Lakota Essay

photographed and never committed his signature to any document. The aim of his fight was to retake the Lakota life he'd known as a child, when his people had full run of the Great Plains. But there was little hope that would ever happen. Following the discovery of gold in the Black Hills, and the U.S. government's backing of white explorers in the territory, the War Department ordered all Lakota onto reservations. Crazy Horse and Chief Sitting Bull refused. On June 17, 1876, Crazy Horse led a force

housing, the Lakota have poor nutrition. The reservation is a food desert, where many tribal members do not have access to fresh produce and a nutritious diet. The Federal Commodity Food Program is active, but supplies mostly inappropriate foods that are high in carbohydrates, sugar, fat, and preservatives for the largely diabetic population of the reservation, which is eight times the U.S. rate. They also suffer from epidemic levels of cancer and heart disease. The Lakota have five

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

Sitting Bull was a Lakota Chief who was known for his skills as a warrior as well as his wisdom, which was highly valued by his tribe. In his life he battled against rival Indian tribes such as the Crow, which established him as a great warrior. Later he fought against the United States military, which had invaded their land and tried to take it by both force and by promised they intended to break. In his later years he was a part of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, which made him popular with both

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. Continued.. The name, Tȟatȟaŋka Iyotȟaŋka (Tatanka Iyotake), which in the Lakota language means

inhumane as it may seem to Western cultures, this sacrifice was done in the most respectful way possible, as Lakota promotes the respect of mother earth and everything in it. Even though the sacrificial killing of a domestic animal like a dog can be seen as controversial, in order to understand the Heyoka Ceremonies, we must first understand its origins.

European lack of cultural understanding created tensions, between Native Americans and Europeans, and later between Native Americans and Euro-Americans, that eventually erupted into open warfare and resulted in great bloodshed between cultures. For the Lakota

disappeared over Trail Lodge Ridge. None of them were ever seen alive again. Seven months after the tragic bloodshed of the Fetterman Massacre by a band of Lakota; Sargent Seamus Donegan was stationed near Fort Phil Kearney recovering from the horror and bloodbath in which he participated.

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

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.