Black Elk

In Nevada, a deer or elk carcass are disposed of in one of two ways: the head and spinal cord can be buried, or disposed of at an approved landfill. There are no captive cervids in Nevada. Legislation passed in 2005 does not allow captive cervid ranches in the state of Nevada. This also means that no captive elk, white-tailed deer, or mule deer ranches exist in the state (MI Department of Natural Resources 2014). Oregon Although CWD has not been detected in Oregon, wildlife managers in the state

The black timber is dark and silent, not a sound to be heard. The terrain is brutal, almost straight up and down; therefore, the elk love it due to the challenge hunters have of finding them. As a hunter walks out of the black timber and onto the next ridge, a few trees and sagebrush fill the mountainside. The terrain is gradual, the exact opposite of black timber. Wind howls as it comes across the mountainside, for there is nothing to block it. Monster mule deer graze on the horizon as bighorn sheep

With the hopes that it wouldn't snow, I traveled to Silverton Colorado with my dad in October. My dad and I had six elk tags for the very first rifle season. We pulled our camp trailer down to a nice wooded area about five miles before you get into town. The camp sight was about a quarter mile off of the highway. There were trees all around the camping spot; the only break in the trees was where the road came through. We set up our camp trailer the day before season started. We had set our alarm

5). While in the acclimation pens the wolves were fed a diet of elk and other road kill with wolves typically consuming 21 to 32 pounds of meat in a single feeding. In March of 1995, three of the packs were released in Yellowstone, but with one issue; the wolves refused to exit through the gate because they had associated

Neihardt “Black Elk Speaks” are two tales about men experiencing a rebirth; one text details a moral rebirth within the main character’s conscience and the latter a cultural rebirth of a forgotten nation. Crane’s novel follows a novice soldier fighting on the frontlines of the American Civil War who confronts his cowardice in an attempt to be a better man and soldier. Neihardt’s book follows Black Elk, a spiritual leader who witnessed Europeans steal land from his South Dakota Indian tribe. “Black Elk

A hidden gem known as Neihart, Montana is located right in the center of Montanas Little Belt Mountains. It is located on the highway between White Sulphur Springs and Monarch. Its steep rock hill sides covered with conifer tree will practically take your breath away. With a population of only 51 people, according to the 2010 census, many would consider it just a ghost town but the memories and history of the town are enough to amaze anyone. It is one of only three places in the world where Neihart

In the articles, “A Day to Remember: December 29, 1890” and “Black Elk Remembers the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890” they both have different interpretations of the events that took place at the Wounded Knee Massacre and how they happened. Major General Nelson A. Miles was a Civil War veteran and Indian fighter; he dispatched troops to find and stop an Indian Sioux tribe leader and approximately 350 others from making their way to the Standing Rock Reservation where other Indians where practicing

traditions, the relationship that the people have with their environment plays a highly influential role in their lives. As John Bowker tells us, very often “native religions find their inspiration in the natural world” (Bowker 2006, 198). In the novel Black Elk Speaks, we see this particularly within the Oglala Lakota Sioux’s strong ties to nature through the flowering stick, thunder spirits, wildlife, and more. Similarly, the film Avatar presents us with the Omaticaya clan of the Na’vi people, and their

Black Hawk was an Indian warrior who fought hard and long to keep his nation's territory free of white men. When the white men realized that Black Hawk would be a problem when stealing their land, they decided to imprison him. While in prison, Black Hawk wrote his famous Surrender Speech, using ethos, logos, and pathos to appeal to those who heard or read it and convince them that the white men were dangerous. In his speech, Black Hawk uses pathos to appeal to one's emotions and give a bad name

Black Elk plays a major role in retelling the history of the Lakota Native Americans. Having witnessed the Battle of Little Bighorn and living through the transfer of Native Americans to the Pine Ridge Reservation, Black Elk can attest to the treatment endured by Native Americans. Black Elk tells the story of a people injured in war and subject to sufferings for the years to follow. Black Elk was born in 1863 in Wyoming (“Black Elk”). He would later become the Oglala Lakota holy man (“Black Elk