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    American Indians are being treated in atrocious, illegal, and terrifying mater, while peacefully trying to protect water for all of us. On the Other side of this battle, sits Energy Transfer Partners who fund the Dakota Access Pipeline, the real outlaws. This is part of a bigger picture, Native American lands are under threat, and being stolen.. Now is the time that we must fight this if we don't our future is threatened. This is more than about water, but the bigger threat of climate change. This

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    Bismarck, North Dakota is the capital of the state that was admitted to the Union in 1889. Rich in American history, the city was founded in 1872, in what was then the Dakota Territory. The name is derived from the Dakota branch of the Sioux tribes that were native to the area. The land itself was acquired by the United States in part through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and in part through the extension of the northern boundary with Canada through the 49th parallel. Today’s Bismarck, on the

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    from very badly. She uses emotional appeal to characteristics s the upper west. She shows shows how many different people view North Dakota and how many believe it is just another ugly desert. Marquaty was also able to use ad hominem in the way she described the place she grew up in. In using emotional appeal, she wants to make the audience feel a certain way about North Dakota. Marquart does this when she says, “being blond, fresh faced,band Midwestern makes their descent into ruthless behavior in

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    The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was supported by a natural gas and propane company known as the Energy Transfer Partners. The pipeline’s construction would be carried out by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The people who preach pro-pipeline continue to hype the bountiful construction job opportunities this gives the people in the surrounding areas; however, many of these communities have different feelings towards this development. The Pipeline stretches from the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota

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    Debra Marquart grew up in North Dakota which is in a region that is labeled as being lackluster. In her memoir, The Horizontal World, Marquart characterizes the upper Midwest as a place that has some unique characteristics, contrary to what most people think. She uses allusions and an anecdote to demonstrate how the Midwest, apart from appearing dull, has some redeeming qualities and how it is a special place in the eyes of people who were seeking opportunities for a new beginning. The Midwest has

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    without your consult. How do you feel? Awful right? well that's exactly what's been going on in South Dakota. While some people believe it would benefit the US economically the Keystone pipeline must be halted because of the illegal seizure of Native American lands and because of the illegal seizure of Native American lands and because of the potential environmental destruction in the range. The South Dakota Access and the Keystone pipelines will contribute to

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    Mandan Indian Tribe

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    The Mandan tribe is a tribe that Lewis and Clark encountered on their journey to Oregon. The Mandans are an Indian tribe that live in North Dakota, and South Dakota along the Missouri River. The mandans are a very unique civilization in some of their ways, but they were very similar in most of their culture. First of all, the Mandans wore different clothes from many other tribes in the surrounding area. An example of this is found where the author of Source A writes “Mandan women wore long deerskin

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    Meriwether Lewis and William Clark had mostly good relations with the Native Americans they encounter. One example of this is in the October 31st 1804 entry, when they state, "He had put before me two of the steel traps which were robbed from the French a short time ago, and about twelve bushels of corn, which were brought and put before me by the women of the village" (p. 193). The gifts the Native American tribe of the Mandan gave gifts to the explorers, proving that they believed their words of

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    1. The film Dancing with Wolves takes place in South Dakota in 1863. John Dunbar is the main character who hurts his leg in battle and is sent to the frontier on a new mission as a Lieutenant. When Dunbar arrives in South Dakota he is there alone, no one else had made their way their yet. Dunbar gradually starts to live with the Indians and become one of them getting the name Dancing with Wolves. Another main character is Standing with a Fist, who marries Dancing with Wolves. Standing with a Fist

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    The Mandan Tribe is a society of Native Americans that have managed to survive for longer than three centuries through many various hardships in their environments of North Dakota and South Dakota. The Mandans have prospered due to their adaptable and unique civilization. They have anomalous customs and cultures that make it easy to advance. Some of the most essential and important information to include about them is how they have lived over the years. This involves their lifestyles, history, and

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