Lakota people

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

A Hunkpapa Lakota chief named Sitting Bull and the history of the Lakota nationhood was the chosen subject of Gary C. Anderson to write a biography on. Although most of the history about Sitting Bull took place back in the eighteen hundreds, Anderson did not come out with his book tell around 1995. Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers published the book in 1996. The book follows the history of Sitting Bull and the native Indians fight with the "white man" over land. The first chapter goes back

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

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

The Lakota Sioux primarily located in North and South Dakota “are one of three main subdivisions of the Great Sioux Nation” (“Lakota”, n.d). Prior to the 1900’s, “The Lakota tribe consist of seven bands that lived throughout the Great Plains, the largest and most famous of being the Oglala Sioux Tribe” (“Lakota”, n.d.). In the late 1800’s the Lakota were relocated to several reservations, with the majority of the tribe living on the Pine Ridge Reservation and the Rosebud Reservation. In addition

bodily or mental harm, inflicting the group member lives to cause destruction, imposing measures intended to prevent birth, and forcibly transferring children of a particular group. Based off these criteria of genocide I believe the acts upon the Lakota Sioux Indians highlighting the instance of the Battle of Wounded Knee and Indian Boarding Schools are acts of genocide. The

in their discovery. The name “Badlands” is derived from the Lakota phrase makȟóšiča, meaning Land of Bad Spirits.  Today, some Lakota believe that the Badlands are a place to be avoided because it is where bad spirits exist. This paper will discuss the geographic location,  geological formation, Lakota legends,  reasons the site is visited, time or seasons to visit and Lakota stargazing associated with the site. When applicable, Lakota words will be provided. Geographic Location and Geology The

unable to hold the child 6. Crazy Horse – one of many great Indian leaders who was responsible for not selling out his people until his cause was having a price on his people and who was viciously stabbed in his back for his crime of murdering whites 7. Cultural genocide – the deliberate destruction of an entire cultural either by assimilation or mass murdering of the people 8. George Custer – gave the Indians the ultimatum that either they be on the reservations by January 31, 1876 or if not

Understanding the Lakota Sioux I have chosen to conduct research and develop my project around the Native American group, the Lakota Sioux. In particular, my focus will be on the role trauma plays in their culture. I chose The Lakota Sioux because of the fact that they are from the area and surrounding area of where I live and I have always had an interest in Native Americans. The Lakota people have suffered greatly due to trauma brought on as a result of unjust events throughout their history

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