Lakota people

the Native American Lakota tribe. Immediately I was introduced to an unimaginable degree of poverty. Hungry families were living in small rundown shacks. Soon after sunrise construction began- building a volunteer bunkhouse and renovating families homes. With growing mold, broken utilities, and overall structural deterioration, homes were unsafe living conditions for any human being, let alone a family. Around noon, construction would cease and we would begin day camp. The Lakota children would arrive

The Ghost Dance: Intention vs. Result I. Introduction The Ghost Dance was a tradition that originated in the late 1800’s, this dance was a spiritual movement performed by Native Americans on reservations who were in search of hope in a time of need; however the results weren’t what they expected. II. Body 1.) What is the Ghost Dance? A.) The ghost dance was originated by a Northern Paiute Indian named Wovoka (Jack Wilson in English), who insisted they were sent to earth to prepare Indians for their

"The Medicine Bag", by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve and "Apache Girl's Rite of Passage", by National Geographic have many similarities, differences, advantages and disadvantages. "The Medicine Bag" and "Apache Girl's Rite of Passage" are about two young children who have a Native American background and many traditions along with it. Some traditions include the medicine bag and a four-day ritual with many traditions. Text and video can have many advantages and disadvantages such as you might not get

Montana. Warriors of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes battled the seventh Regiment of the U.S. Cavalry led by General George Armstrong Custer. The battle has come to symbolize the clash of two vastly different civilizations including a hunting culture of the northern plains and a highly sophisticated, industrial-based culture of the U.S. This battle was not an isolated soldier-warrior confrontation but rather a highly strategic campaign. Essentially, Lakota leaders such as Sitting

There are many stories about native America. There are for example stories about the people, the wars, and the reservations, among other things. You are now going to read about one famous person in the native America history, and that is Sitting Bull the great chief of the Sioux tribe. Sitting Bull was born in the year of 1831 in the Grand River Valley (now known as South Dakota). His name was initially “Jumping Badger”, but later he got the nickname “Slow”. When he was only ten years he killed

each other in order to have their land.1 It wasn’t until after reconstruction in the United States, that the white Americans started having ordeals with the Native Americans. The main tribes involved in the conflict starting around 1850 were the Lakota people and the Sioux. The relationship between them can only be remembered for broken treaties and wars. It is true that these tribes had only mind there own business for many

war 1. Summary of each assigned reading and video: Ted Talks: In the Ted Talks video of Aaron Huey, Huey makes the point that the Lakota people are now suffering due to the damage that the U.S. has done over many years. This damage includes the following: The Wounded Knee Massacre, which was when the U.S. killed 300 “Prisoners of war”. When the Lakota people felt like prisoners on their own land when they were forced to live on the Pine Rich Reservation which is known as a war camp, most

In 1868, the United States and the Lakota Nation of the Sioux Tribe entered into the Treaty of Fort Laramie, in which the majority of the provisions served to divide the Black Hills, a land sacred land to the Lakota people, among the Sioux. It also committed to the notion that the land would not be settled by whites. Also included in the Treaty was the condition, “In order to insure the civilization of the Indians entering into this treaty, the necessity of education is admitted…” [and] they {the

Black Elk Speaks is a book written by John G. Neihardt as well as Black Elk the Lakota healer. This recounts the events in Black Elk’s life including: Ghost Dances, Battle of Little Bighorn, and Wounded Knee. The accounts of history in Black Elk Speaks reveals the late culture of the Plains Indians as they were being eliminated by the America soldiers as well as American settlers pushing into “untamed” territory. The Ghost Dance religion, tribal life, and reservation habitats were portrayed very

most sacred places for both the Cheyenne and the Oceti Sakowin peoples. There are many people who are trying to reconnect their culture back to the mountain’s spiritualness. Sadly, this sacred site is constantly being threatened by outside forces, potentially destroying the sacredness of the mountain. Today, there are many people, both native and non native, who are fighting against these incroaching forces on Bear Butte. Many people are working togather to get rid of the problems surrounding the