The Flight Of The Nez Perce In The Wallowa Tribe

The Shoshone and Nez Perce tribes are local tribes in Idaho. In earlier days the Shoshone settled along the Snake River. The Nez Perce tribe came from northern Idaho. Both of these tribes weaved products for their own use, but the Shoshone tribe also sold them, and they still do today. The Shoshone tribe also “used their basketry as a utilitarian object, rather than selling them or using them for barter” (Basketry).

Lieutenant John Dunbar and The Sioux D ances with Wolves is a film adapted from a book of same name written by Michael Blake in 1988 and produced by Kevin Costner in 1990. The film dictates the story of a Union Army lieutenant, who journeyed to the American frontier in search of a military post, and his relationships with a group of Lakota Indians. The movie has adequately addresses some theoretical perspectives, cultural tensions and reconciliations based on some historical facts. Some theoretical perspectives can be seen throughout the entire film, such as the development of assimilation culture. (Assimilation definition)

The Kiowa Indians are a tribe of Native Americans. They migrated from western Montana southward into the Rocky Mountains in Colorado in the 17th and 18th centuries, and finally into the Southern Plains by the early 19th century. The Kiowa Indians are from Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The Kiowa tribe was forced to move to a reservation in Oklahoma during the 1800’s, and most Kiowa people are still living in Oklahoma today. They first lived in what is now called Montana. In the 1700s they moved to the Great Plains. The Kiowa were powerful warriors. They defended their land from U.S. settlers and troops longer than most other Plains Indian tribes did. The Kiowa Tribe had unique characteristics that impacted the United States back then.

There was a raid, Pony Express versus the Paiute Clan. It started in the1860’s, traders from the Pony Express kidnapped and raped two Paiute girls. When that happened tribal members responded with absolute force to get the two girls. Therefore, the tribal members killed five whites in the process of rescuing the two girls. So, when the Americans heard what happened the Americans went

Once the Sioux figured out that they now had a chance to push the Ponca’s out of Indian Territory, that’s just what they did. They took their crops, horses, and gave many threats towards them. The third most famous war called the Great Sioux war began in 1876. Although the U.S. government had won the war, it still didn’t mean they would stop pleasing the Sioux. The U.S. government gave what was left of the Ponca land to the Sioux. The treaty they made with the Ponca’s was completely broken. They cheated the Ponca Indians, and they were furious. In January 1877, Edward C. Kemble asked the Ponca’s to let him speak during church service. He told them that the government had given their fields and farm to the Sioux for a greater purpose. He also told them that they be getting new virgin lands in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). By this time the there only 738 Ponca Indians in the tribe, which meant they were not much of a force to the federal government.

I chose to write my research paper on the Blackfoot reservation which is home to the Blackfoot tribe. The Blackfoot tribe was sometimes known as the classic example of the Plains Indians. The Blackfoot reservation actually consists of four different tribes and those are the Blackfoot/Siksika, Blood/Kainai, Pikuni/Peigan, and North Peigan Pikuni tribes. The Blackfoot Indians initially migrated from the Great Lakes region and now live in Montana and some of Canada.

The natives didn’t get there rights they were promised,they were promised land yet they lost much,they were promised peace yet many died of war,the U.S. was unfair and unjust toward the nez perce and had forced them into signing the treatie and did not stand by it. Although the U.S, may say that they followed all the Natives rights and that they may not understand the treaties but still the natives rights weren’t followed as stated in the treatie.

The Chickasaw Indians were a small group of Indians, consisting of a estimated amount of 5,000 people in the 1600's. They were people who were very coordinated and established their homes at close proximity. They held life at a high esteem, and had several towns and villages that incorporated present-day elements. The Chickasaw were religious and relied most on faith for healing. This Indian group worshiped the deity Ababinili. This god represents the things above such as the sun, clouds, and sky. In addition, worship of other deities was included into the religion. Each god or deity has a different purpose. For example, some deities protect against wicked spirits and evil forces.

On our journey westward, we ran several Native American tribes. As we met and introduced ourselves, some of these groups remained hostile, while others were friendly. One important tribe we met was the Nez Perce. On September 20, 1805, 3 young boys saw Captain Clark and a few other men approaching the Nez Perce lodges. Clark wanted the young boys who had found him know that friendly visitors had arrived, so he offered them a ribbon. While the young boys were frightened, they had no guns or ammunition, so they remained friendly. Because this tribe had no weapons, they agreed to cooperating as long as us, the Corps, provided guns and other fighting tools for them to use. While we stayed with the Nez Perce, we were treated with a filling meal

The Nez Perce and the elders were promised millions of acres of land near Wallowa, Oregon. When gold was discovered in their territory, the government wanted their land for gold mining. Prospectors began to stream on Nez Perce property looking for mineral deposits. The U.S Army tried to force them to live on a reservation and give up their land. Joseph refused to sign

Although the Nacirema tribe has very unique methods and focus on the human body and appearence, they are similar to our society. I feel like this tribe's beliefs are particularly similar to ours because they try to achieve "beauty" just like we try to be "prettier" or "perfect". The Nacirema can be described as a weird/unique tribe because they use torture to achieve their beliefs. One thing that striked me as particularly odd was the "mouth-rite" and "latispo" rituals because the people knew that they might die if they went through them and they still do it. They do this because they want to fit in and it is also something that has been tought all their lives. In a way, we also go through a type of torture when we decide on changing the way

The Comanche Tribe is made up of brilliant horsemen who took control of the Southern Plains. They are most known for playing a large role in Texas frontier during most of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Although the Comanche’s lived near the upper reaches of the Platte River in eastern Wyoming, they later established themselves from western Oklahoma to the Texas Panhandle into New Mexico. Today, currently 5,000 Comanche’s live near Lawton, Oklahoma; their tribal headquarters.

“The United States agree to pay to the said tribe in addition to the goods and provisions distributed to them at the time of signing this treaty, the sum of two hundred thousand dollars.” (Nez perce treaty article 4). The United States government bribed the Nez Perce tribe with extra money to sign the treaty that gave up the Nez Perce tribe's land and moved them to a reservation. The Nez Perce tribe did sign the treaty even though they were bribed because they wanted the money. “... named lawyer signed the treaty. The treaty gave away all the Nez Perce land” (Historylink). The Nez Perce tribe wanted the money so bad they were willing to sign a treaty they did not understand. The Nez Perce tribe never understand the treaty but the government wanted them to sign is so bad that they bribed the tribe. The US government was not justified to bribe the Nez Perce tribe to sign something they did not

One calm summer night in 1877, several Nez Perce braves, angered by the terms of a treaty that sent them to a reservation, snuck up on a village with the intent of getting revenge. By morning, the braves and their tribe had fled the scene, leaving the dead villagers in their wake. Because of this incident and several other factors, the US was justified in their actions leading up to and during the Nez Perce war. They were trying to contain murderers, take back the land legally owned by the US, and continue the spirit of westward expansion known as Manifest Destiny.

Met the Nez Perce Indians and they invited us to stay with them. This tribe has been the most impressive so far. Our first impression of the men we met from this tribe was, tall, proud, and dignified. They were not afraid to come up to us. When they did, they asked Clark if we would like to stay with them at their village. Our main goal is to make peace and we were tired so we excepted. When we arrived everyone welcomed us. We noticed all the colorful bead work and quillwork the women made. They women made us warm clothes so we wouldn't be cold. They offered trade and we couldn't refuse. Their horses were gorgeous. As I was walking with the chief and Sacagawea while she was translating for him, he told me stories about how they take great pride