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    The Lakota Summary

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    There were a couple of stories that really stood out to me. The first was “The Story of Defender.” I really enjoyed this story because it keep me on the edge of my seat the whole time and taught about two important values of the Lakota people—bravery and humility. When Hoka was fourteen years old, he was invited on a hunting party and was given the job of guarding the camp, which contained elk meat and elk hides for many families back in their village. One day, when the hunters

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    The Lakota Tribe

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    Thesis: In 1868 the Lakota tribe signed a peace treaty with the US government giving the tribe all the land west of the Missouri river in South Dakota. In October of 2016 “a sea of thousands of Native Americans from over 200 indigenous nations”(1)came together to fight against fossil fuels. A “1,172-mile Dakota Access pipeline, which would transport oil from the Bakken oil fields to pipelines in Illinois” (1)had been laid out. The big problem with the plan of the pipeline was that it was right on

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    Lakota Tribe

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    The Lakota are a sub-nation from the Sioux of South Dakota, however, they are originally from near the great lakes of Minnesota. According to the South Dakota State Historical Society Education Kit the story of their migration to the plains goes a such, “one day a man appeared, and told them to travel northward. The Lakota obeyed, and began the journey north. On their way they got cold, and the sun was too weak to cook their food. Two young men had a vision, and following its instructions, they

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    The Lakota Way

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    real foundation of all worthwhile success.” The book Lakota way is made of several stories, some history, and Lakota folklore. The first chapter was about humility and the importance of being humble. Joseph M. Marshall III told us about perserverance in the next chapter. Bravery is a virtue that everyone has, but can only be found if you looked for it. All in all The Lakota Way taught me valuable virtues which I can relate to. In the Lakota way they talk about being humble. I can relate to that

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    The Lakota Ceremony

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    rituals and rules. The hunka ceremony of Lakota is one of the rituals, which builds a special kind of relationship between some people who were in the ceremony. So how hunka affect to people who participated it? How is the ceremony similar from the sacrament of marriage and some other ceremony? The hunka ceremony builds a strong relationship among people, which is stricter and closer than any other relations

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    The Cree And The Lakota

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    exist in the place. The second reason is that the natives have lived on this land for tens of thousands of years, hence an incredible amount of diversity exists among the cultures here . The two cultures focused upon in this essay are the Cree and the Lakota. THE CREE The Cree constitute the largest indigenous group in Canada, with over 200,000 members living in Canada alone . Scientists believe that the Cree descended from the people who crossed the Bering Strait during the last Ice age. Evidence suggests

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    The Lakota Way Essay

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    The most important values in The Lakota Way are love, sacrifice, and wisdom. These words mean a lot to life because everybody has to feel compassion and strong emotion. Giving up your time for extra help and assistance makes your mindset. Being wise and intelligent gets you through life. These values make up the aura that surrounds yours truly. The Lakota people practice an abundance of values, but these seemed worth explaining. Love is a variety of different emotional and mental states, typically

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    The Lakota Way Analysis

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    In the Lakota Way, Marshall teaches many different virtues that all are important to being a good person, but respect shines above them all. It is at the cornerstone of every virtue the author puts forth. It is clear in every story told by Marshall and in every lesson taught in The Lakota Way. Without at least a modicum of respect, the virtues taught by the Lakota would be less valuable to us as a society. Respect as a virtue is a simple virtue and should be followed at all times in daily life.

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    Lakota Sacrifice Essay

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    struggle, the Lakota have remained remarkable in many ways. When some people would have failed and given up, the Lakota were determined to survive and save their culture. The tests and trials put on them made them stronger and made them work harder to hold onto their culture. Basically, despite such unbelievable tribulations brought upon them, many Lakota have remained true to their virtues. Everyone in this world has had to sacrifice something. In the creation story, the Lakota who remained

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    Lakota Way Essay

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    October 2009 Family Virtues             Virtues are usually taught through the eyes of the wise, also known as the elder. In the book The Lakota Way, by Joseph M. Marshall III, his tribe teaches virtues though story telling. The virtues of the Lakota tribe and those of my family are more similar then I had anticipated, although we do have our differences. The Lakota Way, stories and lessons for living, is a book written in 2001 by Joseph M. Marshall III. Marshall dedicates his book to Kimberly Jo Schumidt

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