancock campaign Custer was punished for being AWOL after abandoning his post to see his wife. He was suspended from the service for one year as punishment. It appeared “Custer’s Luck” had finally ran out. But at the request of Major General Philip Sheridan, who wanted Custer for his planned winter campaign against the Cheyenne, Custer was allowed to return to duty in 1868, before his suspension had expired. Custer’s Luck had saved him

For many years the Lakota people lived well as an independent nation, but the appearance of Americans in their territory changed everything. After the Wasikun’s (whites) invasion, the Lakota’s territory was taken away, the indiscriminate hunt of the buffalo for fur trade, and extreme racism, occasioned many conflicts, and serious wars between Americans and Sioux. Sitting Bull was one of the leaders that naturally rose from his tribe. He wanted to maintain the traditional settings from the past and forefathers, he insisted in unity of the tribes, and fought to win back their territory, avoid any more American penetration, or at least get into an agreement with

Gold had been discovered in the Black Hills of the Dakotas, and the American military intended to take it by force after a failed treaty negotiation. Crook had moved north from Fort Fetterman camp near present day Douglas Wyoming area, along rosebud creek, north into Montana territory. Crook’s column was 1 of 3 sent out in the summer of 1876 to try and get

Sitting Bull was considered a warrior, military leader and an Indian chief during the battle of Little Horns. Sitting Bull was born in 1831, in the Grand River Valley that is called South Dakota nowadays. With an age of 14 he fought for the first time against another clan and after this first battle, he was named Tatanka-lyotanka. Most parts of his life were protecting his clan against the American nation. Sitting Bull accomplished many things at a young age. He was the leader of the Strong Heart Society by the age of 25. A while after, he fought against American Cavalry for the first time, and in the year after as well. In 1868, he became chief of the Lakota nation because of his dedication. He was also a vision man. After a long spiritual

Sitting bull was born in 1831 in the Dakota Territory. It was common for people of the Lakota tribe to have many names throughout their life. Sitting Bull’s first name given to him was Jumping Badger. Later his name was changed “Tatanka-Iyotanka.” This is a term that describes a buffalo bull sitting on its back haunches showing aggression and its reluctance to back down. Throughout his life he would live up to this name. Sitting Bull was only 14 years old when he experienced his first battle. This battle was a raid on the Crow, another Indian tribe that was enemies with the Sioux. He was appointed chief of the Lakota in 1857. His first encounter with American soldiers was in

The Indians relied on buffalo for survival. In Dances with Wolves, Dunbar quickly learns that hunting buffalo is key for survival. Dunbar’s new friends end up having to move to a different location because there were no buffalo to hunt and Dunbar decides to go with them. The Indians use the buffalo fur for blankets, teepees, and drums (Native American Culture). They also would eat the meat of the buffalo. They used everything so that nothing was wasted. Also in The Searchers there is a scene that shows the white men killing all the buffalo in the valley. They did that because they knew how important they were to the Indians survival. Obviously, they didn’t care about them surviving because they had kidnapped Ethan’s niece.

Sitting Bull was born in Dakota Territory. He was named Jumping Badger at birth, when he was fourteen years old he accompanied a group of Lakota warriors (which included his father and his uncle Four Horns) in a raiding party to take horses from a camp of Crow warriors. Jumping Badger displayed bravery by riding forward and counting coup on one of the surprised Crow, which was witnessed by the other mounted Lakota. Upon returning to camp his father gave a celebratory feast at which he conferred his own name upon his son.

In 1831 an indian child was born, of the Sioux Nation and the Hunkpapa Tribe. His father, Sitting Bull, and mother, Her-holy-door, did not name him Sitting Bull, he was named Jumping Badger. He was never called Jumping Badger, he was called Slow because of his willful and deliberate ways.

The Lenape women did most of the farming and the men hunted. They harvested corn, squash and beans, hunted for deer, elk, turkeys, small game and caught fish in the rivers. Three of the most important crops planted by the Lenape included corn, beans, and squash. These crops were known as “The Three Sisters” by many of the eastern woodland tribes. The corn was boiled, baked, or fried and used to make soup, bread, and puddings. The beans were boiled or fried, made into soups, or added with their meat dishes. The Lenape believed that people were entitled to what they trapped or gathered, but food was to be shared with others and no one should go hungry. They offered visitors food, and in turn, they always ate what was given to them.

Sitting Bull had many jobs to do as the chief of his tribe. One of his careers was to be the Sash Wearer, the leader of a group called the Strong Hearts. The Strong Hearts were a group of Sioux chiefs. They were in charge of the safety of the Sioux. (Black, 26) Later in his life he went on tour with Buffalo Bill on the Wild West show. He enjoyed it but he got homesick and went back to South Dakota to be with his family. (Black, 115)

The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The Oregon trail bisected two major Native American tribes the Cheyenne to the North and the Pawnee to the South. The majority of Americans who made the trip to Oregon never had encountered a Native American tribe and most believed they were hostile and vicious people which was far from the truth. Most encounters with Native Americans were just business encounters. The emigrants offered clothes tobacco or rifles and the Natives offered food and horses. Some violent encounters between these two groups of people were the Bear River Massacre and the Grattan Massacre. According to(2) the Grattan Massacre happened over a cow that had roamed off and was eaten by a Sioux village in Nebraska and men from fort Laramie went to the village and the tribe offered them any of the tribes 60 horses. The men denied and asked for 25$ instead and then attacked the village. They fatally wounded Bear(chief) and then Lieutenant Grattan was annihilated. These were bloody encounters where both sides likely suffered significant losses. Other factors that affected emigrants moving west was mother nature. Whether it was the brutal cold of the Rocky Mountains and Northern Plains or the wild river rapids danger was everywhere.

Native Americans before the Gold Rush were angered by the Americans who had taken and lived in the land they believed to have owned. Once gold was discovered, Natives saw the value of gold and tried to mine it for themselves. Because this caused an increased competition over gold, whites blamed them because of their ethnicity and enslaved them, then later committed genocide against them. Since around 2,000 of the 4,000 gold miners in 1848 were Native Americans, Native Americans started to mine gold because they saw the opportunity to trade gold with merchants who would give them in return items including blankets, food, and jewelry. Before gold was discovered, there obviously was tension between the 150,000 Native Americans and the few

The Sioux ate what they found in the homelands. Buffalo was an important food, it was mostly hunted in the fall. None of the buffalo was wasted. It was eaten and made into clothing, tipi coverings, shields, and weapons. The Sioux also made pemmican from dried meats, dried berries, dried fruits, nuts, and melted buffalo fat. The meat, berries, fruits, and nuts were crushed. Then they poured melted buffalo fat over the mixture. The pemmican was stored in animal intestines and bladders. The containers were lightweight, watertight, and safe from insects.

In early 1848, cries of gold findings flooded the West. White settlers flooded the area like a hurricane in search of riches never seen before to the common man. It was the single greatest migration of people in a shortest amount of time. The gold rush was a very dark period in American history and it shouldn’t be celebrated; the Native American’s were slaughtered in American thirst for gold Explosions of violence from both natives and settlers were common in this environment of prejudice and greed. Between 1850 and 1890 eighty percent of the total number of Native Americans in California died due to murder and massacre, disease, starvation, and forced migration from their native lands. The destruction of the culture and lives of the people native to California and the Black Hills of South Dakota. Greed changed the morals and values of the miners and Americans alike in the Gold Rush. The gold rush brought riches and highlighted racism of white Americans, while systematically destroying Native Americans in that region.

We were forced to move to Indian territory above texas. Why we were forced to move is because the US had found gold